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I know I've read it somewhere, but I can't find it now; how did you install a QD socket into the rear of your AK stock?
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While I'm not sure what the OP used here is a simple solution that includes instructions and all mounting hardware.
http://www.midwestindustriesinc.com/...TOKEN=91675027
Military Moron also has a write up floating around here about a sling adaptor on an AK buttstock.
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Great post! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
The only thing I might add and it is just an alternate and not THE way for mounting a sling - sacrificing the shitty carry strap that comes with the rifle. Cut the front hook off the sling and use it to hook into the standard sling points up front. I use a Vickers sling and a VTAC model to do just that on two of mine and is a cheap alternative that has worked well for me.
A question you did not address - grips. What are your thoughts on the current US Palm grips available for the AK? I don't have terribly large hands so the "small" standard grips work fairly well for me. I have played with a modern Izmash shotgun grip and it worked well and filled up my hand. I've also seen some MagPul grips adapted over to the AK which seemed to change the grip geometry on the rifle.
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Just my .02 but I think the US Palm grip is fantastic and have used them on 3 AK's. Not a required upgrade for a fighting carbine but a nice one.
On another note... I need to pick up one of the snap hooks of the sort that come on standard slings. My SGL-21 didn't come with any type of sling. I am currently running a BFG Victory series 2pt sling utilizing a UWL for the front sling attachement point, and while functional I find it not my personal preference. Does anyone know of a source for a compatible snap hook or is it best to just buy a carry strap sling to cut up?
With the addition of the US Palm/TD battle grip and a enhanced safety lever, the ergonomics of the Kalashnikov platform vastly improves. I run them on all my AKs.
"In a nut shell, if it ever goes to Civil War, I'm afraid I'll be in the middle 70%, shooting at both sides" — 26 Inf
"We have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the right, and we have to start doing something about them." — CNN's Don Lemon 10/30/18
Many of you mentioned the topic of after-market grips. Namely, these posts:
Originally Posted by RD62and I didn't mention them in the OP for several reasons.Originally Posted by Moose-Knuckle
Firstly, not everyone has the same hand size nor the same shooting style as everyone else. Grips vastly fall into the, 'personal preference category' (with some exception). IE: Some dude with gorilla hands who uses a low hold is certainly going to have a different preference in grips than someone with small hands who utilizes a high hold.
It is also for this reason why I find conversions on, 'the best grip' for an AR and XYZ rifle completely laughable at best and stupid at worst. Yes, preferences do exist for different reasons beyond, 'well it works for me' (the mantra of the lazy). Altogether too often a shooter simply doesn't know why they prefer what they prefer nor have the language to convey it.
I have a high hold and relatively small hands. Ergo, the normal grip on an AK works well for me and I'm very specific about AR grips (nothing with a back strap and nothing with grooves) whereas someone with larger hands can pull off a back strap grip and a high hold on an AR.
So no, I cannot give any definites in regards to pistol grips on AK's. If the US Palm/TD grip for the AK were as sleek as it is on an AR I would buy them for all of my guns. Since they are larger, I won't, and also stick (mostly) to standard AK pistol grips.
Clear as mud? (I doubt it, haha) Yeah, subjective stuff can be a PITA.
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I got asked on another forum about why 5.56 AK's are not as reliable so I thought I'd copy-pasta it here:
and this tidbit about triggers:Originally Posted by Dave_M
More info as it comes along.Originally Posted by Dave_M
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Great write up! Thanks
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