I'm thinking of picking up a Romanian SAR-1 (I have to go Romanian, as that's what my girlfriend trained on when she was a Young Pioneer back in the pre-revolution days. Gotta love Eastern European women!) and was wondering about two mods. I'd like to lengthen the buttstock slightly, and add a scope in a forward/scout position. Is it possible to do without substantial gunsmith involvement and, if so, how?
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Mods for an AK?
- Thread starter buzz_knox
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www.ultimak.com. Looks reliable. There is also a company that makes a handguard setup similiar to the M$ so you can mount all the doohickies you want.
www.ultimak.com. Looks reliable. There is also a company that makes a handguard setup similiar to the M$ so you can mount all the doohickies you want.
here is the longer stock:
http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/Page13.html
http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/Page13.html
I also have a SAR-1 and think it is best bargain out there!
Have added Tapco rubber 1" pad, Buffer Tech shock buffer and Tapco's muzzle brake that has cuts across top part, no side vents.
Made a bolt hold open device from plans I saw on KVAR site by
cutting a notch in the selector/safety switch to hold bolt handle in rearward position.
Results are that rifle now fits for length good = butt pad
Has low recoil noise and less hammering of receiver = Buffer
Stays on target during rapid fire = muzzle brake
Can clear chamber and let cool off or clean out = hold open device
Have not seen need for scope yet but thinking of a Red Dot type
one using the current side rail mount.
Saw a forward Scout type scope mount that replaces top handguard wood listed in Shotgun News recently.
Have added Tapco rubber 1" pad, Buffer Tech shock buffer and Tapco's muzzle brake that has cuts across top part, no side vents.
Made a bolt hold open device from plans I saw on KVAR site by
cutting a notch in the selector/safety switch to hold bolt handle in rearward position.
Results are that rifle now fits for length good = butt pad
Has low recoil noise and less hammering of receiver = Buffer
Stays on target during rapid fire = muzzle brake
Can clear chamber and let cool off or clean out = hold open device
Have not seen need for scope yet but thinking of a Red Dot type
one using the current side rail mount.
Saw a forward Scout type scope mount that replaces top handguard wood listed in Shotgun News recently.
About that last post...
1) Do the buffers really help out enough to get them? I haven't heard anything about them. Would love to get one if I should.
2) I have a post ban Romanian AK with a new black fiber stock. I don't know what kind it is. It's NOT the fiberforce/dragonov type stalk. Just a generic looking one - like the origional wood ones but with that ever so cool paramilitary look. So, would the buttpads that Tapco sells fit that stock?
3) Being that this AK is post ban, can I get a muzzle break for it without breaking the law? Deffinately want one of those. Any recomendation for what type to get?
4) I also got a 3-9x40 scope for it. Haven't mounted it yet. Does anyone here think I'm silly for buying this for an AK?
1) Do the buffers really help out enough to get them? I haven't heard anything about them. Would love to get one if I should.
2) I have a post ban Romanian AK with a new black fiber stock. I don't know what kind it is. It's NOT the fiberforce/dragonov type stalk. Just a generic looking one - like the origional wood ones but with that ever so cool paramilitary look. So, would the buttpads that Tapco sells fit that stock?
3) Being that this AK is post ban, can I get a muzzle break for it without breaking the law? Deffinately want one of those. Any recomendation for what type to get?
4) I also got a 3-9x40 scope for it. Haven't mounted it yet. Does anyone here think I'm silly for buying this for an AK?
About that last post...
1) Do the buffers really help out enough to get them? I haven't heard anything about them. Would love to get one if I should.
2) I have a post ban Romanian AK with a new black fiber stock. I don't know what kind it is. It's NOT the fiberforce/dragonov type stalk. Just a generic looking one - like the origional wood ones but with that ever so cool paramilitary look. So, would the buttpads that Tapco sells fit that stock?
3) Being that this AK is post ban, can I get a muzzle break for it without breaking the law? Deffinately want one of those. Any recomendation for what type to get?
4) I also got a 3-9x40 scope for it. Haven't mounted it yet. Does anyone here think I'm silly for buying this for an AK?
1. I, personally, do not think so. Remember, this is the AK. Early 1950's production units are still in use, today (right now, actually) in the mid east, and other spots. Countless thousands of rounds fired, no buffer, no cracks in the receiver or other substantial functional problems.
3. Yes. You can either geta pin on type muzzle brake, or you can get a threaded one which is then permanently attached. The ATF has defined what constitutes 'permanently attached' - either blind pinning, or high temp silver solder. MIG or TIG welding should also suffice - the idea is that you shouldn't be able to easily remove the muzzle device.
3a. Here's a tricky part - it's ok to have a threaded muzzle device IF you use the ROMANIAN front sight base. It has a particular thread pitch that no known flash hider/suppressor uses, so the ATF decided that it's ok. Yeah, bizarre. More legal info, as well as procedure for swapping out front sight base is available on the reformed AK-47.net. Search the Romanian AK forum for posts by CAMPYBOB.
4. um......well, it's your money, rifle and time. Best of luck to you. I feel compelled to mention that the Kobra red dot sight unit (used by Russian military in limited circumstances) is currently available in this country, for just over $100. http://tantal.kalasnikov.guns.ru
(I think)