I Broke the Sling Attachment Point on My Airsoft Ak47

AK + RIS runway = ? This tactical equation is currently an object of hottest discussions on forums. The topic is quite extensive, because in that location are a lot of possibilities to modify the AK platform. What are the parties of this conflict?

Team Wood

If it is an AK information technology has to take wooden furniture. If you lot take different opinion – expect at the outset sentence of this paragraph. All the fancy polymer grips and other track things are prohibited. Whatever try to make your burglarize a footling more ergonomic is simulated pas, because it's not the existent nature of an AK rifle. "You lot're ownership an AK to arrive an AR" – they say. Overall, information technology's impossible to outtalk them ;). One more than thing. They really like to buy the real AK wooden furniture and mount information technology on everything… everything!

RIS rails on AK burglarize?

Squad RIS

Just like the Team Wood, they too can't become to whatsoever consensus in this hilarious conflict. They arrange the whole surface of their AK'southward with picatinny track, fifty-fifty on the almost unexpected places (like the stock? Why not!). They happily share their tactical monsters on forums and believe that they had achieved the highest possible ergonomics. They're most likely to make it "discussions" with the Squad Wood.

Reenactors

This is the group that personally I respect most, considering of their meticulous work and paying high attention to the littlest details. They're probably hated by both Squad Wood and Squad RIS, because reeneactors like to deflate them when there is an opportunity. Y'all accept real firearm AK wooden handguard and stock? Cool, merely in '98 they were produced in different shade of brown and were threatened with some special oil, so your gun is uncool. You like your new AK rails? Exist enlightened that they are the western made inventions, which are not used by whatsoever Russian forces. Get them off!

How does it look like from my side?
Well… I'k always with the archetype woods AKM by my eye, but my listen tells me to go in completely other side – the "bad", "imperialistic" modernistic accessories for airsoft replicas. Let us non deceive ourselves – the AK platform is a consummate opposition of any ergonomics and we have to change it.

Permit'due south kickoff with the manipulators.

The fire selector lever is placed on the right side and requires to nigh put your primary paw off the grip in order to alter the fire mode. I recommend to supersede information technology past upgraded version, that allows to change the fire mode with your index finger. The magazine needs to be inserted in special angle, which requires additional focus and a little of practise. The mag lever can be only used with your second hand, that could be hands reaching fresh magazine, instead of unplugging the empty one. The charging handle is besides placed on the right side. Because of that, quick reload requires some crazy monkey skills. The wooden handguards are beautiful, of course. But they don't have whatever existent grip texture, then information technology's not that easy to keep a proper shooting stance. The rear stock plate is made of metallic, which causes it to glide on gear. It is a must buy a rubber buttstock or the AR15 buffer tube with stock. Of course you can gain skill in using stock AK for some time, but if yous tin can improve your burglarize – why not? Personally, I own the tacticool AK104. I take few of "forbidden" accessories on information technology:

stock CTR

The CTR stock with cheek riser – because I can change its length, depending on what equipment I wearable. The cheek riser makes looking trough optics more comfortable.

front rail system
The complete front rails system with AFG grip – practice I need to explain what possibilities information technology gives? However, if someone is a fan of duct-taped flashlight… ;)

aiming device
The rail system dust cover – it'due south a lot more than comfortable for me to mountain my ruby dot/optics on the dust encompass, instead of gas tube rail. In addition – information technology gives a possibility to mount x4 optics or the cerise dot + magnifier combo.

pistol grip
The SAW type pistol grip – it'due south thicker than the stock one. It'southward just more comfortable for me.

ambidextrous charging handle
The ambidextrous charging handle – in my stance, it's non that useful – it often hooks to equipment on chest, when it'southward hanging on sling. I'm going to get rid of information technology.

two airsoft replicas
I'm not really aback of my tacticool AK attachments for my airsoft replica – I'k using exactly what I desire, and what's most important – what is comfortable for me. With the improvements listed above, the AK platform becomes quite endurable. It'due south not "kosher", as the orthodontist AK users says, merely I don't requite a single 6mm BB about it. For standard users – I totally recommend my setup. If someone likes to have some fun with Russian forces reenacting – I as well propose to not stay with the wooden furniture (if there is no real need, of course) and become some "kosher" Zenitco accessories replicas. Information technology's definitely a moment to motion with the times – your AK rifle will get another life!