[Best Folding Stock?]

'pussy pad'. It's a .223 in an AK. Are you asking about the stock itself, or the folding mechanism? ACE is the best folding mechanism out there, followed closely by the original triangle folder. As far as mags go, the SGM mags are designed to be used by weenies too afraid or incompetent to take a dremel or real tools to their rifle. The feedlips present the cartridge in such a way a bullet guide isn't needed. Personally, I think the main reason to do a .223 AK is for the AR magazines. Otherwise, how is it much different than a 5.45?

[My Bullpup build]

It looks much cleaner than the KVar/Century bullpup kit, and isn't a mall-ninja POS like the CBRPS chassis'. I have a couple suggestions though:

 

-Rails: As the forearm is decidedly proprietary you need to modify it to have some mounting points for rail segments, especially to mount a VFG seeing as how your grip involves touching the barrel.

 

-Sights: Arguably this is one of the few places where a scoutscope mount would *not* suck in terms of cheekweld, and Ultimaks cook EOtechs and Aimpoint clones. Additionally, people my like having BUIS. I think that perhaps an Ultimak with a long rail that cantilevers back over the rear sight and extends forward, maybe anchoring to the original front sight post.

 

-Reinforced dust cover: Peeps are worried about bullpups and kabooms next to their melons. The AUG uses a thick layer of plastic. The RFB has 2mm of steel. You need a way of protecting the user from potential out of battery detonations. Perhaps a dust cover with a few layers of kevlar weave epoxied on top, or something similar.

 

This is not meant to be confrontational, but how many times have you seen a dust cover blown off of an AK-pattern rifle during firing?

 

It is one of those things that does happen(regardless of how rarely) and not takeing steps to limit potential damage could land you in the hospital or court if you're selling the kit.

 

If you watch the Youtube vids in slow motion/stop frame, you'll notice that most of the time it's the dustcover being pushed back and the front raiseing up away from the barrel. A simple tab about an ich or so back and over the top of the shroud is usually enough.

Worst case scenarioes tend to have the bolt carrier and all fly back past the end of the receiver. Into your face if shooting normally, into your shoulder if shooting bullpupped. And iirc, it tends to happen on the cheaper/lighter built AKs.

 

Some form of safety add on is just good policy. Imho.

 

Thank you for answering my question. Not many people do it calmly anymore.

 

Sorry, i forgot about this thread.

 

My concern was more shrapnel perforating the dust cover, and resultantly, piercing the skin on one's face. Thus the suggestion of a replacement dust cover with a couple layers of kevlar applied. The Poles had an issue with the dust cover blowing off when using rifle grenades on the Tantal, and they fixed it with an extended locking tab on the recoil spring guide. Rip-off that mechanism, and use it in conjuntion with the kevlar-reinforced dust cover, and the problem is fixed while still maintaining inherently-kalashnikov looks and disassembly.

 

Safety wouldn't have to be complicated either. A modified AR-15 piece would work, actually. Have the AR-15 safety interlock with cutout in the transfer bar. When the safety is applied, the cam on the AR safety interferes in the notch on the transfer bar and prevents it from moving. When the safety is taken off, the cam moves out of the notch and the rod may move freely. One would have to construct the housing, but it would use standard AR-15 safety assembly, detent, and detent spring, so no proprietary parts.

[My Bullpup build]

It looks much cleaner than the KVar/Century bullpup kit, and isn't a mall-ninja POS like the CBRPS chassis'. I have a couple suggestions though:

 

-Rails: As the forearm is decidedly proprietary you need to modify it to have some mounting points for rail segments, especially to mount a VFG seeing as how your grip involves touching the barrel.

 

-Sights: Arguably this is one of the few places where a scoutscope mount would *not* suck in terms of cheekweld, and Ultimaks cook EOtechs and Aimpoint clones. Additionally, people my like having BUIS. I think that perhaps an Ultimak with a long rail that cantilevers back over the rear sight and extends forward, maybe anchoring to the original front sight post.

 

-Reinforced dust cover: Peeps are worried about bullpups and kabooms next to their melons. The AUG uses a thick layer of plastic. The RFB has 2mm of steel. You need a way of protecting the user from potential out of battery detonations. Perhaps a dust cover with a few layers of kevlar weave epoxied on top, or something similar.

[Advantages to changing stock hand guards?]

I like everything except for the cant of the new Chaos rail.

 

 

 

Sandman, what do you mean by 'cant' on the chaos rail?? Im looking to the MI and chaos rails. Any info helps.

 

I think he means that the receiver is angled from the barrel. As the rails are parallel to the barrel, it appears as if the quad rail is 'canted' relative to the receiver.

[Advantages to changing stock hand guards?]

Basically I guess I want the MI Saiga rail in heavy duty plastic. haha!

 

I like the idea of buying just the lower portion of the MI extended forearm and then making some sheetmetal wings to bolt to the upper mounts that mimic the shape of the SGM quad.

[what kind of accuracy do you get out of your long barrel Saiga x39?]

Is the barrel the same profile? Because one would think that a long-barreled Saiga would have the same issues the PSL has, barrel harmonics throwing accuracy off. Perhaps the sight radius and extra muzzle velocity are compensating enough to notice and improvement?