memphisstylee 2 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 When I first got my Vepr 12 I thought the top rail was just polymer by itself. But I decided to cut a chunk of it off to install a new rear sight and found out its reinforced with steel! Makes me feel a *little* better about it lol and onto the pics and the new rear sight! it doesnt sit perfectly flat so I have to modify it slightly but ill post pics when im done. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ec4321 113 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Wow. Nice. Thank you for sharing. Interestingly, it appears from pics from Ak Files, below, the profile of the steel changes. It might be that the hinge material and the integrated rail metal support are two different pieces of metal. If that's the case, it maybe the polymer rail is bonded to the hinge metal after the fact which might explain why it delaminated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memphisstylee 2 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Good point. I never thought of it like that. Ill probably still end up replacing it with an aluminum one eventually anyways thanks to mine having a slight cant to it :-/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ec4321 113 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Looking at that pic from akfiles, it's really hard to tell for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jabara572 3 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Ec4321 do you know where you got that pic from? I just got a vepr and the weld on the left side between the rear sight base and the front reunion is cracked, oddly enough if you look at the very left hand side of that broken rail pic you can see cracks in his weld also!!!! Wow. Nice. Thank you for sharing. Interestingly, it appears from pics from Ak Files, below, the profile of the steel changes. It might be that the hinge material and the integrated rail metal support are two different pieces of metal. If that's the case, it maybe the polymer rail is bonded to the hinge metal after the fact which might explain why it delaminated. Edited May 18, 2014 by jabara572 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ec4321 113 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 It was originally from a post on the akfiles. This was right when the Vepr-12s first hit the shores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sdustin 578 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Easy fix only place optics near the rail to top cover attachment point Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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