Tactical AK build.

[Reaver]

Well, thank you for your input.

[militaryman84]

You know on a side note it's interesting to see the two design phloshies of the Combloc and the US. The Soviets wanted a controlable rifle but the we not to concerned about the survivability of their soldiers cause they had plenty of them lol.
Enjoy your new rifle dude I'm sure she will be a sweet shooter.

[Reaver]

And what did the Americans do?

[Dave_M]

And what did the Americans do?

The Kalash' was initially intended to be a bigass subgun (partially evidenced by the fact that FA is the first notch after safe). The Russians focused on industrial warfare about mass attacks supported by tanks and heavy artillery. America went to the other end of the spectrum and focused on maneuver warfare. Individual marksmanship are far more important with maneuver warfare and our weapons selections have proven that point for over a hundred years.

However, our focus on accuracy has been around far longer than maneuver warfare doctrine, sometimes to the point of negligence. For example, the Marine Corps initially refused Garands. They declared that they weren't accurate enough at distance. They quickly found out that fighting in the jungle with a 1903 Springfield was less than ideal. See, they didn't want to trade off that ounce of accuracy for all of the vast advantages of a semi-auto rifle.

[militaryman84]

And what did the Americans do?

Just flash suppressed our guns lol. You see it all over in Soviet equipment design, survivability was a second thought. Read "survivability" not "durability" cause the commies got that part right. Don't get me wrong homie, I respect the hell out of the kalashnikov, especially when hadji is trying to kill me with it. Your gonna have a nice rifle when your done!

[Reaver]

Interesting, I didn't know that the Birdcage was a flash suppressor I thought it was a brake.
I just learned something.

[militaryman84]

So the US went with, flash suppressors over muzzle brakes?

Well yes and no lol. The way the standard birdcage works it is a flash suppressor but also directs the muzzle blast. Hell 5.56 is so soft shooting anyway. It's all good.

[RONSERESURPLUS]

Hello Everyone RON L here

I'm so encouraged to see all the wonderfull reponces here, I know this is a Tpoic that Liek the AR/AR deal heats folks up, it's good to see that while we all might have differenting opinions we can respect the other fellows, ever if we don't agree with it! I'm one of those foks that went ComBlock weapions but I jump back across the fence to an AR and I hope one day a FAL? I see it as so many have said here differnent weapons all sorts of Hand low points of each? I won't grab youres out of your hands and don't try some with mine? LOL I have  Healthy respect for Comblock as I have had to face them and know thier reputation and reliability, all the while laughing like hell as so many of the fools weilding them at me? I'm one of those freas that Loves a FAL< but Settle for an AK as I could easier affoard it and admire it for what it will do inthe right hands! That said, I dont ignore the down sides and just as I own onek,t hink the other fellows rifle is a Poor pick?  Part of being around a while, I have made my mistakes and learned from them, but not always? LOL



   RON

[Dave_M]

Interesting, I didn't know that the Birdcage was a flash suppressor I thought it was a brake.
I just learned something.

It's really both. The A2 muzzle device has a closed off bottom to help reduce muzzle rise. The slots reduce flash. The A1 devices had slots all the way around so were more purely flash hiders.

ETA: The A2FH takes this


and turns it into this


It is very salient that the first picture is from a 16" barreled gun and the second is from an 11.5"(!!!!) making the difference even more pronounced.

Here's an AK-74 brake on the same setup:


Flash enhancer?

[Burt Gummer]

Hey reaver this might be something for your AK...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docUTwROk0M

[Reaver]

Hey reaver this might be something for your AK...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docUTwROk0M

I was actually looking at that today.
Thanks man. That is whats probably going to happen.

[redraptor26]

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=XRSAKSM&name=RS+AKSM+30mm+Scope+Mount&groupid=64

if you have a side rail and want to mount a red dot

http://www.onesourcetactical.com/arsenalmagazine-ak74545x39-45rndblk.aspx

 and you need a few RPK74 mags

[Veritas]

I actually just got one of those RS mounts with a Vortex Strikefire in the mail today.

So far, I'm pretty impressed.  Decent co-witness and the thing is rock solid.

[lpdavisakgto]

I have the mako group stock and have put it through its paces in very hard use including dropping it on concrete on purpose twice open and closed for that very reason with the polymer connector not the 400 dollar gallil style one and have had no issues its a very sound stock with a great lock up and still no play. An the adjustable cheek piece is a really nice touch in my opinion