AK Optic

[stenz]

I think I want to get an in expensive optic for my AK. It needs to be front rail mounted.

What do you guys recommend for in expensive optics?

Anything on this site any good?

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/optics.aspx

[blacklabel]

Primary Arms microdot.

[Great-Kazoo]

What rail system you going with, co witness optic or not?

[stenz]

I have this http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Arms-Gear-Romanian-Picatinny/dp/B00J5VEY0M/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1402198792&sr=8-8&keywords=ak+47+handguard

[funkymonkey1111]

just saw this yesterday--maybe it'll help you. primary arms optics are discussed among others


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Fy1wKupWM

[BPTactical]

A nice and expensive optic on an AK seems a waste of a nice and expensive optic. The rifle is not built to the accuracy standards to warrant such.
Dust cover mounted optics are a joke, even with a screw-down type dust cover they still dance around.
Forend rails do the same once things get hot unless you put out big bucks for a forend.
Receiver mounted side rail and a redot is all you need.

[Wulf202]

Ultimak is a solid scout mount. Most of the forends rattle like burt says.

Ultimak also allows a proper cowitness with the micro red dots

[stenz]

Thanks for the info guys.

[mackbamf]

I use a Kalinka mount with a Primary Arms and it works great...
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[stenz]

NICE AK. What brand?

Does that mount go on easily?

[mackbamf]

It is an Arsenal SGL21. The Kalinka slides right on and locks up super tight. I have taken it off a couple of times and keeps its zero pretty well. For the money I would give the Primary Arms optics a thumbs up. The one on my Arsenal in the pic has been great (minus the time I left the power on and killed the battery), I also have the micro on my Zastava M92 on a quad-rail mount and that has performed great as well. Only issue with both would be the lack of co-witness.

[russian]

I have this (http://viseurs.fr/pictures/248/pk01.jpg) on mine. The only side mounted AK optic that would cowitness with your irons which makes zeroing a breeze. Holds zero really good so you can take it off and put it back on all day long (initial proper setup required). Downside; it is a bit heavy adds unnecessary weight to your blaster. It is built just like all the soviet military weapons ugly, but rigid you can take it off and hammer nails with it if you have to or use it as a tomahawk to split your enemy scull in case you run out of ammo, than put it back on your rifle and keep shooting once you find ammo. I think if are going with gas tube mounted optic it better be an aimpoint with lifetime warranty due to a lot of stress and heat. Just my 2 cents.


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