My First AK

[yz9890]

I'm new AK's so if you guys have any advice on parts, ammo, maintenance etc. feel free to share.

My advice is to shoot the crap out of it and smile a lot. Shoot whatever ammo is the cheapest. Even the corrosive stuff (just clean it when you get home). Maybe look into a Lightning Lever if you can't get your safety to loosen up and have your front sight/gas block straightened if it's too canted. But maintenance wise, the AK types generally live up to their indestructible reputation.

I use the older AKM side mount for my RDS and love it but while I get about lower 1/4 co-witness with it on my Arsenal SGL21, it sits about 1/2" higher on my brother's Romanian rifle. So apparently no all side mounts are the same.



I don't like railed gas tubes because the ones stable enough to mount an optic on make it difficult if not impossible to clean the gas port without removing it and losing zero. Many people never clean their gas port though and their rifles work fine. I still have a few tins of corrosive ammo though so I like to be able to get to it. Plus my tube gets crazy hot. Even during very slow fire. It just seems like a hostile environment for an optic. I'm sure much of that is my own paranoia though.

Good looking rifle. Is the wood NATO length or Warsaw length?

[jerrymrc]

Congrats on your first one. I used to have 5 but downsized years ago to 2. The one thing I have always liked on mine is the Kobra sight. I am sure there are better options these days but I still like mine.

[jreifsch80]

I love my kobra too it is clunky in its own way but the nostalgia makes it worth it (also it's a pretty decent durable sight) I run the kobra on my ak74

[sampson]

New to ak as well. Haven't shot my yugo zastava o-pap yet. Looking to get a red dot on there. It seems a bit hard to get iron sights lined up. I have to lean forward and pull rifle way up. Doesnt help I'm right handed and left eye dominant. Also getting older and eyes not as sharp. Any problems shooting ak lefty? Will I get smacked in the head with hot brass.

[jreifsch80]

You should be fine, I have a good buddy that's right handed left eye dom he shoots lefty and has never had a problem with ak's

[sampson]

Thanks for the info Looking forward to shootin. What mounts u guys runnin? I like the wood stock and handguard. Don't think I'd want to switch em out. Lookin to run side rail mount.

[bryjcom]

Thanks for the info Looking forward to shootin. What mounts u guys runnin? I like the wood stock and handguard. Don't think I'd want to switch em out. Lookin to run side rail mount.

This is probably the lowest side rail mount system. I have one and it is awesome.

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...ounting+System

[jreifsch80]

This is probably the lowest side rail mount system. I have one and it is awesome.

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...ounting+System

The xrsak301 on aim's site is the same mount as the link I posted earlier in the thread where people said it worked very well with the pap

[bryjcom]

Yeah, I've really like that mount system. I think I have the earlier one that sits slightly higher.

[sampson]

This is probably the lowest side rail mount system. I have one and it is awesome.

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...ounting+System

Emailed rs products..they said for my o-pap I need AK-310 lower and AKML upper for PA microdot. I guess I'm saving up for that mount. Mucho $$$