I think it may be fairly high. More like a chin weld than a cheek weld. Shouldn’t be too much of an issue with a red dot since eye relief and head position aren’t really an issue with them like magnified optics.
Is that 5.45 version? Or 5.56? The magazine doesn’t looked curved enough to be 7.62x39.Woo doggie the Hebrews did it again. Quick out of the box photo:
I already had a few goodies for this thing lying around, with a few more on the way. Will post a makeover pic soon but this thing is sweet as hell. Can't wait to shoot it.
I wish Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, or Israel would actually make a stream of 5.45 guns. Constant on and off is killing the caliber just as bad as the 7n6 ban did... congrats on getting one though, especially a rarer one like that.
Ya true. The Obama EO ban of Russian guns was really the death knell of 5.45 in the US of quality, consistent imports. I’d love to believe that will be undone one day, but the clinton China ban is still in place 25 years later :’(. And even though we are significantly closer to China than we are to Russia for some reason that ban is still in place a quarter century later. The government will never willingly allow more guns to come in to we plebs. Especially high quality affordable stuff like what Russia was sending us.100% ditto, but that time has unfortunately probably passed. Look at the current militaries (and NATO influence) mentioned...
From what it sounds like, IWI will produce more 5.45 derivatives for its current second-generation ACE platform. But what we really need for this caliber is ammo. A ban on Russian ammo would pretty much obliterate the caliber, outside what's already piled up in some folks' basements. Any domestic producer ready to step up to the plate for us depraved AK-74 fans? I dunno...
- Poland - Tantals replaced with 5.56 weapons and demilled kits for export have largely been exhausted. Poland may still produce 5.45 ammo right now, but if that's the case it's probably to support Ukraine (which lost its primary factory in the war). There are some new 5.45x39 mags available from WBP which fuels some speculation of a new 74 firearm derivative in the works, but surely that would be a commercial-spec gun to satiate US consumers (and the scattered rumors could easily be a big nothingburger).
- Bulgaria - Largely replaced with 5.56 weapons. Arsenal JSCo. has pretty much nixed 5.45 exports as well and I don't see that resuming in full anytime soon. They're also flooded with military contracts right now. Everything I've read about Arsenal is that they hate 5.45, and remember that SLR-104 series guns were somewhat niche and pretty much sat on shelves until the 7N6 ban. We always want what we cannot have.
- Romania - Arguably our best bet as American consumers. Even though its military has shifted from 5.45, it still produces a ton of weapons, mags, and ammo for that caliber for export and civilian markets. They also have massive stockpiles of 5.45 gear, which could feasibly hit the wholesale market in a few years as they finish transitioning to 5.56 service weapons (much like PM md. and Romy G guns of yore). I'd love to see barreled 5.45 kits from Cugir hit our shores in a few years but I'm not holding my breath.
All that said though, 5.45x39 is still #masterrace
Yeah, me neither. Buzzword I’m sure. Most people associate commies with red. I think if I was marketing it, (and I will now) this color is “Mockba Motel” = “Moscow Motel”...
Yeah, AoA. I heard the CC processor went down, and they were saying to place order as a money order, then call back with your order # so they could process the payment. This one being the 5.56 model I didn’t run into a problem. There is always later this year I guess...Where did you pick yours up from? I just ordered the 7.62 version off AOA and they were supposed to be calling me to take my payment info since the card processor went down as the sale went live. That was on Wednesday and I never heard back after calling and being told they were going to call everyone to get their info when it came back up. So either their payment processor got nuked, they have the slows for getting stuff worked out, or they missed me. Guess I’ll call again on Monday.
Pretty excited though. My AK collection grows larger but I have a LONG way to go still
Sounds like they need a new payment processor. Lol. I think I’ll try for the 5.56 version if I have the cash. Then I can sell my AR and be truly AK master race. Or maybe sell my KP-9. It’s a cool gun and I’d like to SBR it but just not quite there yet on selling out to “da man” to put a stock on my own dang gun.
bakelite grip?As a multiple Maadi owner and general fan of this particular AK version, I think this is the better bet - boiled linseed oil vs. any kind of ROYGBIV stain. If you're going for authentic, it should look like this:
Swapping standard AKM furniture is pretty straightforward but as tolerances vary from gun to gun, if you run into any speed bumps or have any questions, feel free to PM me. Done a ton of 'em and always happy to help.
