AK & Variants Picture Thread

[DanHS]

Always fun looking at the nice AKs you guys put together

 

I'll share my new Echo-1 AKSU

 

Inside it just has a bearing spring guide, bearing piston head, and downgraded spring (although it ended up chronoing higher than before the mods). Outside I refinished the foregrips (it was fun to discover the matte black paint came off with mere rubbing alcohol). I sprayed them with textured black Rustoleum, then went over that with Krylon ultra-flat OD green camo paint, which came out looking really nice and matches the feel of the pistol grip really closely. The scope mount is a RS Belorussian mount with an AMP Aimpoint replica (a red dot I do not recommend, as you can see the switch broke so I had to gut it and solder it permanently on the middle setting with a spst toggle switch). If I could have afforded a Kobra red dot I would have done that, and bought a VFC instead.

 

I don't intend to do much else to it, although I do want to refinish the bolt with something more realistic than silver paint. You can't make it out in the pic, but the writing on the receiver says "5.54x39mm", bit of a typo there, but not a big deal. Gun shoots pretty nicely and is impressively accurate. The internals are nice too, but the shimming was awful and there was almost no grease on the gears. I'm glad I hardy shot it before upgrading it. nice and solid, many parts are steel but the receiver is pot metal, we'll see how it holds up.

 

I plan to one day build a nice high powered AKS-74 from all aftermarket/upgrade parts with synthetic OD furniture, grenade launcher and PSO-1 scope, the idea being to replicate the AKs from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. First however I intend to purchase a real Polish Tantal AK74 and put on US made synthetic plum furniture.

 

 

Oh, and just for kicks, a pic of the lpeg my sister's friend left with us when he couldn't make it work. I made it work, but it'll only shoot 80fps with .12s! I don't know why it won't shoot any harder than that, it seems to seal up pretty tight, I guess it just sucks that much. Looks alright tho with my custom mods, artificial wear accomplished with some clever application of silver Sharpie marker. It's good for CQB without destroying everything in the house, so now I need some equally lousy electric pistols to go with it (or against it rather).

Edited September 20, 2008 by DanHS

[my_plague_666]

not much to be honest. carry handle, flash hider and top cover are different.

 

and the bakelite upper handguard. personally i'd go for the newer version, its a bit more different. but its up to you of course.

[Joker]

Call me crazy, but the FIRST thing I thought, was "Saiga?"

 

I know, I'm most likely wrong. (I'm more of a black rifle kinda' guy...)

 

-Vic

 

Not up on the AK's but having just checked I can see where you're coming from .......

 

It's actually based on a TM Spetz but has had the inner barrel changed to an MC51 (285mm), Tactical Handgrip, '74 Stock and a Star FNC Handguard butted up to the Spetz frontsight, fitted with a '47 bezel

 

Weight and general handling is excellent - range is good enough for woodland and gun is compact enough for urban (and it's in the 'For Sale' section )

[mightyjebus]

you know..I put off buying a TM AK74M because the moving bolt seemed like a fad. Well I got around to buying one and OMG why did I wait???

It could quite possibly be the best thing since sliced bread. If anyone remembers when TM launched the M14 and you know that big smile you had from cocking it over and over just to hear the "CHUNK" well this thing tops it.

On auto the aim is all over the place because of the auto bolt and it's fantastic!!

 

As per usual from TM it's well made and if your in the market for a AK74M go buy the TM one because you won't be disappointed.

 

The top AK74M is a Kalash , for comparison ,and the bottom is the Tokyo Mauri AK74M.

 

 

 

[waxxer]

hm, TM seems a bit longer and the pistolgrips in a slightly different angle too?

Edited September 20, 2008 by waxxer

[mightyjebus]

I think they are the same size it might just be the camera angle. The pistol grip is at a slightly different angle and is a lot thinner almost like the real steel version.

[my_plague_666]

hmm, might just be the pic, but like with most other manufacturers the gas tube looks a bit fake compared to the VFC or kalash.

i dont suppose you've checked to see if it would be at all feasible to shoehorn the internals into a VFC/kalash body?

[Mr Foxhound]

Id get the TM 74M if you didnt have to use only marui mags. Stupid IMO. Just a way fro TM to make more money with there overpriced standard mags. =/

Edited September 21, 2008 by Mr Foxhound

[neros131]

I have had a TM AK-74MN for a few months now (birthday present from the girlfriend), and it is awesome! I haven't had any issues with it whatsoever, standard TM reliability. My experience has put it on the same level as the TM M14 for accuracy, and its power and ROF are both good, too.

 

As far as the mags go, they are better than any other midcaps I have used. I wouldn't say its worth it, but they are a nice change towards reliable mags that feed to the last BB. I like the fact that TM are willing to make changes to magazines to better them, I am ###### at them over their midcaps being so expensive.

 

 

[dookieboy]

MOAR pichurs:

 

[The Badger]

MUAHAHAHA, rails on an AK? give them to The Badger!

 

he apologizes. heres some more pics to undo the blasphemy.

 

 

Badger logo ftw

Edited September 22, 2008 by The Badger

[samuka]

For AK-104 lovers

[kaptenn]

Repainted the handguards on my T 56-1. I like it.

Edited September 22, 2008 by kaptenn

[uscmCorps]

For AK-104 lovers

http://kepfeltoltes.hu/080922/mini-_MG_265...ltoltes.hu_.jpg

That is gorgeous!!! Details please?

The weathering is outstanding too.

[samuka]

Inokatsu AK-104 kit, plum MAG midcaps, realsteel /lol/ sling with ACM optic mount and Aimpoint M4 replica from ebaybanned.

I made the weathering with "1000" sandpaper.

[GRIM!]

Looking hot dookie!

 

Could u take pixes of all my parts u have recived this far?

Btw got the Amd65 parts yet?

[The Crunchy Bunny]

samuka, nice rifle, but lose the Aimpoint Comp M4, it's blasphemy on an AK.

[dookieboy]

Looking hot dookie!

 

Could u take pixes of all my parts u have recived this far?

Btw got the Amd65 parts yet?

 

Yeah I am busy with reports now, I got the AMD parts already too. Everything so far I've gotten is battlefield worn so I hope that is okay XD.

[neros131]

TM AK74MN

 

 

 

I plan on trying some weathering out this coming week. I am thinking either 1000 grit sandpaper or 000 steel wool. Any suggestions or links to guides?

 

 

 

[private_ruud]

here ya go:

http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/inde...933&hl=wood

[neros131]

here ya go:

http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/inde...933&hl=wood

 

 

Thanks a million! I will have some more photos of the AK up after I put the time into weathering it.

[uba]

Here´s my VFC AIMS. Of course the one and only correct red dot sight would be a cobra, but I´m satisfied with the current one (+ this one´s a lot cheaper ). The red dot mount is Cyma´s.

Edited September 24, 2008 by uba

[NegativeCambre]

Here´s my VFC AIMS. Of course the one and only correct red dot sight would be a cobra, but I´m satisfied with the current one (+ this one´s a lot cheaper ). The red dot mount is Cyma´s.

 

UBA, you got a name for the red dot? Great looking gun.

 

Steve

 

[babybackribs]

uba, what do you think of the VFC AIMS? I was thinking of picking one up.

[barnezilla]

 

My new CA m249 MK1 and DBoys RK-02 with freshly installed Russian RPK wood and Ukranian Tourniquet, Still have some work to do on both of them but each are turning out rather nicley and skirmish phenomenally.