Horse Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 So - at a game on Saturday I noticed one of my teammates was running an Echo 1 AKS-47U with an interesting trigger guard mounted mag release assist device. He had no idea who made it originally as he got it second hand from a local AK guy. Does anyone know what/who this is? It moves forward and backward to activate the release paddle with the trigger finger. It loosely clamps to the trigger guard. Thoughts? Hints? Link to post Share on other sites
P.S.I. Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 I know King Arms makes 4 different types of AK mag releases. I'm sure there's got to be others, but KA are the only ones I've seen myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Nope - the KA ones are all on the actual paddle. This one clamped over the trigger guard and did not modify anything to work. It just pushed the stock latch instead of using your thumb etc. Link to post Share on other sites
The Suppressor Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have one fitted to one of my RPK's. Freedom Art is whom you should be searching for. Two metal plates clamped via screws to the trigger guard to enable mag release with trigger finger. Only any good if your mags are loose enough to fall out the gun when the release is pushed. Otherwise it's pointless as you're still having to remove the mag by hand. A great little idea/accessory to help out with those lightning mag changes Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Excellent - that is the product. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
The Suppressor Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 No problem. Try to fit it slightly loosly around the guard, and add a bit of lube, or it'll be too tight and grind up your guard/adaptor. Link to post Share on other sites
user7 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 so you're talking about this product: http://www.wgcshop.com/wgc2008/main/produc...&rs=Freedom Art where does you trigger finger push? and if you do release the mag, you still need to rotate it forward to drop it. so this would work if you point the gun downward, but may not work as well if it was pointed to the sky Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 You push on the angled pads that fold down from the top at the rear of the larger cross section. I know everything about how it works - I used one for a bit on Saturday. It worked perfectly for me, but maybe not for everyone. I want to try to put one on my real steel AK to see how it works. Link to post Share on other sites
The Suppressor Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Due to the curved shape of the mag, the weight of it swings it forward, letting the front lip of the mag come out of the magwell. You might find yourself pointing your gun in the air for ease of access to see and release the lever with your foregrip arm. This adaptor means you don't need to do this, as you only need that arm to load a new mag. Link to post Share on other sites
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