I was forunate enough to test this product out on my Zastava M92 AK pistol, and am extremely happy with the results. I searched high and low for a good option to mount an optic to my ak pistol in a sturdy way, and I finally found it. Installation was fairly simple, and this upgrade really performs on the range! Very affordable, and I believe it to be the best bang for the buck. http://www.manticorearms.com/Renegade-Forearm-for-Yugo-Krinkov-AK-MA-8100.htm

I installed my Renegade forearm in about 30 minutes, I could do it in half that time now that I've done it once. I also installed a Magpul MOE cantilever rail section on the bottom of the handguard so I could attach a light. You have to install the rail segment before you install the forend on your gun, so do that first so you don't have to take the forend off in the future. I ordered my top plate to use with the Aimpoint micro. You don't need any kind of additional mount with it, the top plate attaches directly to the RDS. The handguard is comfortable in the hand, and allows alot of mounting options. It's extremely sturdy as well, I did some pretty good prying on it during the installation process (because I was a dummy and tried to remove the gas tube/top plate with the gas piston still in the gun, doh!). It did withstand my brute prying very well, which is impressive, because I usually break things! With this being a pistol, your mounting area is obviously very limited. I searched for a good flashlight option, and my best solution was to install the cantilever rail section all the way forward with the TLR3 pistol light (125 lumens, very small). This allows me to fully utilize my handguard and still have lighting.

At the range, the forend performed well. I had zero issues. I tried torquing/twisting on the optic, and it didn't budge. I sighted in my red dot at 25y, 50y, and 100y. I adjusted my aimpoint 35 clicks up in elevation and NONE for windage. Even out to 100 yards, the optic was dead on with windage due to the perfectly centered top plate. I put 150 rounds through the gun today. My point of aim/point of impact did not change through out the day. I was able to cowitness the iron sights, and yes this is a true cowitness. It's a little bit lower than what I would consider 1/3 lower cowitness, but it works just the same! AKs are notorious for bad iron sights, this is a great to have a secure way to mount a RDS and make a HUGE upgrade from the irons! In the event your optic fails, this mounting system gives you your weapon's original irons as a backup, a very nice feature that should be a requirement. I adjusted my iron sights to the same point of aim as my RDS without even firing a shot, and at 100y, was pretty much on the money. You could also do this in reverse. If your iron sights are already sighted in, adjust your RDS to your iron sights point of aim and save yourself some time/ammo!

I was at a fairly strict range, so I could not get off a full out mag dump. I did "dump" the whole 30 round mag with 1 second in between shots, and this was after me firing about 100 rounds through it already. The handguard never got hot. It seemed to get rid of the heat well, and only got to a mildly warm temperature. I was shooting with bare hands and it was 94 degrees outside, so I was impressed. My optic did get a little warm, as did my flashlight, but it didn't get to a level that would concern me. I was able to grip the handguard well (even with a wet hand) without slippage.

I don't have anything negative to say about the Renegade forearm. Easy installation, low price tag, sturdy build, secure mount, add-on friendly, and an all around excellent product. Not to mention it looks great! I got non-stop compliments all day long. Not that I want the attention, but it shows how good these look.

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Sorry for the seperate posts, it wouldn't let me post as one because I am a "new user". Maybe a mod could merge? Also, I tried everything to post the pics, but they only come through as links. Can I get some help with that? Thanks!

Look at your previous post. Click edit.. under to the left.


























 

Tldr.

True, I didn't notice that since all 15 or whatever pages are Manticore content