Well, after spending 3 days packing up guns, bullets, powder,etc. and driving the 900 miles (twice) to Oklahoma (I'm moving in 2 weeks)I had to burn a little powder. Also there's the little problem I have which REQUIRES that I modify (screw with) every new gun I get. Tough to do with the sam 7 since its very nice out of the box, but I decided I needed a Kobra sidemount scope. I debated jsut selling the sam 7 and getting the sam 7S but $80-90 more for a side mount seemed a bit much (and I'm a cheap bastard!) So I ordered a powder coated mount and Kobra from Tantal. Great service and very prompt shipping by the way. This guy will be getting more of my $$.
Only problem:
THe instructions were clear, however if I would have used the specified 'milled' reciever positioning directions the mount would have not been centered over the trigger pin hole - so I used the dimensions for the 'stamped' receiver. I drilled my two holes after repeated measuring and drilling smaller pilot holes. Mount bolted up nicely. Degreased the screws, loctite applied and the screws were then peened over (I hate it when stuff comes loose)
The range:
I needed 1 click of elevation and 2 of lefet windage and bingo, I was on at 100yd. Group size, off the bench with Barnaul HP = 1.5 to 2 inches for 5 shoots. I the removed the scope, relieved myself in a bush and remounted the scope. The point of impact shifted 0.25 inches down. Again, removed the scope, drank more mountain dew (bladder already empty) and remounted scope. No shift in pint of impact.
Overall, I'm pretty impressed with this set up. Trigger could stand a little touch up, but its so above average for an AK that its hard to complain. Controls on the Kobra were easy to manipulate and worked as advertised. I did the move the knobs around and found the point of impoact to return to where I started. No complaints.
Pictures: (Sorry about the quality)
Overall
us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/3c23d3a4/bc/ak+pics/__hr_sam7.1.jpg?bc9r36.AJTz3isXz Kobra mounted
us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/3c23d3a4/bc/ak+pics/sam7.2.kobracloseup.jpg?bc9r36.ArapxXe9I Closeup of Tantal's mount
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/3c23d3a4/bc/ak+pics/sam7.mountcloseup.jpg?bct.36.ApAtIIxWCDamn, yahoo really irritates me with their picture crap. Here's the link to the album
photos.yahoo.com/bc/gunslingerdoc/lst?.dir=/ak+pics&.view=t. Try this one and let me know if it doesnt work. P.S. The sam 7 is shown in the last 3 pictures