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Posted: 7/25/2012 9:53:12 AM EDT
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I have a few quesitons regarding my SLR 95 maybe someone can help me with.
1. I am looking to replace the pinned brake with a JTAC 47 or some other PWS brake. I'm a believer after installing a JTAC on my Dad's SKS. I remember some one saying the barrel was a thinner profile than on a SA93. Is there enough barrel to thread 14X1. Is the barrel already threaded? If I choose the remove the front site post and brake and get a post/thread combo like on the 74, is the barrel too thin to buy a standard FSP/brake thread combo? 2. Optic Side Mount - It seems the SLR 95 is missing one of the rivet holes for a traditional side mount. Is this as simple and drilling another hole in the receiver and installing 3 rivets or is the spacing not the same. I'd like a mount similiar to my Saiga. I don't like the idea of mounting an optic anywhere else. It just seems it won't hold zero. Does anyone have any luck mounting an optic on the dust cover or front handguard? Are there any other options? 3. Recoil on this gun is ridiculous. If shot many AKs and SKSs throughout the years and this one has by far the most recoil. Its to a point where its hardler fun to shoot and pretty tought to control. Could it be a worn out recoil spring? This has to be one of the heavier AKs I've shot and I would expect it to be a little softer shooting than other smaller and lighter AKs I've shot. Thanks. PLNKR |
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What help I can offer is :
1. The SLR 95 and 96 muzzle is large enough to thread with the standard 14.1 left hand thread. It's a standard size barrel that just wasn't threaded at the factory. There are two grooves in the barrel for the original muzzle brake. These have no effect on threading, just ignore them and thread as usual. Since the front sight tower had no muzzle attachment locking spring and plunger for a muzzle attachment, you'll have to come up with a way to secure a muzzle brake. You can use pins, some sort of lock washer, or, if you're handy with tools and very careful, you can drill the sight support with a hole to install a spring and plunger, which is what I did. 2. "I think" (note the qualifier) that the SLR can use a standard side mount. As I recall, the holes are good for a mount, with one needing to be drilled. Mounts on the top cover are not as good due to the looseness of the cover, and front hand guard mounts that use a replacement hand guard are better, but often not as good as a proper side mount. 3. A worn recoil spring is possible but unlikely. AK springs just don't wear out very fast, if ever. Due to the cheap price of springs, you could just replace it. Inspect the rear of the bolt carrier and the rear of the receiver for excessive impact marks that might indicate a worn spring. Some of the recoil might be related to the stock shape. I had an SLR 96 and the recoil was rather heavy. However, since that's the only milled AK I've fired in years, the recoil was subjective. |
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The shark brake that comes on your rifle is very effective at reducing recoil. I don't think you will reduce recoil
with the other brakes you mentioned. I have an SLR101 with the shark brake and it is by far the smoothest shooting AK I own. Maybe the stock or bad spring are causing the increased felt recoil, not sure on that one. It would take a lot of rounds to wear out the spring. |
| The back of the receiver has a circular mark worn in like from impact with bolt and carrier. It's not peening or anything. I have a buffer I decided to not use. I may try it in order to verify of eliminate the possibility of the bolt and carrier hitting the back of the receiver. If it helps, I'll try another spring. |
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