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Posted: 8/19/2011 3:27:29 AM EDT
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Local gun shop has one Sgl-21 for sale Cal. 7.62x39 it's has a Ak74 front brake. A friend is trying to tell me that Russia doe's not add the Ak74 brake on a 7.62x39. I think he is wrong. I'm I right or he is right.
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He's wrong.
The Russians have been using it on most AK's since the early 90's when they standardized on the AK74M. It's true that AK47 and AKM pattern rifles don't use it but those were replaced by the AK74 in 1974. In the nineties the modern AK100 series was born, basically an AK74M chambered in 7.62 or 223 Z |
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what Zen said. However.....the caveat is that these rifles are having the 74 brake installed here IIRC. Then again, they may not since the SGL10's were coming in with them....This whole who is installing what and what config they supposedly come into the country in thing has confused me.... how off am I? |
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No Russia doesn't make the AK47 anymore (that stopped in the 50's) and they don't make the AKM anymore either (stopped in the 70's)
What they make now are AK74M's in 5.45x39. They use the same rifle in different calibers which are called the AK100 series. When chambered in 7.62 it's called an AK103 In 5.56 it's an AK101 An SGL31 is basically a fixed stock AK74M An SGL21 is a fixed stock AK103 We in the west associate the 7.62 AK as being an AK47 but there were lots of design changes over the past 60 years. The original AK47 is long gone. Z |
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Not much to get. TX-Zen's post is pretty straight forward and simple.
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No Russia doesn't make the AK47 anymore (that stopped in the 50's) and they don't make the AKM anymore either (stopped in the 70's) What they make now are AK74M's in 5.45x39. They use the same rifle in different calibers which are called the AK100 series. When chambered in 7.62 it's called an AK103 In 5.56 it's an AK101 An SGL31 is basically a fixed stock AK74M An SGL21 is a fixed stock AK103 We in the west associate the 7.62 AK as being an AK47 but there were lots of design changes over the past 60 years. The original AK47 is long gone. Z |
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No Russia doesn't make the AK47 anymore (that stopped in the 50's) and they don't make the AKM anymore either (stopped in the 70's) What they make now are AK74M's in 5.45x39. They use the same rifle in different calibers which are called the AK100 series. When chambered in 7.62 it's called an AK103 In 5.56 it's an AK101 An SGL31 is basically a fixed stock AK74M An SGL21 is a fixed stock AK103 We in the west associate the 7.62 AK as being an AK47 but there were lots of design changes over the past 60 years. The original AK47 is long gone. Z Unless they are -94's. Then they are pretty damn close to the real deal. (added for the OP's sake) |
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Unless they are -94's. Then they are pretty damn close to the real deal. (added for the OP's sake) +1 to this, SGL31-94 and SGL21-94 are basically the same as the real AK74M and the AK103. (As far as I can tell anyway) Just needs the PG plate and Russian triggerguard, not counting the compliance parts. Z |
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