I got to get a sling - any suggestions?
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"Correct" sling is probably a bit tough to find, but I've seen them with green Finnish leather slings with square buckles. Mine came with a black nylon sling. Just about any "tactical" sling will work.
This thing throws brass into the stratosphere (a good 15-20 yards back and to the right) and dents them as well - is there some way to adjust the force of this? I don't have a manual yet - maybe it's in there.
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It's an Ak...they have a generally strong ejection. As to the denting, you'll note your receiver cover will get brass kisses, so I apply a bit of tape to soften the impact and to avoid marring the finish. There was a ejector port buffer available as an option, but these can be tough to find. I think they run about $40-$50 (I don't use one).
Also and probably related, the area of the top cover behind the cartridge ejection port-opening (I can't think of what this is called) is now marred with a series of very small surface contusions all in the same 3/4" x 1/4" area. I am assuming the brass is doing this. Anybody else have this problem and where can I get one of those cool Finnish brass deflectors that would go on the cover at about this location?
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The buffers show up on gunbroker from time to time. A vendor, Vulcan (not Hesse, but another Vulcan IIRC) had some in stock a year or two ago, but I haven't seen him post any for sale lately.
This rifle is one serious weapon and I can't wait to take it to carbine class - I just hope my Tromix come in time. Babying the factory mags is a pain in the butt.
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Make sure to baby 'em...they aren't getting any cheaper.
I've made mags for my 76F out of both Bulgarian and Weigar .223 mags. I've got under $25 in each mag and they work great. Got about 15 or so mags total, including my factory mags (I did find a 30 rd Valmet factory mag labeled "SKS mag" in a bin at a local pawn...got it for $25 :D )
If you look below, there's a post I made w/ pix about my conversion of various mags to work in the Valmet.
http://images5.fotki.com/v62/photos/2/28682/767843/1202085_IMG-vi.jpg