Quoted: Thanks for the info on the side rail mount survivorman. I am most likely going to be having a side folding stock on the rifle, so I should then go with the stamped reciever version? Survivorman, what kind of ammo were you shooting on that target you posted previously (brand, bullet weight, etc...)? What is the best side folding stock that best retains the dimensions of the origional fixed stock (or improves upon them)? |
a stamped on should do fine,.. which type of folder where you looking for? theres a few that will work on rifles set up for a fixed stock,. ACE makes a pretty good unit that i have yet to hear anything bad about. there is also the East German and Romanian "wire" sidefolders,.
these two pictures are of the same rifle,. with a just quick change in stock sets.
the folder in the bottom picture is a Romanian wire folder.
there are more varriations to the wire folders,. like the AMD-65,. and the AIMS-74 but they are basically the same thing,. the AMD-65 uses a diffrent reciver though
there is also the metal sidefolder that is used on the AKS-74 & AKS-74U clones and it looks like this one. the only problem with the left side folding stock are that you can not leave a optic mounted on your siderail (it is designed to be folded when in transport or storage)
they use a diffrent reciver than the standard AKM reciver,. in other words if you buy a WASR-10 (the rifle in the first pair of pictures) you would would not be able to use this type of folder.
then there is the solid / poly folder used on the AK-100 series of rifles and AK-74M,. shown here on my AK-105 clone
basically the same thing as the metal one above,. just alot more comforable,. and stocks like this come from the factory on the Arsenal SLR-106 & SLR-107 series rifles this stock is also interchangeable with the metal stock above as long as the hinge pin is the same dia. (Russian folders use a larger pin) and is the only one IMHO that feels as good as the fixed stock
i do not have any pictures of the ACE stocks,. but they look alot like the Galil or Para FAL stocks and fold to the right,. and i think they make one that you can change to left or right side folding.
other than that there are the underfolders,. but they are not the most comy to shoot,. although most folks do not have a problem with them,. if you do get a underfolder i would suggest a M-92,.DC industries / nodak spud makes a reciver for the M-92's and they also make rail that gets attached to the top cover so you can mount a optic. if i get my stamp back before i go overseas i am going to build a M-92 with that rail and put a Aimpoint on it.
ETA: if you are looking for a full sized 7.62 rifle with the solid folder your options are kinda limited unless Arsenal makes the SLR-107FR (they currently only make the CR & UR models) but there is always more than one way to skin a cat,... if you get a SLR-107CR you can have 24mm front sight w/bayo lug and 90 degree gas block w/ accesory lug instaled and you will basically end up with a AK-103 / SLR-107FR
or you can get a Saiga converted to the AK-103 style,.. this is not cheap or easy especially if you use the Russian folder.nevermind,.. this is the rifle you want
SLR-107 A1 R