Question by Eria: What is the best type of collapsable stock for ak 47?
I am looking at the CCA, I heard that Tapco and UTI is junk. What do you think is the best for me to put on my Romy ak 47. I would want to change the handguard also
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Answer by Justin
CCA makes some good stuff and I have some of their products on one of my ARs, but I wouldn’t put their folding stock on my AK. I had a Tapco folder on my Wasr 10 several years ago…. It seemed great at first but after about 500 rds or so it just got looser in the fixed each time I took it out. I suspect CCA will be the same. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got some Tapco products that are great, but a folding stock on an AK isn’t gonna be one of them, Mainly, the heavy offset bolt recoiling back and forth during operation doesn’t do any plastic on plastic folding joint any favors regardless who manufactures it. I have an Arsenal AK I put a KVAR steel folding stock on and it works perfect. It’s all dinged and scratched up now, but after around 3000 rds through it it still locks up as tight as the day I put it on. As far as a hand guard goes, I would avoid one with a bunch of rails on it. The reason being is they make a rifle more heavy and it just doesn’t make sense to mount tons of accessories on an AK. It’s accurate enough as a battle rifle and an intermediate rifleman should have no problem hitting a man sized target at 200m. But rigging it up like an AR w/ lasers, bi pods, flashlights, scopes, etc. is just pissin'(pardon my French) away money in my opinion. It just wasn’t designed for or perform good as a sniper or house clearing rifle. I do think a red dot is definitely in order, but be careful not to go over board. You’ll see what I mean of you go ahead and put a bunch of stuff on it. I, personally, like the Galil styled forends from Tapco even though I don’t have one.
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corey h says
The CCA and the Tapco are both ok, but neither one holds up well in heavy duty uses. They are both made more for recreational use. The Vltor stock system is they way to go for hard use. Lightweight, but very strong with excellent ergonomics, good range of adjustment, and gives you watertight storage for batteries and cleaning supplies. I have had one on my select fire AKM for several years now and have used them on other AK rifles and machine guns. Here is a picture of one: http://vltor.com/
Mav says
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.700 nitro says
The best is a underfolder