I took a couple of AK's that I had picked up in the last couple years or so and outfitted with some optics to the range this weekend to sight in and shake down a little bit.
This AK is a WASR-10 that I installed a 2 MOA Aimpoint Micro in a Midwest industries absolute co-witness mount. The gun handles well, the stock and grip are very comfortable, and the setup doesn't add any weight that I can discern. I really like the fact that I am able to raise up my cheek weld a little bit and use the red dot without actually co-witnessing with the irons.
It was the first time that I took this gun out and I am not very well versed in AK's, but the trigger on this gun is downright MISERABLE. The first pull of the trigger was very gritty and the gun didn't go off, turned out that the bolt didn't fly all the way home when I chambered a round.
The second pull was equally gritty, the trigger stuck back, and I had to manipulate it to get it to return the forward position. The third pull was a little less gritty, but I was given a nice slap on my finger as the trigger reset..
After the 3rd shot I didn't have any more malfunctions and was able to get the gun sighted in, it is miserable to shoot, especially on a cooler day... I couldn't get on my phone fast enough to order a replacement trigger group for it to hopefully solve this problem.
With the sight setup on it, I was able to hit my target at 50 and 100 yards, not fantastic groups by any means
The other AK that I sighted in was an AKMS that already has a tapco g2 trigger in it, after shooting the WASR this gun was a treat.
I also have a Midwest Industries setup on the AKMS, but with this gun I put the Trijicon RMR sight with the 12.9 MOA Triangle reticle.
At 50 yards I was able to put together fairly decent groups with this reticle once sighted in, at 100 yards I was on paper and I really like the triangle at distance as well. You are able to use the tip of the triangle as a sharp aiming point and it seems to be inherently more accurate than a round dot. Works really well for me, and I am not an excellent shot by any means, its not a target rifle of course, but I was happy with it.
Overall, for the money invested, I am happy with the guns, I think either of these for hunting some hogs in low light will work very well, once I get the WASR's trigger fixed of course.
This AK is a WASR-10 that I installed a 2 MOA Aimpoint Micro in a Midwest industries absolute co-witness mount. The gun handles well, the stock and grip are very comfortable, and the setup doesn't add any weight that I can discern. I really like the fact that I am able to raise up my cheek weld a little bit and use the red dot without actually co-witnessing with the irons.
It was the first time that I took this gun out and I am not very well versed in AK's, but the trigger on this gun is downright MISERABLE. The first pull of the trigger was very gritty and the gun didn't go off, turned out that the bolt didn't fly all the way home when I chambered a round.
The second pull was equally gritty, the trigger stuck back, and I had to manipulate it to get it to return the forward position. The third pull was a little less gritty, but I was given a nice slap on my finger as the trigger reset..
After the 3rd shot I didn't have any more malfunctions and was able to get the gun sighted in, it is miserable to shoot, especially on a cooler day... I couldn't get on my phone fast enough to order a replacement trigger group for it to hopefully solve this problem.
With the sight setup on it, I was able to hit my target at 50 and 100 yards, not fantastic groups by any means
The other AK that I sighted in was an AKMS that already has a tapco g2 trigger in it, after shooting the WASR this gun was a treat.
I also have a Midwest Industries setup on the AKMS, but with this gun I put the Trijicon RMR sight with the 12.9 MOA Triangle reticle.
At 50 yards I was able to put together fairly decent groups with this reticle once sighted in, at 100 yards I was on paper and I really like the triangle at distance as well. You are able to use the tip of the triangle as a sharp aiming point and it seems to be inherently more accurate than a round dot. Works really well for me, and I am not an excellent shot by any means, its not a target rifle of course, but I was happy with it.
Overall, for the money invested, I am happy with the guns, I think either of these for hunting some hogs in low light will work very well, once I get the WASR's trigger fixed of course.
