5 or 6 but add a small bit of rail on the bottom of the forward end for a vfg.
I'm going away near the middle to end of April. With my luck I worry the guns will ship when I'm not home. Any idea if they will be in before or after that?
An additional improvement to the rail would be to have the metal cast the same light blond colour as the stock, grip, and hand guard. The black rail as it exists now largely ruins the aesthetic balence of the rifle; that the grip and stock/cheek rest remain blond wood is particularity jarring, as the result is something that looks a half finished DIY project. It's functional, but so is a Tapco SKS.
A rail that better meshed with established style of the T81 would be an instant buy for me.
Got my drum mag today. Doesn't fit. It will need some modification.
The drum mag only needs a few passes with file on the underside of the front catch on the mag.
That easy , no joke.