is there any way the mag release could be changed or modified so you wouldnt have to modify the mags? or is it a different issue altogether?
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is there any way the mag release could be changed or modified so you wouldnt have to modify the mags? or is it a different issue altogether?
Can you show pics of what you did to the mag?
With extra mags sold out, it would be nice to see how easy or hard it is to run AK mags.
You have to cut the notch into the rear of the mag and mod the front of the mag.
The rifle has a distinct pattern in the front that the mag fits into and this is where most of the modification will have to be made.
I do not have any other ak pattern rifles so mod to the mag is ok for me .
I do not think any mods to the rifle would allow the unmodified mag.
The rifle has a distinct pattern in the front that the mag fits into and this is where most of the modification will have to be made.
I do not have any other ak pattern rifles so mod to the mag is ok for me .
I do not think any mods to the rifle would allow the unmodified mag.
Why doesn't someone just make a mirrored side rail where it attaches to the right? Or am I missing something?
Yes someone could, but nothing in existence "yet"
These 7.62 x 39 rifles are not MOA sporting rifles. They are MOM (Minute Of Man) battle rifles.
Here is how I have zeroed my SKS, VZ58 and will do the same with my Type 81:
Spray paint a black 9.84 inch by 13.77 inch square on a torso style cardboard target.
Set the 9.84” by 13.77” target at 100 meters (not yards). At 100 meters the type 81 front site post will completely fill the 9.84” wide square. If the from site post is the same width as the square target you will know you are at 100 meters.
Too sight in at a 100 meter zero your rear leaf needs to be set at 300 meters (3). Forget MOA with this platform and think MOM, align the front sight post with the bottom edge of the 9.84” square (the waist or belt line).
You are aiming for the waist (bottom of black square) but your POI should be 9.84” (or 10”) above the waist. Yes, you should be hitting about 10 inches above your POA.
**Important: Now that your zeroed in commie style set your rear leaf to 100 meters and your point POI and POA will be the same at 100 meters.**
If you want to use the battle setting at 100, 200 or 300 meters set the rear leaf all the way back, aim at the belt/waist line and you will be shooting at 9.84 or 10 inches above your POA which is a center mass Minute Of Man hit, that is what this type of rifle was designed to do.
These are MOM battle rifles not MOA sporting rifles.
Hit a 10” by 10” gong at 100 meters and the rifle is doing what it was built for: Center Mass shots (don’t be obsessed with tight little groups / thats what your AR is for).
In battle mode aim at the waist, hit somewhere between the chest and the neck.
Put the front site post on the waist and you will have fast Chinese/Russian style target acquisition with center mass shots (10 inch or so above the waste).
These rifles are machetes not scalpels.
It's that simple
Here is how I have zeroed my SKS, VZ58 and will do the same with my Type 81:
Spray paint a black 9.84 inch by 13.77 inch square on a torso style cardboard target.
Set the 9.84” by 13.77” target at 100 meters (not yards). At 100 meters the type 81 front site post will completely fill the 9.84” wide square. If the from site post is the same width as the square target you will know you are at 100 meters.
Too sight in at a 100 meter zero your rear leaf needs to be set at 300 meters (3). Forget MOA with this platform and think MOM, align the front sight post with the bottom edge of the 9.84” square (the waist or belt line).
You are aiming for the waist (bottom of black square) but your POI should be 9.84” (or 10”) above the waist. Yes, you should be hitting about 10 inches above your POA.
**Important: Now that your zeroed in commie style set your rear leaf to 100 meters and your point POI and POA will be the same at 100 meters.**
If you want to use the battle setting at 100, 200 or 300 meters set the rear leaf all the way back, aim at the belt/waist line and you will be shooting at 9.84 or 10 inches above your POA which is a center mass Minute Of Man hit, that is what this type of rifle was designed to do.
These are MOM battle rifles not MOA sporting rifles.
Hit a 10” by 10” gong at 100 meters and the rifle is doing what it was built for: Center Mass shots (don’t be obsessed with tight little groups / thats what your AR is for).
In battle mode aim at the waist, hit somewhere between the chest and the neck.
Put the front site post on the waist and you will have fast Chinese/Russian style target acquisition with center mass shots (10 inch or so above the waste).
These rifles are machetes not scalpels.
It's that simple
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GhostRing870
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MOM. Well said
Now that is decent accuracy for this style of rifle. Thanks for posting that. If I get that kind of accuracy from mine I will be more than happy
bullseye bill
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I have a vz58 with beechwood furniture and will take pics when I get the T81.It'll be like brothers from different mothers.
GhostRing870
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How do you like your vz58? Is it the tactical version with telescoping stock? 223 or 7.62?
GhostRing870
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I guess I should have read that better...
bullseye bill
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The vz58 has a wooden stock and is 223 caliber.Nice rifle.
Get in the way of charging handle and possibly ejection?
bullseye bill
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No problem.They should look good side by side.I think the wood colour is almost the same as the t81 fixed stock.
trainman278
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Couldn't one just use an AK side rail and mount it on the right side of the gun ? Sure the mount would be "backwards" but that wouldn't even matter as seen above.
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