It’s not too bad. Just have to pull the rod out that holds it in. The most difficult part is the tiny little C clip type piece that sits in a notch on the barrel side. I’d MAY be 1mm wide if that. After you get it off the rod just comes right out. Goes back in the same way, but you have to put the spring in a certain way.
Took me maybe 10 minutes because I cleaned underneath it while I had it off lol
I’m no commie but I sort of prefer an AK, simply because of all the little pieces of an AR. It’s not practical
Those little pieces may be a pain, yes but they have been proven robust beyond a shadow of a doubt. You can pick apart any AR to repair yours. Parts should all be swappable.
Try that with an AK. It may work sometimes but you will find many issues, and some which may not be immediately evident but create long-term reliability issues.
Of course I am speaking hyperbolically.
My main gripe with the AR is its plastic stock. The AK is plain handsome. Put a Boyd's stock and a silent buffer spring on my AR and it solved all my problems.
That’s true. Everything would be replaceable if shit ever hit the fan because everyone would be using AR platforms LOL
My primary reasoning for liking the AK centers around reliability. I’ve seen documentary where they find an AK from some war (Vietnam I want to say). It was buried in the mud and sand and had been exposed to the elements for probably decades. They picked it up and fired it and it still sent a round. The reliability and the simplicity. Plus the bigger punch of the 7.62x39.
Aren't those difficult to install? Or did you just "decorate" the existing one?
It’s not too bad. Just have to pull the rod out that holds it in. The most difficult part is the tiny little C clip type piece that sits in a notch on the barrel side. I’d MAY be 1mm wide if that. After you get it off the rod just comes right out. Goes back in the same way, but you have to put the spring in a certain way. Took me maybe 10 minutes because I cleaned underneath it while I had it off lol
I’m no commie but I sort of prefer an AK, simply because of all the little pieces of an AR. It’s not practical
Those little pieces may be a pain, yes but they have been proven robust beyond a shadow of a doubt. You can pick apart any AR to repair yours. Parts should all be swappable.
Try that with an AK. It may work sometimes but you will find many issues, and some which may not be immediately evident but create long-term reliability issues.
Of course I am speaking hyperbolically.
My main gripe with the AR is its plastic stock. The AK is plain handsome. Put a Boyd's stock and a silent buffer spring on my AR and it solved all my problems.
That’s true. Everything would be replaceable if shit ever hit the fan because everyone would be using AR platforms LOL
My primary reasoning for liking the AK centers around reliability. I’ve seen documentary where they find an AK from some war (Vietnam I want to say). It was buried in the mud and sand and had been exposed to the elements for probably decades. They picked it up and fired it and it still sent a round. The reliability and the simplicity. Plus the bigger punch of the 7.62x39.
I like them both honestly