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Check out the interwebs for what shooters are doing.Ĥ. Just like the world of ARs, AKs have many innovative accessories and they have thier place. 2MOA dots 2-300yds is not that hard - probably not something you want to hunt with, but have much better applications too - plenty of guys reaching out farther without magnified optics or even red dots.ģ. Dot sights can be accurate at longer ranges. Even the more expensive and well made ones are really unnecessary.Ģ. except for the more expensive and well built options, the dust cover mounts are terribad - stay away at all cost. Likewise, the muzzle devices are QD - just unscrew your jetbrake for long range and stick on a 4-peice 99% flash hider in seconds.ġ. Most variants have QD side mounts - that means you can have a couple different optics packages kitted and switch between them quickly. What is cool about the AK over most other rifles is that it is surprisingly versatile. These are longer and bulky, but like a reddot in close - out to 6 power Midwest Sidemount (RS-Regulate is better, Arsenal's is longer - but this is cheaper and solid)ģx power ACSS reticle and a great optic - its in the video I posted aboveġ-6x variable Power with ACSS. Here are some relatively inexpensive products to research: Here is a cool video (AKOU's Robski behind a VEPR 500yds If you want to put holes into holes, don't grab an AK, but deer hunting doesn't require that.īut some AK types are quite accurate and some Optics are very much capable of being mounted ergonomically and increase the capabilities of the AK in ways that those who have not been shooting them and studying them much in the last 10+ years have experienced. It is not sub-MOA, it is not a sniper rifle and probably not a good pick for DMR. It can go beyond that - and is accurate to a degree. Yes, I do think that the AK is first and foremost a battle carbine - assualt rifle - pick your wording for what is basically a 300 meter and below weapon. I love the gun and have some 7 variants, each having a distinct feature set. I have been running "modernized" AKs for over a decade now. AK optics and mount options are far superior today than they were just 5-6 years ago. Best of luck.Īny rifle can benefit from good optics - magnified or otherwise. There is a lot to learn about AK optics and mounts and it can get confusing pretty quickly. Hopefully this these links will give you enough reading material to get you started. There are more options out there too but I don't feel like Googling them right now. One can even mount a conventional scope to the side-rail with something like this or this. There are a variety of US made solutions for mounting a scope on a non-railed receiver, like railed dustcovers and the like, which are functional but generally inferior to the originals. Most magnified optics will be calibrated for the larger 7.62x54R caliber for the Dragunov but they do make the same optics calibrated for 7.62x39. Kalinka Optics has a large selection you can browse. There is literally a whole universe of AK specific optics and mounts, most of which are intended to be used in conjunction with the side-rail. The AK's receiver must be equipped with a side-rail similar to this: The best ones that are original to the platform are the side-rail mounted optics. Soviets have been using optic equipped AKs for some time now. AKs generally are 2-3 MOA guns which will never be a "sniper rifle" but is plenty accurate for hunting at intermediate ranges, same as grandpa's. Pretty much all rifles benefit from an optic. Both cartridge and platform are suitable for hunting.