Rubber_Duck
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....from ugly-duckling to Russian beauty....
Those of you with a WASR-10 already know of the crappy picnic-table wood that is OEM on these otherwise good utility rifles. Most people refinish the wood or go polymer.
I wanted the classic AKM look (and palm swells), so after many weeks of searching, with Ironwood Designs as the only viable option, I came across this: http://www.mattsksupplies.com/repro...html?sksCsid=ba8d06e2eb8764a1fa9f58fcbaa8c97f .
Well, the set I ordered arrived yesterday, and I must say it looks fantastic! I highly recomment this set.
The wood was so nicely finished that I almost felt bad by putting it on a WASR. Not shown in the pic on the website is a used brown bakelite pistol grip to complete the package.
Installation was uber-easy, simply swap with existing furniture, although I did a little bit of filing to get the handguard retainer to fit. I also drilled one hole for the wooden stock, as it only came with the rear trunion hole drilled.
The new wood made a HUGE difference! The lower-handguard palm swell feels much nicer than the OEM handguards, which in my opinion have the ergonomics of a two-by-four. Overall, the best $92 you can spend for a wooden AK furniture! And unlike Ironwood Designs, no waiting or do-it-yourself finishing.
The blurry pictures don't do her justice, but here she is....
Before:
After:
Looking forward to comments and/or questions.
Thanks.
Those of you with a WASR-10 already know of the crappy picnic-table wood that is OEM on these otherwise good utility rifles. Most people refinish the wood or go polymer.
I wanted the classic AKM look (and palm swells), so after many weeks of searching, with Ironwood Designs as the only viable option, I came across this: http://www.mattsksupplies.com/repro...html?sksCsid=ba8d06e2eb8764a1fa9f58fcbaa8c97f .
Well, the set I ordered arrived yesterday, and I must say it looks fantastic! I highly recomment this set.
The wood was so nicely finished that I almost felt bad by putting it on a WASR. Not shown in the pic on the website is a used brown bakelite pistol grip to complete the package.
Installation was uber-easy, simply swap with existing furniture, although I did a little bit of filing to get the handguard retainer to fit. I also drilled one hole for the wooden stock, as it only came with the rear trunion hole drilled.
The new wood made a HUGE difference! The lower-handguard palm swell feels much nicer than the OEM handguards, which in my opinion have the ergonomics of a two-by-four. Overall, the best $92 you can spend for a wooden AK furniture! And unlike Ironwood Designs, no waiting or do-it-yourself finishing.
The blurry pictures don't do her justice, but here she is....
Before:
After:
Looking forward to comments and/or questions.
Thanks.
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