PO' Boy's Designated Marksman Rifle :D

[cslinger]

Well I have a thing for AKs and I really do think the VEPR is one of the best iterations on the market. Well I picked up another one at Knob Creek, this time in .308 and decided to build it into a bit of a poor man's designated marksman rifle.

Basically I was looking for something to look cool and be able to shoot reasonably accurate out to a few hundred yards. This is not meant to be a MOA bench rest grouping gun, just a fun mid range plinker/Minute of Badguy kind of thing.

Anyway here she is as she stands right now. What do you think?

 

[cslinger]

And another.

PIC

 

[DMK]

It looks real good!

For DM rifle, I guess the real question is how does it shoot?

 

[litman252]

Nothing wrong with that, how does it shoot??
Tony

 

[cslinger]

I haven't had a chance to officially sight it in, just sort of tinker with it at 50 yards testing for function. At 50 yards I could put surplus ammo through the same hole.

I hope to get out to 100-200 next friday. Like I said if it is on center torso at 200 or so yards I am happy as it's a fun gun.

I have my Savage set up as my teach me to really shoot scoped rifles gun.

Chris

 

[shoobe01]

Make sure you know your gun and scope so you can range and fire quickly. A good shooter behind a 2-3 moa gun can sure be a marksman. Get a rear-mounted peep sight so you can shoot quick even with the scope out of commission for any reason. I kinda hate the notch and post, and not just on AKs, either.

Were I being picky I'd mention that wood can change based on atmospheric conditions (humidity) and that the bipod is mount to, essentially, the barrel. Be a little careful to shoot it (pull down on stock, push into bipod) exactly the same way every time. Even with my floated, bolt-rifle (PSS) I can easily screw up the way the gun recoils and throw the shot off.

Oh, and it sure looks cool.

 

[Nightcrawler]

That is just bad@$$. I want one just like it!

How does it shoot from the left shoulder? Give it a try, would you? I've been very interested in a rifle/scope combo just like that...

 

[Flying V]

I had a similar thought, involving a Saiga 22" .308, but it doesn't look half so cool as the Vepr.

How hard is that particular Vepr .308 to find?

 

[Dave R]

Hmmm, looks like if the kids in "Red Dawn" had one of those, the movie would've been shorter.

(That's a compliment. )

 

[Deep Blue]

I've had a hankerin to do the same thing with my FAL, just need to get a proper scope. What kind of scope is that, anyway?

 

[Nightcrawler]

Russian PSO scope. Looks like a 4x24mm. Designed specifically for the AK siderail bracket. You can get the scopes that fit standard rings, though. They're good scopes and don't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Beetle Bailey]

Looks terrific ! Waiting for range report - can you also compare it to your M1A (IINM you recently got an M1A)?

 

[c_yeager]

From the looks of it the wood on that could be refinished into something REALLY pretty. Not that its ugly now or anything. It's actually a very cool looking rifle.

 

[Tomac]

Install a Red Star Arms adjustable trigger group, switch to the PSOP 8x42 scope, use match ammo and you just might be surprised at the accuracy....
Tomac

 

[TCD]

nice looking gun

 

[possenti]

Great looking rifle. Knob Creek rocks!

I took some friends down, and some of them made their first-ever gun purchases there. For the 8 of us who went, we came home with a dozen guns, about 10,000 rounds of ammo, and accesorries out the yin-yang!

Like kids in a giant candy store....

 

[raz-0]

very nice, definitely something I wouldn't mind having in the collection.

 

[Dionysusigma]

I'm very interested where that furniture came from. The only stuff I've seen for Saigas is synthetic, and that's good and all, but... man, that's a great looking gun ya got there.

 

[Flying V]

That's the stock furniture for the original Vepr .308 (pre Vepr II)

 

[cslinger]

The furniture is kind of odd. The rear thumhole stock is different then all the other VEPRs I have seen. It is more like the thumbhole on the Super VEPR then what I remember of the early standard VEPRs.

At any rate I really like the look and most of all it is a very comfortable feel.

Chris

 

[Flying V]

The POSP 8x42 arrived, resulting in this take on the budget DMR concept:

The rubber eyepiece is totally worthless while wearing glasses...it's only on for photo purposes.

Might anyone suggest a non barrel-clamp bipod which would work with this rifle?

 

[4v50 Gary]

Please guys, a range report.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Flying V: Your best bet might be to install a sling swivel on the foreend and get a Harris Bipod.

Are those PSOP scopes offset to the left, to the point where you can't use them firing from the left shoudler? Enquiring lefties want to know, guys!

 

[Flying V]

Just tried it left-handed. The scope is sufficiently offset that the rifle must be canted to bring the eye in line with the scope. I am not a real lefty, and holding the gun that way felt as odd as putting my shoes on the wrong feet, so take this for what it's worth.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Aww...man, that's tough. I was really hoping to eventually get a VEPR and put one of those cool PSOP scopes on there. But, it's probably offset too far to fire from the left shoulder. Being left handed and left-eye dominant, left handed shooting is obviously very important to me.