Ak74 Optics?

[rsvpiper]

Anyone have recommendations for a Russian style optic/scope to suit an AK74?

 

[Adolf Hamster]

depends, budget? theme for a particular decade? magnified/unmagnified?

if you're looking for inspiration then have a look here at some of the steampunk insanity on the table:

https://russianoptics.net

unfortunately with the exception of the PSO, PK-A and the Kobra you're kind of stuck when it comes to repros (a statement i am happy to be corrected on if said correction comes with shop links)

there are 2 versions i've seen for the PK-A, there's the nuprol version (which really doesn't look nice even from a distance) or this version which looks the part although the internals aren't particularly fancy:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07KVN2GQ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

my advice be careful how you treat that one, sadly the connection on mine died and it seems to be impossible to access it to re-solder without damaging the thing

aside from that you're looking at having to get the real deal, especially for some of the weirder designs.

fortunately quite a lot of the russian optics are not only still being made, but aren't completely insane pricing at least compared to western optics.

i'm not long after ordering one of these bad boys which should hopefully confuse the shit out of people wondering what the hell it is:

https://russianarmyshop.eu/russian-red-dot-scopes/1275-npz-pk-1-1p63-obzor.html

 

[strykerles]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07KVN2GQ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I missed out on one of those on ebay recently, went for £92 in the end

I use one of these

https://jdairsoft.net/sotac-gear-cm-style-red-dot-sight-black

looks similar to the kobra but without the side mount

 

[Adolf Hamster]

I missed out on one of those on ebay recently, went for £92 in the end

yeah, not cheap even as a repro, but whilst the internals are cheap chinese red dot territory (hello parallax) the externals at least are very good, which for airsoft is pretty much 90% of what you want an optic to do anyway.

looks similar to the kobra but without the side mount

there are rail mount versions of the kobra, although personally i'm not a fan of the C-more style sights.

there have been a couple of legit kobras popping through the classifieds now and again, sadly never synchronised with me having money

 

[strykerles]

@Adolf Hamster got a mosin that needs a sight? ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sight-optics-old-USSR-Red-Army-WWII-sickle-and-hammer-Mosin-Sniper-Russia/303818491865?hash=item46bcfe47d9:g:yyYAAOSwDDdelMU9

 

[Adolf Hamster]

@Adolf Hamster got a mosin that needs a sight? ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sight-optics-old-USSR-Red-Army-WWII-sickle-and-hammer-Mosin-Sniper-Russia/303818491865?hash=item46bcfe47d9:g:yyYAAOSwDDdelMU9

a mate of mine does.

although it can be quite the lottery buying russian stuff, always use paypal.