LCT AK Receiver question

[Austeyr]

I've had a look through the LCT catalogue and can't find anything so figured ask the hive mind.

 

I'm looking for an LCT replica AK that can take the AIMS style stock - Now for the hard part... without the side mount for an optic.

 

Anybody know of a model that I may have missed? Ideally 47/74 length barrel but it really doesn't matter.

 

[Adolf Hamster]

Afaik the aims stock mounts to the standard wood stock tang, so a standard 47 should fit the bill.

[mightyjebus]

side mounts are usually bolted or riveted to the side of the receiver and can be drilled off. Wire stocks on AK's came in 4 versions, Romanian, Polish, Egyptian and Hungarian and all 4 are different. The Romanian and Polish look very similar but the difference is that the polish version used a button for folding whereas the Romanian one used a lever. The Maadi is similar to the Hungarian version but instead of a T shaped butt stock, had a triangle shaped piece of metal. There is more nerdy detail I could go in to but that's a general rule. One other thing to consider is all wire side folders were built on AKM's and not milled receiver AK's. 

 

In airsoft you can find 3 of the 4 stocks as aftermarket parts (no one makes a Maadi)

 

EDIT - I forgot to mention East German but these were just a copy of the Polish one

Edited 12 hours ago by mightyjebus

[GeorgePlaysAirsoft]

Take all of this with a pinch of salt, I have an AIMS out of the box but not sure on everything else.

 

LCT make the AKM and the AKMN/AKMNV  (which has the side rail). I had a quick google and it does seem that lots of retailers will sell the AKMN as the AKM and generally get the models mixed up. For example Fire Support sell the "LCT LCKM AKM NV" which is just the AKM, so no side rail.

 

Again not sure but I think the AK47 stock tang is at different angle to the AKM so the folding stock may look wonky.

[Austeyr]

2 hours ago, mightyjebus said:

I forgot to mention East German

 

That's the style I'm going with but using the AIMS as a stand in for ease and cost effectiveness lol

3 hours ago, Adolf Hamster said:

Afaik the aims stock mounts to the standard wood stock tang

That's what I thought too, just wanted to be 100% sure!

2 hours ago, GeorgePlaysAirsoft said:

For example Fire Support sell the "LCT LCKM AKM NV" which is just the AKM, so no side rail.

I noticed that when I was looking last night. Sent them an email to confirm just waiting on a message back

[Colin Allen]

18 minutes ago, Austeyr said:

That's the style I'm going with but using the AIMS as a stand in for ease and cost effectiveness lol

Like this?

[Austeyr]

6 minutes ago, Colin Allen said:

Like this?

 

I hate you so much 😂

Seeing yours at Splatoon is what got me interested in building one, then inevitably looking into East Germany 😂

Edited 9 hours ago by Austeyr

[ButcherBill]

6 hours ago, Austeyr said:

I hate you so much 😂

Seeing yours at Splatoon is what got me interested in building one, then inevitably looking into East Germany 😂

Too much hate in this world, besides Colin offered to sell this to me for £199 + postage.

[Austeyr]

1 minute ago, ButcherBill said:

Too much hate in this world, besides Colin offered to sell this to me for £199 + postage.

 

Dang, I only have £198.99 😔

[ButcherBill]

Just now, Austeyr said:

Dang, I only have £198.99 😔

Not for long