SilentStalker
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Ok, so I have this new AK74 that someone talked me into getting. I am an AR guy. Anyways I want to mount a red dot to this thing but there doesn't seem to be a good way to do so unless you use the claw deal that mounts to the side of the receiver. I can see why the Russians did this because this is the only true way you could retain zero after breaking down the weapon for cleaning. However, I am not a fan of the claw mount so that is probably out for me. The Texas Weapon Instruments dust cover is cool but suffers the same problem of losing zero every time you remove the dust cover. Then I looked at mounting it on the forearm area on a rail system like the midwest industries and the ultimak rail. Both of these are nice but you would be mounting the sight onto the rail that is essentially on the gas tube. Again, if you shoot corrosive ammo then it is recommended to remove the gas tube for cleaning. So, there is no real good way to mount an optic to the AK as far as I can see. So, what do you guys like the best and why? I like the Ultimak but to get he bottom rail and the top deal is going to cost like $300-$400 whereas the Midwest Industries deal is less than half that.