Thougts on this AK scope mount

[chris in va]

http://www.kalinkaoptics.com/detail.aspx?ID=255

I've had my Saiga for about a year now, and decided it's time to mount a red dot. My friend has an Arsenal AK with that side mount black/red dot contraption, but it sits too high and off to the side for my liking.

I *think* something low mount would work best so I can get a decent cheek weld. Those of you that mount optics on your AK, please give advise before I consider buying this. My eyes aren't the greatest, and I already have red dots on my HiPoint carbine and CZ Kadet.

BTW I'm a little confused on the description. They seem to have two versions, SVD mount and AK style.

 

[briansmithwins]

I'm using a similar mount: the Belorussian BP-02. I modified mine by removing the rail and mounting a 30mm ring directly to the frame. That got the red dot (PK-23) even lower.

It works pretty good. One downside is if the mount is too low (like the BP-02) you'll have to dismount the scope in order to clean the rifle.

BSW

 

[SSN Vet]

I'm wondering if you'd be better off with the Kobra red dot mounted directly to the side mount.

the Weaver rail seam to unnecessarily add to the overall height.

 

[rbernie]

I have a bunch of the BP02s, and they are pretty darn low - about as low as you can get in a generic mount that's not optic-specific.

 

[elmerfudd]

I actually don't think that mount will work. It appears to be about 1/2" shorter than the BP-02 which already sits less than 1/4" above the dust cover.

I believe that particular mount is made for SVD's, PSL's and the Saiga 100 series which all happen to have their rails mounted about 1/2" higher on the receiver than typical AK's do.

 

[H2O MAN]

I looked at those and decided the UltiMAK gas tube optic mount was a much better piece.

 

[chris in va]

I believe that particular mount is made for SVD's, PSL's and the Saiga 100 series which all happen to have their rails mounted about 1/2" higher on the receiver than typical AK's do.

That's what is confusing me about the description. It plainly states there's one for the SKS/SVD, and the other for AK and variants.

The AK ‘V’ clamp can easily be mounted to any of these rifles with the standard side rail: AK-47, AK-74, Vepr, Saiga, K-var, KBI, Hesse, Century and Arsenal USA copies, Romak1/2, SLR-93, SLR-95, SLR-101, MK-11, SAR, WUM, SA85M, WASR (check for installed rail), Maddi, Norinco and Poly-Tech copies. The SVD/SKS clamp will fit any of these rifles with the standard side rail: SVD, SKS, NDM-96, Russian Tigr, Romak-3, SSG-97 and PSL rifles.

 

[elmerfudd]

Here's how I see it. That mount looks about 1/2" shorter than the BP-02, which just clears the dust cover by about 1/8". The mount pictured below it appears to be the BP-04 which will sit about 3/4" above the dust cover.

Now, if I mount my BP-02 on my PSL, it sits about 2/3" above the dust cover, so I imagine that the mount pictured in your link is a low mount for SVD/PSL/SKS type rails.

I would simply order a BP-02. They're good solid mounts and you won't have to wonder whether you ordered the right one or not.

 

[elmerfudd]

Also, look at the side views of the BP-02 that Briansmithwins posted. You can see in those pictures that the BP-02 just barely clears things, yet it also has an extra 1/2" of so of rise to it.

 

[MechAg94]

IMO, I think you need to take a look at the Kobra red dot scope from Tantal. It comes with or w/o an integral side mount. It mounts low on my Saiga and works great. About $200. You can buy the BP02 mounts from Tantal also, but I don't see a reason why you should.

http://tantal.kalashnikov.guns.ru/