Magpul MOE AK furniture on C39V2 tips.

[deerslayer303]

This handgaurd is a major PITA to get on. The two rivets that hold the inner heat shield inside the handgaurd is a monster to get by the rear sight base. I got it installed but it takes a plastic mallet to do it. A quick Google search revealed others having the same trouble. Now the Butt stock is a very tight fit. There is some plastic flashing that you can trim to make it go in tight but not having to use a hammer. And the upper hand guard is the same way. Where it meets the bottom handgaurd is a little long and I couldn't get the lever to push down. So I had to remove it and carefully used a knife and shave a little off the bottom and that did the trick to get it to go on. Just wanted to make this thread to maybe give other V2 owners a heads up. Sorry about not taking some pics of the areas to trim. But if you install this furniture and prefit it you will clearly see the areas to trim.

 

[Fishbed77]

AKs are not ARs. Parts will almost always need some fitting.

The C39V2 is a American-made civilian-market commercial design, so there are no standardized specifications it is being made to. Even among the various military models of AK/AKM, dimensional details varied widely.


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[deerslayer303]

Yeah I figured with the shear number of different AK manufacturers Magpul takes a "in general" approach to manufacturing aftermarket furniture. With the fitting required the good thing is, its super solid and that I like. This is my first AK and I was kinda expecting it to just go on without a hitch. But if everything was cut an dry it wouldn't be any fun. I enjoy tinkering with them as much as shooting.

 

[smee78]

That looks great, congrats. I am going to install the Magpul set on one of my AK's and cant decide weather to go with the fixed stock or the folder. I guess the only way to get a good fit on most guns is to make them a little "oversized" so they can be trimmed to fit tight. I would rather have it this way that loose and falling off.

 

[deerslayer303]

HEY smee78!! Long time no see my friend. I dropped by the shop the other day. But my favorite salesman that seems to get me into trouble was nowhere to be found. Lol.