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Old September 15th, 2013, 20:47   #1
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AK74 tactical flashlight mount.. homebrew style.

In prep for an upcoming OP that takes place largely at night, I wanted to get a tac-light mount for my LCT AK74 - but one that wasn't cheap and cheesy in fabrication on the commercial level, and i didn't want to change out the classic wood foregrip for a tactical grip either.. I've been working on this for a while now - actually two, for another person also attending the OP with a VFC AK74. I'm hoping his dimensions are the same..

About 50 hrs (!) all told on the two pieces.. yeah, i have a lot of spare time to tinker in the garage/in front of the computer using files, a drill press, and hack saws.. that's pretty much it in terms of tools used.

take one RAP4 useless piece of crap, and cut it apart, file the hell out of them and mount each on a base-plate...







.. and the (almost finished) photos taken a few minutes ago.. I just need to lay a few coats of flat black on them.. thought i'd take the photos pre-painting for better contrast.











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Old September 15th, 2013, 23:44   #2
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Very nicely done. Can we see a few more angles of it mounted? Looks very sleek well done sir
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Old September 16th, 2013, 00:01   #3
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Wow looks good man! I can see you selling a couple dozen of those
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Old September 16th, 2013, 00:04   #4
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I'll take a few more photos of better angles/lighting tomorrow.. just noticed a few are a touch blurry..
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Old September 16th, 2013, 00:07   #5
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Wow looks good man! I can see you selling a couple dozen of those
Not at 50 hrs for a pair, unfortunately.. however, if the demand was there.. perhaps things could be streamlined... but certainly a better mount than the so-called universal barrel mounts that i've seen, which pretty much universally don't fit anything well.. of course, if this was real steel.. it would have to be of steel fabrication, not aluminium...
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Old September 16th, 2013, 10:30   #6
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http://dx.com/p/universal-metal-flas...m-2-pack-10761

works on every AK I have except AKS-74u.
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Old September 16th, 2013, 22:31   #7
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http://dx.com/p/universal-metal-flas...m-2-pack-10761

works on every AK I have except AKS-74u.
Yes, saw that.. that's the one of the one's i was thinking of. Don't believe you can retain the cleaning rod, and aesthetically it's "off" to me. Also, i wanted to utilize a 20mm rail mount tac-light with remote - which i already have..

I like my "Libyan Machinist's Special", better
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Old September 16th, 2013, 22:40   #8
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Yes, saw that.. that's the one of the one's i was thinking of. Don't believe you can retain the cleaning rod, and aesthetically it's "off" to me.
sure you can. it would simply stick out the side just like your 50 hr hunk of metal
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Old September 16th, 2013, 22:47   #9
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A drk INForce WML would look killer with the mount.
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Old September 16th, 2013, 23:02   #10
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sure you can. it would simply stick out the side just like your 50 hr hunk of metal


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A drk INForce WML would look killer with the mount.
That indeed, it would..
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Old September 19th, 2013, 19:14   #11
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As per MMatersk's request, more photo's of the finished, mounted, err.. mount. Any other angles you want, please let me know Mike.














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Old September 19th, 2013, 19:29   #12
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Bill looks solid keep up the good work. Next hill game bring it out I want to see this.
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Old September 20th, 2013, 07:12   #13
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Hit that hex screw head with a black sharpie!
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