My AK-47 stock is too short. Advice welcome.

[Guest CJRogue]

So, my AK is a fairly standard Yugo version. Fun little plinker, but the dang stock is built for a little bitty feller. Has me bending my head/neck over in a really awkward way to look through the sights. I'm thinking a stock about a foot longer would do the trick.

Anyone else have this experience with these guns? Are they made for little people or something?

[Daniel]

a foot longer?

[Guest CJRogue]

a foot longer?

Naw, but at least 4 or 5 inches longer.

[mike_f]

When you said a foot I was going to suggest that you unfold it.

Seriously, my advice is to leave it the way it is for a while. I think about everyone initially thinks AK stocks are too short. I know I did. But after I got used to it I actually came to prefer it.

[Guest Todd@CIS]

I suspect that you shoot from some sort of bladed stance.

Try squaring your knees, hips, and shoulders more to the target. This usually makes the AK's shorter LOP about perfect.

[Guest bkelm18]

From what I understand, many AK stocks were designed to be fired with thick winter coats on and having your body squared off to the target. The stock on mine is a Warsaw length stock. It's fairly short for my size. I might end up changing it out for a NATO length stock which is about 2 inches longer I believe.

[Guest Wilson1]

I changed out the stock on my SAR-1 with a black polymer NATO length stock purchased from K-Var. I'm 6' tall and it fit me very well. I have since purchased a Saiga-12, converted it, and robbed the K-Var stock from the SAR-1, put it on the S-12 and it fits me very well in this application as well. I think I'm going to a triangle side folder from K-Var for the SAR-1 next.

Mike

[Guest TN.Frank]

From what I understand, many AK stocks were designed to be fired with thick winter coats on and having your body squared off to the target.

Bingo, we have a winner. If it were proper length to fire in a t-shirt then when you put on your winter gear it'd be way too long. Since there's very little recoil a short stock isn't really much of a problem with an AK. Now if it were a 300wsm you'd have to worry,LOL. You'll get use to it after a bit then you'll love how compact that shorter stock makes the rifle.

[Smith]

If you don't want to use a different stock get a recoil pad and it will add a bit of length. http://www.centerfiresystems.com/PADAKA02.aspx

[molonlabetn]

Capitalist pigs! The Motherland equips her army with only the best equipment suitable for the world's premier fighting force! It is not the stock which is too short, it is your arms which are too long! Now, stop complaining and go charge that machine-gun nest...

Seriously though, try squaring off your stance.

[Guest CJRogue]

Thanks, y'all. Before I adulterate the toy with some new whiz-bang parts I'll try squaring up. And, maybe, putting a coat on.

[Burboy]

I say if you want a longer stock, change it. Part of the beauty of an AK is how easy it is to swap the furniture around. Just hang on to the original stuff in case you decide to sell the rifle later.

[Auburn]

I wasn't comfortable with the Warsaw-length stock on my AK, so I swapped it for a NATO-length, plus added a 1" butt pad. I really could tell the difference after the mods.

[Guest db99wj]

First. you actually aim those things?

Capitalist pigs! The Motherland equips her army with only the best equipment suitable for the world's premier fighting force! It is not the stock which is too short, it is your arms which are too long! Now, stop complaining and go charge that machine-gun nest...

Seriously though, try squaring off your stance.

Secondly, They should fit me perfect, all my dress shirts and long sleeve button downs are too long for my arms...or are my arms to short for my sleeves...

[Guest Todd@CIS]

They should fit me perfect, all my dress shirts and long sleeve button downs are too long for my arms...or are my arms to short for my sleeves...

So your "GunShow" has a couple of snub-noses?

[ninja128]

maybe you could stuff your shirt............that worked for my sis in high school

[fizik]

maybe you could stuff your shirt............that worked for my sis in high school

lol, wow.....never thought about that having a practical purpose,

[Guest mrl4ng]

How tall are you? haha. Im 6'8'' and my ak feels a little short as well.

[Guest CJRogue]

6'0. I was once measured at 6' and 1/2 inch. A proud day for me for sure.

[Guest earthworm]

Todd@CIS is correct:squaring up to the target (think of it as an Isoceles pistol stance) should solve the problem.It feels awkward as hell & I find myself fighting stance & rifle when I should be concentrating on shooting but it DOES work.

Todd was nice enough to give me a 4-position collapsible (looks like the CAR) stock he wasn't using which allows me to adjust the LOP so I can use the traditional bladed-marksman stance:call me an old fogey but 40 years of habit are hard to break.Muchas Gracias el Todd-O!

www.centerfiresystems.com has a nice 3-mag chest rig for $9.99+s&h.Quality seems good & it beats the hell out of an over-the-shoulder-hanging-off-the-hip pouch or a shotgunner's vest (Todd,Dustin the attendees ta the last CIS Carbine class will know what I mean!).

[Guest earthworm]

Part # for the chest mag pouch is #108POU-aka-chest. www.centerfiresystems.com