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In a time where the 5.45mm rifle market is through the roof when even a basic a bulgarian 74 parts kit costs over a thousand dollars. You still want one, fucked up, right?

This rifle is no surprise, you’ve been seeing me shoot it for the past couple months now. It’s a Bulgarian 1980s pattern AKS-74N. S for folding stock, N for the side rail.

I can’t lie, I mostly picked up this built rifle because I didn’t want to take time with a Russain 74M build. But a fringe benefit of getting an older type rifle is that you can still modernize it up, then downgrade it when you have to get a little more historical, like for a Soviet Afgan war reenactment. That 74M build isn’t a good look for time traveling. 

Like the AKSU video, the point of this is to inform about the accessories and articulate the feeling of this rifle with the modernization. A modernization that is inspired by the rifles I see in use by Chechen and Russian special forces. This time, you’d be a lot more justified in saying this rifle is westernized, as it represents something a little more near peer to the block ii M4 sopmod modernizations. 

Again, I’d like to thank Grey-shop.RU as this video wouldn’t have been possible without their support. You can get a 7% discount on all of their products with the code Benj7 

Like a sopmod M4, the weight is increased substantially, with this 74 coming in at 13 pounds, more than double the stock 6. I can feel myself growing stronger every time I use this rifle. But that weight also helps damper recoil to the point of nonexistence. The weight combined with the DTK flash hider and the toned down gas from the KNS piston make this rifle feel like a gas airsoft gun. The bullets travel flat and the rifle stays flat after every shot. Even after rapid fire with the four pound AKT trigger, the gun is extremely controllable. 

The biggest sum change besides the increased weight of this rifle is the optics. An EXPS 3 eotech combined with a G33 times 3 magnifier are supported by a B-13 rail. This enables comfortable accurate shooting at all ranges. I found that the B13 rail maintains its zero even after detaching and reattaching to the rifle. 

Talking about the increased ergonomics I’ve got a rubber gen 2 RK-3 grip replacing the standard pistol grip. The new gen RK-3 features an unscrewable door for storage at the bottom of the grip. I’ve got an RK-1 vertical grip mounted as well. We experimented with a B-25U mount on a normal rifle with the FSB video. But the actual purpose of the 25 is for machine gunners to keep their arm clear of the box magazine, and it isn’t really as comfortable as a grip on a normal rifle. Though it might help with drum mags. 

Lastly about ergonomics I’ve got a PT-1 gen 2 zenitco stock mounted. The new gen stock has different screws for the cheek rest adjustment. It folds and locks into place no problem. However I’ve noticed that both gen 1 and gen 2 PT-1 stocks get this superficial crack right here. I’ve been monitoring that crack and it isn’t in an area that affects anything and hasn’t gotten any larger since I’ve noticed it. Still, zenitco, pls fix. 

The B10 handguard mounts the RK-1, the KV-5P laser switch, the B-19N, and the ridiculous kleh-2U. The B-19N is the reason why I had my gas tube wood removed during the helmet video, it has a Gen 2 Perst 4 mounted on top. This new gen Perst 4 is new gen so it can work with the new series of zenitco switches like the KV-5P. The switch allows you to dial the laser’s strength and lock it into place if you’re worried about burning your night vision. Besides this it matches the gen 1 with duel visible, IR laser that are slaved to each other for zeroing without night vision. It also has a strobe feature for some reason.

That big kleh flashlight puts out around 370 lumens. It has a low power setting as well as a strobe feature. Though it cannot mount on anywhere besides the 3o’clock position as the head gets in the way of anywhere else unless you have a gooseneck rail or something. 

For further upgrades, I’d really like to get a Perst-3 laser with illuminator and replace the ridiculous kleh light with a duel white light/Ir flood. I don’t have any IR flood or IR illuminator on the rifle right now and if I wanted to match with the abilities of a block 2 M4 that would be a good idea. That and a suppressor, but I’ll save that latter point for its own video. 

Now, I did subtly note that this was the main configuration for this rifle but there is an alternative configuration for war games. The reason why I went with a side rail mount instead of the forward mounting B33 top cover for this rifle was because I need to mount a grenade launcher. That launcher you saw in the anti terror, terror video is called Tag-15. Its a CO2 powered launcher that shoots various explosive, or smoke projectiles at extremely long distances, direct or indirect. 

Because of the loss of the B10, I’ve attached an ultimak scout rail to replace the B19N and an Axiom Cobra in order to still mount a flashlight. 

This alternate configuration moves some of the weight back to the center of the gun and works alright even if it makes me feel a little ridiculous with the flashlight on the left side. 

Like with the AKSU, I was able to get a special deal on the parts for this rifle, so I’m going to use general market prices to calculate cost. 

Again, thanks very much to Grey-shop.ru for providing me with the parts. And thanks all of you for your support during these recent months. I hope to receive your continued support for my next projects, witch will prove to be even more insane.