Yugo Full Length Top Rail Version
This optic mount version is specifically for the factory Yugo side rail. Its top combo Picatinny / ACOG rail is 6 1/2 inches long to allow for placement of larger optics, or for those who need the optic placed further forward for proper eye relief. It weighs 7.1 ounces.
This Gen 2 version has a steel insert at the end of its dovetail channel to provide additional strength. The handle is also upgraded to stronger 7075 aluminum. Now you get the best of both worlds: aluminum construction for weight reduction, but steel for strength where it's needed.
2-in-1 top rail design accommodates Picatinny and ACOG based optics without need for an adapter.
Accepts our optional accessory side rail.
Features:
Dual-Axis Locking:
AK optic mounts secure to an AK receiver’s side rail by one of two main methods. The first method uses a rotating lever that has a contoured portion to rotate and lock into a corresponding cut-out in the side rail. Many of the traditional com-bloc optic mounts utilized this design and are broadly referred to as SVD styled mounts. This method is primarily securing the optic mount in the horizontal axis.
The second method utilizes a rotating lever to deform the bottom part of the mount to “crimp” onto the side rail. These mounts are not really quick release despite their labeling as such, and this mount deformation makes it difficult to resize the mount to a different side rail on a different rifle. The more modern approach to this method is to use the rotating lever to manipulate a spring loaded clamping bar to compress against the receiver’s side rail to make it quick release capable. These style mounts are prone to “walking” along the side rail with heavy shooting sessions as they only secure the optic mount in the vertical axis.
We have combined these two techniques in our patented design to firmly secure our optic mount to an AK’s side rail in both the vertical and horizontal axis to make it Dual Axis Locking. This secure attachment maintains optics zero even with sustained heavy shooting sessions. Our clamping bar is also longer than the other optics mounts on the market to provide additional clamping surface contact, and we use two springs in the clamping bar mechanism for increased clamping bar stability and true quick release capability.
Low Axis Over Bore:
The optic mount's low profile hugs the side of the AK receiver and the dust cover to deliver a low axis over bore placement. This allows simultaneous use of the rifle's iron sights if needed.
Our 12 sided proprietary locking bolt provides for a greater clamping bar tension range, twice that of most optic mounts on the market. This allows for true fine tuning of the clamping bar’s clamping force, and it also ensures proper fitting on side rails of slightly different dimensions on different AKs. Optics zero is maintained.
Compatibility:
AKM version optic mounts are specifically designed for the "standard pattern" AK side rail and our own side rail kit. It does not fit the Century Arms™ proprietary side rail that was found on some of their earlier AK rifles. The AKM version is also not compatible with a "Yugo" (Zastava) factory side rail as the Yugo pattern side rails are placed higher and further back on the receiver wall; thus, an optic mount for a standard pattern AK side rail will not sit on a factory Yugo side rail in the correct location over the dust cover. However, when a standard pattern AK side rail (like our AK Master Mount™ side rail) is added to a Yugo rifle or pistol, our optic mount can be used successfully (as is shown in the associated picture of our side rail kit installed on an Zastava PAP92).
The Yugo version optic mount is specifically designed to fit the factory Yugo side rail. It does not fit the standard AK side rail.
The VZ58 optic mount version is made specifically for the factory VZ58 side rail.
