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T6e9a:
I have been trying to figure out what I want to do in terms of optics for my CYMA AKS74MN. I currently have a side rail mount and am running my VisionKing Shortdot scope on it. I feel it is very heavy and cumbersome and could be streamlined a bit. I have always been partial to putting a more "traditional"/etc optic on it such as a PSO-1 or POSP to keep with that look. I'm curious how I should go about it.

I'm primarily looking for some magnification, preferably no higher than 4x(nice eye relief is a plus), not concerned about it being illuminated, for it to properly fit on my platform and not have alignment issues.
In looking at PSO/POSP replicas, they usually run around $100-$120 range, and most don't have the greatest reviews, as well are mostly advertised for the SVD/Dragunov platform(which has a lower clearance than an AK from what I can tell from research and some hands on). And the real deal is MUCH more than I'm will to pay as I'm not THAT devoted to it.
If anyone has had any experiences with any, please share! Not looking for the best, but something decent and affordable.

If nothing renders in that search, I have considered other more direct mounts for the shortdot, but am unsure how fitment and clearances would be with some thing like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Midwest-Industries-30mm-Sight-MI-AK-RD/dp/B0097A9UEG
Which is quite a bit to drop on just a mount, which I'm unsure will even fit properly. (It will fit the scope diameter, butI not sure how the rest of the scope would be, if interfering with the dust cover or iron sights or other parts of the externals)

My current issue is that I can't put it far enough forward to be comfortable, where I can lean into my gun and see what I need to. Possibly a rear sight rail? But how sturdy are those? Has anyone had any experience with them?

House:
Some neat optics specifically for AKs include PK-As (PK-AVs are less common but apparently better), 1P63 Obzor, 1P76 rakurs, and kobras just to name a few. Alternatively you could get a side mounted rail and mount whatever optic you please. I dig PK-As personally, pic related.

T6e9a:
Thanks for the input, I'll have to look those up and see if any might tickle my fancy. I currently have been running a side mounted rail and the short dot on top of that.

luke213:
Not directly AK platforms but I'll tell ya I've found optics once you get above a light red dot quickly make a fairly light rifle allot more bulky and heavy. Just the nature of the beast to some degree. I just threw that low zoom scope on my M4 and that typically is my nice mid weight platform, though it also has a 203 on it. Combination of that scope and the 203 has made it quite a bit more bulky. Probably going to have to decide if I'll keep the scope on there since it replaced an EO Tech and that setup worked fine.

Either way I'm not sure you'll lower the bulk without going down in size of the optic itself some to offset that bulk. Sort of like handguns that I deal with in holsters, a small amount of size/weight can make a big difference in carry for allot of guys. In general sometimes it's surprising how much difference it actually makes when you try it out.

Take care!

Luke

T6e9a:
At this rate, I'm considering scratching any optics and just having a monocular or binocular for spotting and go back to point shooting and leading bbs in.

But I will see if I can find a decent kobra/replica.

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