Aftermarket AK iron sights

[puška m70]

Anyone like and luck with the ghost ring/peep type replacement rear sight leaves on AKs?



I see this type and it looks like target acquisition would be a bit faster, but the notch and line of sight through the circle is a lot (like 4x) larger than the typical AK rear notch. Big rings + a short sight radius = maybe not so great accuracy. Would it be worse with one of those tiny KNS precision balls/thinner sight posts? Is it enough of a difference to make a difference within practical AK-iron sight use distances?

 

[Deleted member 67409]

I wouldn't waste money on that.

The way to handle peep sights on AK-style rifles is on or near the dust cover, like the Valmet and Galil. However, these days, you'd be better off with mounting a red dot either on a dust cover mount, a side mount, or a gas tube mount, depending on what kind of AK you have. A red dot is going to allow faster target acquisition. You can also use red dots at night a lot easier than iron sights (aperture or open).

 

[Sunny]

Your sight is good. I have the complete closed O-ring, which is ok for fast target acquisition (i.e. steel targets), but I've since moved onto benched casual-shooting. The open top should make it easier to get the front sight acquired while still getting elevation lined up.
The other issue I had with the AK ghost ring, is the distance from the eye. Your eyes will be tempted to focus on the rear sight and not the front.

 

[moojpg2]

XS makes express style AK sights, I like them, but with the smaller front dot. The Big Dot is too big on a rifle. Otherwise, I'd stick with the original sights.