Most info I seem to find is about the sporter model, where it actually says sporter on the gun. What, if any, is the difference between the sporter and one that simply says mak-90? Also, the sporters seem to have the date stamped on them as well, the numbers all appear to start with 92 or 94, but the non-sporter model does not seem to have this. Any info or good links about them would really be appreciated. I will say, the thumbhole is not too pretty, but the trigger is sweet.
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Mak-90 question
- Thread starter irishfan
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You can get rid of the thumbhole if you want, just have to watch the 922R parts count BS.... It is legal to do this, even in MA.
As far as the differences go, I've seen a lot of MAK-90s, and every one of them I've seen said SPORTER on it somewhere. There are other variants (eg, like the milled ones) but I think those are a lot rarer overall.
-Mike
As far as the differences go, I've seen a lot of MAK-90s, and every one of them I've seen said SPORTER on it somewhere. There are other variants (eg, like the milled ones) but I think those are a lot rarer overall.
-Mike
Yeah as of now I think I am fine with the thumbhole..ugly as hell, really ugly, but I dont have the time, and probably the ability to make it look decent and swapping 5 or 6 parts is a pain to me. I swear I have looked everywhere and cannot find the sporter or the date that most others seem to have. I am always curious on the background of any gun so this was just another example of that. I know all about why the sporter and all the rules and bs, I just was a bit baffled as to why this one seems to be different.
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Finalygotabeltfed
Changing out the parts isn't difficult, there are numerous people here who could help. A Tapco double hook trigger=3 parts, a new stock, a new pistol grip, some $3.00 magazine followers(yes magazine followers count as a US made part and so does the floor plate), if you're ambitious a new gas piston.
I have a couple of toilet seat Chinese AKs but I never use them as the thumhole is not comfortably amidextrous, its made for a right handed shooter and I shoot left handed so they are kept for use by my wife.
BTW, those thumbhole stocks are usually around for sale and pretty cheap to buy with all the ones changed out to regular AK stocks. I picked up a couple because both of mine cracked in the same place (top left where it meets the receiver) because when they were mated to the guns at whatever stage of their life, they were not properly inleted for the back of the receiver and the first few times they were fired they broke and that wood is completely impossible to glue back.
Well just looked again, no sporter anywhere on it, and has 2 different names of import. CA and in MA..numbers on gun match, but one is 5 digit, the others are 6, with a different digit to start. like 34567 and 634567. Interesting. Thanks for the reply, probably wont do it though as the trigger on it is awesome and id hate to get rid of that. I can deal with ugly since it shoots great.
Another thing to look for on MAK90s is whether you have a straight cut or a slant cut. If you have a straight cut receiver your options for putting good furniture on it increase dramatically.
BTW the Tapco G2 is also a "great" trigger (at least, by AK standards) so you won't "lose" anything by swapping it out. A lot of people have this fear, that they'll end up with one of those shitty
triggers typically encountered on a lot of AKs, but that simply is not the case.
-Mike
flintoid
Banned
MAK-90s come in all flavors because Mongolia had a butt load of rifles built that had to be converted due to the 1994 AWB. Evidently, at one time or another, CNGC was also welding up the third axis pin holes on their AKs for import (CHINER LOL) and some of them got in, and the ATF went hunting for them because of their attitude "once a machinegun always a machinegun" or some shit.
But when finding one of these magical converted MAKs, look at the rear trunnion area. If it looks like it was once a underfolder at one time of it's life, it is a rifle that existed as another form before being converted by CNGC and imported under Norinco Corp. If I ever saw a MAK with what looked like a underfolding cut out, I'd buy it and "make it born again."
These are not to be confused with the Operation Dragon Fire rifles.
But when finding one of these magical converted MAKs, look at the rear trunnion area. If it looks like it was once a underfolder at one time of it's life, it is a rifle that existed as another form before being converted by CNGC and imported under Norinco Corp. If I ever saw a MAK with what looked like a underfolding cut out, I'd buy it and "make it born again."
These are not to be confused with the Operation Dragon Fire rifles.
