Reviews - Hogue AK-47/AK-74 Standard Chinese and Russian, Forend w/ OverMolded Rubber Gripping area 74004 Reviews - 1H-SK-74004

Author: pancho from ogden, ut on May 8, 2012
Pros:  all great i shoot 400 rounds throu my ak n it barely got warm unlike the old wood handgrip after 150 rounds u couldnt touch it bare handed
Would recommend:  yes

pancho wrote:

very happy with it an easy to install

Author: eazy79 (verified customer) from Lawrenceville Ga on Feb 25, 2012
Pros:  Good grip
Cons:  Loose fit
Would recommend:  yes

eazy79 wrote:

Highly recommended. Had a loose fit but all in all good product for the price

Author: Robert Borg from Phoenix, AZ on Dec 25, 2011
Pros:  Wide rubber grip with a great feel
Cons:  Slight amount of tweaking to get it rock solid tight
Would recommend:  yes

Robert Borg wrote:

Throw the junk wood grips away. This grip is much wider on the bottom, and feels great. The top is composite but who cares. You don't grip the top of the rifle and the barrel goes through the bottom piece. Regarding the upper or lower being loose: All AK's are slight different. The fix is simple. My lower was a bit loose, solved with a small piece of duct tape wrapped/attached to the front were it mounts to the rifle. Problem solved. Nothing moves. Upper and lower are rock solid. Get this grip. You will not be disapointed.

Author: Rob P (verified customer) , Former Marine, ex-cop and target/plinker, from Rockton, IL on Sep 23, 2011
Pros:  Easy to install, extremely comfortable
Cons:  No top heat shield
Would recommend:  yes

Rob P wrote:

I have a Romanian WASR 10/63 double stack that this was put on. It is a pretty straight forward installation and was done in no time. I don't recall having to tweak anything to get it into place. MAN IS THIS GRIP COMFORTABLE! The rubber feel like it melts into your hand so you can shoot all day in comfort. It also has a much wider bottom than the original wood furniture, adding to the comfort level. You can choose to leave off the bottom rails (which I did). The gas tube cover ships with 2 pieces, 1 railed, 1 without so you can choose if you want the rails or not. They are molded, one-piece covers, so there's no rail screws to loosen up over time. The only down side is that there is no metal heat shield on the top piece, so that get warm in a hurry. I ended up drilling out some of the metal in the bottom heat shield and Dremelling some others to allow for more airflow, it helped a bit. The way it ships is a far improvement over the originals (but there's always room for tinkering). All ...
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Author: sawingraham from Graham Washington on Jul 20, 2011
Pros:  Very easy to install. Two options for the upper. Looks great.
Cons:  Top is plastic and could fit a little tighter.
Would recommend:  yes

sawingraham wrote:

Fit my Mak90 with no problems.This took about 10 minutes to install. I would not mount any optics on the top but that's not why I ordered it. Overall appearance is great and feels comfortable. I would like to see a rubber upper like the lower but well worth the price I paid.

Author: DorkyD from Indianapolis, IN on Jun 26, 2011
Pros:  Looks nice and has rails
Cons:  Not very sturdy. Needs to be re-designed!
Would recommend:  yes

DorkyD wrote:

This simply does not lock up as well as it should. I will probably keep it on, until I find a better solution. It looks and feels great. I like it that you can put rails on as you desire, but it is just not as sturdy as it should be. It needs more plastic connecting to the receiver to help it lock up better. The top cover is not near tight enough to put an optic on it. Just not my favorite! Sorry Hogue try again!