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oilwellfixer71,
Verified Owner
from NM, United States
Written on September 14, 2025
Nice fit and finish, ads a modern look and feel to an old gun. With the Zhukov stock she looks great. Now for a few Buba accessories, and TWS rail. 1 drawback, you got to cut lower handguard retainer off.
Would recommend: Yes
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JMFDB,
Verified Owner
from OH, United States
Written on August 4, 2024
Will fit but you must dremel out a good bit of polymer from the underside where it abuts the receiver
Would recommend: Yes
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Trent,
Verified Owner
from AZ, United States
Written on July 28, 2024
Wonderful handguard for my ak, it's sturdy and slick-looking. Just be ready cause it ain't light. One thing to note, however, if your ak has a front sling mount built onto the barrel you will have to get a dremel and lob it off.
Would recommend: Yes
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ZEllis,
Verified Owner
from OH, United States
Written on December 30, 2022
At the end of the installation, the look is great. There were some minor annoyances with getting to that stage however.
Yes, if you have a traditional handgaurd and sling point, youll be taking a dremmel to your AK.
I had to trim some of the inner heatshield to accommodate the gas tube when reinstalling.
BUT outside of those small things this is a very comfortable handguard with ample room to add rail segments.
Pros:
- Comfortable
- Rail Accessories
- Instructions easy to follow
- Looks & functional
Cons:
- Modification likely needed
Would recommend: Yes
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KenC,
Verified Owner
from NV, United States
Written on November 9, 2021
First and foremost, I’m very happy with my purchase of this extended handguard made my Magpul. Installation was bit challenging if you don’t have a dremel tool. But if you’re a handyman you can install this with ease. Yes you will have to do some modification on your barrel, before you even try to purchase this, I recommend you watching YouTube videos just so you can familiarize yourself and get the hang of it. But once it’s installed, your AK47 will definitely feel like a new rifle. All I can say Magpul always excels on their products two thumbs up.
Would recommend: Yes
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Red Stick,
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from LA, United States
Written on February 26, 2021
Perfect fit for my WASR-3. Makes it look like it is worth something! The long hand guard has a finely finished aluminum heat shield that bolts to the barrel and fits snugly. You will be glad you did.
Would recommend: Yes
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Macd,
from MA, United States
Written on October 3, 2020
Typical made in America magpul quality. Piece looks great. I’m actualy using this on a kel-tec su16 and with a little work fits beautifully. I love magpul parts and use them where ever I can. Definitely dressed my gun up and added a lot of versility.
Would recommend: Yes
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dead eye bry,
from NV, United States
Written on May 7, 2020
Still buying magpul for all my ak's and ar's . This one went on my 20 1/2 " vepr in 7.62x54r looks badass now .All done in magpul fde . Had to grind out aluim.clamps to fit larger barrle. THe hogue fde grip matches perfectly.
Would recommend: Yes
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Chris,
Verified Owner
from MS, United States
Written on May 7, 2020
I was tired of the old pic rails I had on my Ak so after some research I found this rail system. I love everything about it. The hardest part was cutting the sling point off. But with all that being said I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a Ak upgrade.
Would recommend: Yes
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Ivan,
from TX, United States
Written on September 1, 2019
Well I purchased a century VSKA on a whim back in July of 2019, when shooting it I noticed that the hand guard got too hot to hold.... at least for me. My solution was the magpul Zhukov extended handguard in the Plum coloration. Having never owned an AK platform and doing little reading prior to purchasing one I assumed it was going to be easy to switch out the old one and put in this new one. That was not the case. I had to cut off the “dog collar” for the original forend, then cut the sling loop off the gas block, and finally I had to cut out a portion of the aluminum bedding block to make it all fit together. All together though it was much worth it, it’s very rugged and aesthetically pleasing. I will say though, my life is changing, I used to be an AR fanboy, now days I hang out in a green and red Adidas track suit with cheap smokes and vodka.
Pros:
- Keeps your hand from burning on the gas block
Would recommend: Yes
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