“slight” fitting required - Magpul Industries Zhukov Extended Handguard, AK47/AK74

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.