Plastic Tapco furniture on ak or OG wood?

[Shadowtengu]

Which is better, lighter, and more useful for home defense.

[oaklander]

I have some nice plum K-Var that I haven't installed yet.

It's a little lighter than the wood (about an ounce or so for the buttstock). . .

It might be more durable than the wood.

And you can get plastic furniture that has a longer buttstock than stock AK wood. . .

BUT - you can get replacement wood furniture that has a long buttstock too!

I think it boils down to what you like.

There are railed "tactical" fore ends for the AK - I think UTG makes one. Even though it's *cough* airsoft, it has gotten good reviews.

So if you want to mount a flashlight or something - that might be a good choice. . .

My call is to refinish the wood that came with the gun (or the kit) - using my famous "meth red" recipe!!!

[Shadowtengu]

Huh....so does using plastic furniture actually do anything except make it lighter? I'm talkin no tatical stuff just all plastic replacement furniture.

[oaklander]

That's about it. . .

If you have Romy wood - that stuff can be made beautiful with a little elbow grease!

Do a search on "meth red" on this site and look at the pics on the last page. . .

EDIT: it does add US parts for your 922(r) parts count (if you use US furniture). . .

But most people can get by with a US receiver, FCG, and MB (and no PG).

Huh....so does using plastic furniture actually do anything except make it lighter? I'm talkin no tatical stuff just all plastic replacement furniture.

[hoozaru]

OLL AK for homedefense???

I would suggest a saiga or SKS in case popo wants to confiscate it afterwards

[roor1200]

just my opinion, but an ak is a bit much for home defense. some thoughts to think about, over penetration. there are a few vids on you tube and it clearly shows a fmj 7.62x39 going through concrete blocks. as for me, i would want to put the intruder down but at the same time not accidentally hit a family member or neighbor. shotguns are great tools of defense. also as stated above, more than likely the police will confiscate your tool of defense. it would be a sad thing to have it taken away from you. but if you do decide on it still, wood vs plastic imo aint much of a major difference. i say go with wood, it just has that classic "this is an AK, so dont mess with me!" look to it

[scotthmt]

have one in all wood and one in all black plastic. Different tastes for different days.

[RedDawn]

Stick to the wood set. You'll end up going back to it anyways.

[xrMike]

have one in all wood and one in all black plastic. Different tastes for different days.

That's what I'm gonna do. It's the perfect solution to the problem.

[Q]

Tapco! I think tdi makes nicer handguards. I would stick with wood especially with a 762. You could buy a east german fiber/plastic set, those are lighter than wood but more fragile.