AK scope side mout?

[novass]

I did a search and couldnt find it what do they call that mount?Does it work good?Im building a ak how and when do i put one one?

[SVT-40]

It's called a "base". Yes the factory types work well. It's riveted on during assembly and requires two additional rivets.

The "mount" attaches to the base and holds the scope.

[five.five-six]

I have a dustcover with one mounted to it... never used it though

[Alex$]

There are screw on types to add on after riveting.

[Richard Erichsen]

I did a search and couldnt find it what do they call that mount?Does it work good?Im building a ak how and when do i put one one?

The correct way to do it is to rivet it in with short rivets. The location for the rivets is established when you place the base over the axis pins (which is what the circular relief cuts are for - they clear the axis pins). Mark the location of the holes in the base with a suitable implement, remove the FCG components drill the holes. You will need a steel block to place inside the receiver so that you can crush the rivet heads. A steel ball bearing in the cup of a rivet head jig will squeeze them very nicely. They should be flat on the inside, which a simple steel plate (or stack of plates) will do nicely. The only precaution is to set the position based on the location of the axis pins with the pins in place and a hairs breadth distance from each. This allows you to remove and re-insert the axis pins without having to fight with them, or take a dremel to the edges to fix what could have been avoided.

A final precaution - check for flatness before installing. A lot of the lower cost bases (Tapco) are far from flat. Mine looked like potato chips and had to be filed to straighten them out. Use a level to check and a bastard file to fix the surface if needed.

R

[novass]

OK guys thanks i found them for sale now.im still building my rifle together so install should be easy.