In the website for Cherry Ridge the range rules specify all firearms must have an action that can be locked open, understandably for when the line goes safe/cold. Whats the standard for making the AK safe without a LRBHO feature? Is it ok just to chamber a flag and let the bolt rest up to it, do you need to wedge a stick in there or what?

i put a chamber flag in and take the magazine out

In the website for Cherry Ridge the range rules specify all firearms must have an action that can be locked open, understandably for when the line goes safe/cold. Whats the standard for making the AK safe without a LRBHO feature? Is it ok just to chamber a flag and let the bolt rest up to it, do you need to wedge a stick in there or what?

it should be fine just to throw a flag into the chamber and let the bolt rest up on it. Its the same thing you would do with some .22s that dont lock back.

You just need to put a safety flag in there, it doesn't necessarily have to lock back.

I've stuck an empty case sideways and then the flag in the chamber, never had a problem doing that.

If you are the handy type, a lot of folks cut a notch in the safety selector lever that acts as a BHO. I had one that came from the factory on my Zastava PAP. It was a neat feature.

I sometimes go to Monmouth RPC with a friend thats a member and they have the same rule. I've seen guys use a piece of letter sized paper rolled up in a cone with the small end bent down into the chamber to hold the bolt open with the big end up in the air to flag its open. I actually didn't know why these two guys next to us were doing that until i asked why his M&P 22 looked like it was dragging a line of toilet paper. lol

If you are the handy type, a lot of folks cut a notch in the safety selector lever that acts as a BHO. I had one that came from the factory on my Zastava PAP. It was a neat feature.

 

 

very easy modification! good recommendation..

+1 on modding the safety selector. It was really easy to do and only took about 15-20 minutes with a dremel. Here's some step by step directions.

 

http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/ss/ak_safety_notch.htm