I tried searching various combos of "long LOP" "tall guy" etc but came up with nothing, so forgive me if this has been previously discussed.

 

I have a milestone coming up in my life and I think I'm going to buy myself a new Saiga as a congratulations present and then do the conversion. What's the lowdown on AK-pattern rifles for tall guys? I'm 6'2" and have an even longer wingspan - closer to 6'5" fingertip to fingertip. Is an AK with a "stock" stock going to be uncomfortable to get a good cheek weld and/or shoot accurately? I mostly intend for this to be a SHTF/all purpose/dead reliable utility rifle... fun at the range, do some moving drills at OBRPC, maybe some novice 3 gun down the line, etc.

 

RayRay, if you read this, what do you have on your AKs? t

 

I really like the look of the Ace Skeleton Stock - anybody know how this might work for me?

Put on a NATO length butt stock instead of Warsaw length. That will give you e,tra LOP.

Put on a NATO length butt stock instead of Warsaw length. That will give you e,tra LOP.

 

I'm 6'4"

 

Works for me

Convert a Saiga to a pistol grip, but leave the standard stock on it. Or buy a converted Saiga and replace the stock with an original. The LOP will be plenty for you.

Just get one of these pads, adds around 1" and they are about 10 bucks, fits any standard stock. Got mine from centerfiresystems.com

 

Put on a NATO length butt stock instead of Warsaw length. That will give you e,tra LOP.

 

Ah, I think this is the ticket. Never knew the distinction between the two.

A shorter stock isn't all that bad, actually. With an AK, your talking about a shoulder fired, front heavy, iron sighted, carbine that you generally shoot while standing. A shorter stock allows you to pull the rifle in closer, especially if you stand in a more modern "squared off" position which will make supporting the front heavy gun a little easier. If you are planning on shooting from the bench or standing in an old school bladed stance, a standard or longer stock would be ok but your support hand is still doing a lot more work because the more you have to cantilever your arm out, the quicker it will fatigue. I'm 6'4" with long 38" arms and know all about tall guy ergonomics but with a gun like an AK, its not that critical in my experience (I have a converted Saiga).

 

Even with my converted Saiga, i have a plastic K-Var stock and i wish it were event shorter like the traditional AK wood stocks.

Im 6'6" or so with long arms. I used to go looking for long length of pull. Had an ar with the full length arfx stock and the extra long butt pad. Then I started shooting offhand from more of a modern isoceles stance. All of a sudden I was taking length off. Now I just shoot the arfx with the bare metal butt plate.

Hmmm... all very interesting. I'm in Bergen County. Anyone willing to meet up with me for a range day and let me shoot your AK? I'm happy to go as far as Cherry Ridge or OBRPC.

 

FWIW, I met a whole lot of board members at the OBRPC Zombie Shoot a couple months ago and I'm sure they'd all be willing to vouch for me that I'm level-headed and a safe shooter.

Im 6'6" or so with long arms. I used to go looking for long length of pull. Had an ar with the full length arfx stock and the extra long butt pad. Then I started shooting offhand from more of a modern isoceles stance. All of a sudden I was taking length off. Now I just shoot the arfx with the bare metal butt plate.

 

while I am not as tall as you.. (6'3") I completely agree with your statement..

my AR and AK both have collapsible AR Magpul CTRs (I am in PA) and MOST of the time they are on their shortest stetting..