one of the problems with accuracy on an ak47 is not so much the mechanism itself, but the more limited and weird options for mounting a modern red dot sight or

one of the problems with accuracy on an ak47 is not so much the mechanism itself, but the more limited and weird options for mounting a modern red dot sight or holographic sight. when compared to a modern nato-spec rifle with fully railed top. very modern AK designs have hinged dust covers with rail on top, you can mount on that. needs tighter fitting more precision rear cover that doesn't slop around as much. older AK designs have limited spots to mount a modern rifle sight on them. some hacks exist to remove the rear sight position and jam a piece of 1913 rail onto it and then mount an optic on that. if you look at photos of russian infantry using their version of the ak104 they have dust covers with 1913 rails on them. other options for a side-rail-mount that extends off the left side of the lower part of the receiver and float a rail above the dust cover are an ugly hack.