Latest AK compliance options?

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The last I heard, the "gold standard" was what Riley Defense and Lee Armory (closed now) were doing with the combo of:
  • spur grip
  • shave the bayonet lug ears on the lug leaving it flat so it only holds the cleaning rod
  • no threads
  • basic handguard
  • fixed stock.
Basically, the following configuration for visuals. Riley Defense AK-47 7.62x39mm 16.25" Black Polymer Rifle - NY Compliant Spur

I think this standard goes back to the 94' ban days and has basically been doing since NY codified it when it expired (into the SafeACT.) I've heard of other options like the CompMag and things like that, but I don't know how tested those methods are compared to the above.

So:

A) Is the above still the gold standard?
B) What new is promising? (IE, pinning mags for fixed mag and making it non-removeable, different stocks / grips, etc.)

Been a while since I thought about it, but given I'm doing the SKS soon I figure I'll revisit some AK things as well for my options.
 
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I'm not a fan of the spur grips. I don't feel like I have enough to hold on to.

I've got Thordsen stocks on my ARs. I've made my peace with them and can run them effectively. I'd like to handle one on an AK.

The one above that @dsdmmat posted looks interesting as well.
 
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I'm actually very happy with KaliKey. Takes a fully functioning AR with all the trimmings out of the Bad Assault Rifle catagory. Removed Semi Auto from the equation but leaves you with a fully kitted rifle. Still leaving Zombie options without too much pain.
 
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Thordsen at one point was making ak stocks. An AK complaint looks like miserable kit however. Aks in general in the USA have t gotten out of control price wise.


I owned 3. Two saiga's and a vepr. The best you'll ever get is about 2moa even out of vepr. They were 100% reliable however.


Honestly though, in all your quests, a mini-14 is probably the best of all worlds



I know you mentioned an SKS, but all you gain with an SKS is a rifle with poor sights that's hard to mount a scope on in a caliber where all the cheap ammo is/will dry up.


The mini has detachable magazines that are readily available, peep sights, and easy ways to mound a scope or red dot. They also fall into the same if not slight better accuracy level as an AK from anyplace. Mine are about 1.5-2.5".
 
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