Atlantic sells the version with the welded rail. I have one & love it. Wish it came with a paddle installed & RCM nitride barrel. For $1k I can't complain.
Sent from mobile
Printable View
Atlantic sells the version with the welded rail. I have one & love it. Wish it came with a paddle installed & RCM nitride barrel. For $1k I can't complain.
Sent from mobile
Hmm... I may need to add an AG-3F2 clone to my stable....
ETA: Mags. I think I've read that the aluminum ones are pretty much as good as the steel ones, just slightly less rugged. Truth?
For an AG-3F2 build you need the following B&T products:
http://www.bt-ag.ch/en/manufacturing...ds.php?pid=335
http://www.bt-ag.ch/en/manufacturing...ts.php?pid=573
I don't know who builds the retractable stock with adjustable length of pull, but it has 3 positions: Fully collapsed, fully extended and 2/3 extenden. I am thinking that HK built it for the upgrade we were doing.
The issued optic was an Aimpoint Comp M4.
Re the aluminum magazines, they worked well for me over the 7 years I was issued an AG-3. The do get bent feedlips and dents in the magazine body, but for us they were easily replaced. One major benefit was the light weight. They need frequent cleaning if used for more active shooting than square range stuff.
Never tried the steel mags....
Thanks, Arctic.
DSArms used to import both of those. And they still show the handguard on their website, but it's as a "call us to order". I imagine that with a part number from B&T's website (which you have kindly provided a link to), I can probably get both.
And I'll probably have to settle for the standard A3 stock, since the PTRs use polymer trigger housings, it will never be "correct" anyway... and I suspect I'll probably never be able to find an original AG-3 fixed stock, although an AG-3 would be easier to put together if that were the case.
Anyhue. Thanks again!
:)
The AG-3F2 looks cool, but the B&T mount and handguard would add 0.6 kg to an already heavy rifle...
The welded mount would be stronger, simpler, and lighter, and instead of the B&T aluminum handguard simply a small section of piccatinny rail could be added to the plastic handguard.
The G3 collapsible stock is also heavier and much more uncomfortable than the fixed one, and does not allow use of a heavy buffer that improves a lot management of the recoil.
Thanks for the replies I got to my questions, I purchased a PTR-91 A3S from Atlantic; the welded rail did seem like the easy button to me.
Now I have to determine an optic, I was leaning ACOG; but I think something in the 3x9 variable range might be a better choice. :confused:
The optic will depend on how you'll expect to use the rifle...
It's gotta be short. A leupy 2.5-8x MRT is about as long as you can go without interfering with the charging handle or having a PSG-1 handle.
And yes, what's it for? All my "general purpose" PTRs have some manner of 1-4, 1.5-5, or other LPV on them. DMR has 2.5-8x. YMMV.
I know it is heavy, I was issued the F2 ;)
I was just providing accurate information to Fjallhrafn, about the parts actually used for the F2 mod.
Regarding the retractable stock, I actually prefer it over the fixed stock for most types of shooting. Granted, the pad is convex, but that stems from HK's shooting style of placing the buttstock centerline of the chest, or armor plate, and "rolling" the gun up when presenting. Not a fan of that shooting style, but I had no issues achieving a proper stock- or cheekweld with the retractable one.
A bit more challenging when adding an optic, as the height over bore is quite substantial, but still doable.