{"id":19780,"date":"2022-01-27T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/the-ak74-modernization-journey-from-afghanistan-to-spetsnaz-in-syria-aks74-ak74m\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T10:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:00:20","slug":"the-ak74-modernization-journey-from-afghanistan-to-spetsnaz-in-syria-aks74-ak74m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/the-ak74-modernization-journey-from-afghanistan-to-spetsnaz-in-syria-aks74-ak74m\/","title":{"rendered":"The AK74 Modernization Journey: From Afghanistan to Spetsnaz in Syria [AKs74 | AK74M]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RWwPEKvyqKI?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slateblackindustries.com\/service\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.slateblackindustries.com\/service\/newsletter\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For nearly 50 years, the AK74 \/ AK74M family has served in the Russian military as a genera purpose rifle, and while the heart of the rifle has largely remained similar the exterior has received drastic change to adapt to modern combat. <\/p>\n<p>Unlike the M16 series, the AK74&#8217;s modernization is a unique blend of eastern and western philosophy. How did this come about? How do Western\/US manufactured modernization kits differ form the Eastern\/Russian kits? <\/p>\n<p>We journey into the three main phases of modernization that turned the Afghan-era AKs74 into the Spetsnaz &#8220;Alpha&#8221; type AK74m that we know nowadays. <\/p>\n<p>Special Thanks to: <br \/>Rob @AK Operators Union, Local 47-74 &#8211; for your friendship and amazing convos on life and the AK<br \/>Nick &#8211; for the 1p29 \/ 1p63 scopes on loan<br \/>BigDave &#8211; for the PGO-7 Scope for loan<br \/>Small arms sol. &#8211; for the AKs74 for footage<br \/>RS Regulate &#8211; for great convos<br \/>TDI &#8211; for feedback on the X47<br \/>@Oxide for the Gorka suit \ud83d\ude42 and great convos! <br \/>Vlad Onokoy &#8211; for constant amazing feedback<br \/>Max Popenker &#8211; for the knowledge base that we don&#8217;t have in the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>Consider supporting us via Patreon ?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/9HoleReviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/9HoleReviews<\/a> (you an also access the Practical Accuracy Scoreboard here)<\/p>\n<p>Observer setup seen here powered by: <br \/>&#8211; Vortex Optics Razor HD Spotting Scope 27-60&#215;85 Angled<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M3zTGP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M3zTGP<\/a><br \/>&#8211; Vortex Optics Pro GT Tripod<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2X7j6sL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2X7j6sL<\/a><br \/>&#8211; Phone Skope Lollipop Universal Digiscoping kit<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZK50zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZK50zk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have a discount for Slate Black Industries MLOK accessories! <br \/>? www (dot) slateblackindustries (dot) com <br \/>Discount code: 9HOLE<\/p>\n<p>Shopping with this link costs you nothing, but provides us with equipment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=sbi09-20<br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=sbi09-20<br<\/a> \/><br \/>This video&#8217;s editing by Agency Communications LLC<br \/>Music by Tyops (THANKS!!!)<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________________________<br \/>We love mail:<br \/>9 Hole Reviews<br \/>21175 Tomball Pkwy. No. 480<br \/>Houston, Texas 77070<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; SBI<br \/>0:09 &#8211; Hype<br \/>0:51 &#8211; Intro<br \/>3:47 &#8211; Phase 1 Modernize<br \/>4:11 &#8211; Night Vision Rifles<br \/>4:50 &#8211; PGO-7 scope<br \/>5:48 &#8211; 1p29 scope<br \/>6:59 &#8211; 1p69 scope<br \/>9:08 &#8211; 1p78 Kashtan<br \/>9:57 &#8211; Phase 2 Modernize<br \/>11:27 &#8211; Tactical Furniture <br \/>12:02 &#8211; Ultimak<br \/>12:28 &#8211; RS Regulate side mount<br \/>12:56 &#8211; U.S. Modernize<br \/>13:29 &#8211; Russia Modernize<br \/>14:17 &#8211; Phase 3 Modernize<br \/>15:08 &#8211; Zenitco<br \/>15:56 &#8211; U.S. options<br \/>20:34 &#8211; Conclusion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: https:\/\/www.slateblackindustries.com\/service\/newsletter\/ For nearly 50 years, the AK74 \/ AK74M family has served in the Russian military as a genera purpose rifle, and while the heart of the rifle has largely remained similar the exterior has received drastic change to adapt to modern combat.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/the-ak74-modernization-journey-from-afghanistan-to-spetsnaz-in-syria-aks74-ak74m\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The AK74 Modernization Journey: From Afghanistan to Spetsnaz in Syria [AKs74 | AK74M]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":19781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}