AK Enhanced Safety w Bolt Hold Open (Thumb/Palm)

Safety/fire selector switch for AK.

With a little modification, it can be installed on Saiga-9.
Manufactured by Shooters Shop.

The model of the selector switch was structurally modified taking into account the experience of using the previous model in field conditions. This model uses a much more reliable, maintenance-free, welded mount of the control lever to the selector switch (instead of using rivets or screw fasteners used in older models, which over time begin to play and require regular maintenance). The selector switch itself has also undergone changes; it is now made of alloy steel with subsequent heat treatment, which significantly increases its mechanical strength and resistance to deformation. It was also possible to improve the quality of the coating of the parts, which are phosphated for protection against corrosion and coated with paint resistant to mechanical wear.

Due to the larger lever arm, this model of the safety switch requires less effort to switch. In addition, the location of the lever allows you to remove the carbine from the safety without even lifting your index finger from the trigger.

The curved support plate does not injure the shooter's hands.

The standard AK safety was designed to be switched by the right (leading) hand with its separation from the pistol grip. For military purposes, this was quite justified, since when a threat arose, the machine gun was removed from the safety to the automatic fire mode, and no further actions were performed with it.

In modern conditions, such a design is not very convenient. For example, for a hunter, removing the carbine from the safety at the moment the game appears, which requires lifting the hand from the pistol grip, means losing control over the situation and the inability to fire a shot at that moment, which can ultimately lead to the loss of a trophy. At the same time, moving through the forest with a carbine with a cartridge in the chamber and the safety removed in advance is also hardly a good idea, since an unsuccessful fall or a snag on a branch can lead to an accident.

For sportsmen and IPSC shooters, the ability to switch the safety without taking their hand off the pistol grip means a gain in time when bringing the weapon to readiness from position one (a cartridge in the chamber, the weapon on safety).

The cutout for the bolt handle on this model allows you to carry the weapon in a fully unloaded state and simplifies inspection.

Characteristics:

• Ergonomic design;
• Quick switching of the safety with the right hand, without taking your hand off the grip and losing control of the situation;
• Reliable steel construction of the lever (the lever material is alloy steel with subsequent heat treatment);
• Durable welded joint for use in the most adverse field conditions
• Suitable for all models of AKM-based carbines (except for models with a downward folding buttstock), AK-74, AKS-74U, as well as their civilian versions Saiga, Vepr, Fort 201-206, Vulkan-T, Vulkan-S, Vulkan-TK

Video demonstration of operation: http://youtu.be/e-DBCO_DiQw

Attention!
The safety was originally created for AK series assault rifles and does not block the ability to fire with a folded buttstock, so when installed on short versions of the civilian semi-automatic carbine "Saiga", the product will need to be modified.

Suitable only for rifled carbines.

Not intended for installation on 12-gauge Saiga/Vepr semi-automatic shotguns!

If you want such a fuse for Saiga-12/Vepr-12, you can separately purchase a fuse flag for self-modification.

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