My Rooftop Korean Rifles got an upgrade (Daewoo K1A)

[June4th]

Years ago I bought my first two rifles from the-one-and-only FRED.



Little did I know at that time these rifles were the same as the one held by the iconic rooftop Korean in a red shirt, Mr. Kenneth Kiyul Lee. Well, we even share the same last name so the spiritual connection is strong!



Daewoo K1 was designed before the days of rails and attachments, and I always wished that
mine can be modernized a bit. Various aftermarket solutions came about but they cost more money for what they offered.

The ROK military has tried a number of rail solutions. One example looks like below, and they almost never get imported into the US:



And finally a Made-in-Korea rail came along and I jumped on it. The rail is being outfitted to ROK unit as we speak. Two rifles are pictured together for comparison.











The part pointed by the arrow is not secured by screws so it’s floating due to the rifle’s design. There is tiny amount of play if you press on it but it’s pretty tight.



Now I just need to hang a whole bunch of doodas on them for my rooftop Korean cosplay!

 

[Picton]

Now I just need to hang a whole bunch of doodas on them for my rooftop Korean cosplay!

... but... the actual rooftop Koreans didn't hang anything off them but a cheap-ass sling and their own massive brass balls...

 

[June4th]

... but... the actual rooftop Koreans didn't hang anything off them but a cheap-ass sling and their own massive brass balls...

Slings: Check.

Balls: remain untested but they get pretty good and regular exercises.

 

[drgrant]

Thread rating 10/10, cool to see someone keeping these sticks relevant and actually preparing one for use.

 

[mac1911]

Im torn, like the classic old look but your keeping interest up.
Looks good

 

[hminsky]

i'm sold on side charging upper design. The more you think about it, the more stupid the AR charging handle seems, especially with flat top
upper with scopes mounted on them. I guess in theory if you
keep your dust cover closed it's harder for grit to get into the bolt so yeah if you're marching through the mud in the jungle or the desert, there's
some logic to it. But for 99.999% of us who own these kinds of rifles, the AR straight pull charging
handle is just annoying. If you have a side charging bolt you don't need a forward assist, which seems like a kludge to fix the
bad design of the charging handle in the first place

 

[drgrant]

Lol, im not sold on a side charging AR but this rifle is NOT an AR and gets a pass here, just like an AK or an FN FNC would.

 

[Fixxah]

Nice rifles. You really explained the design well to me many moons ago.

 

[June4th]

Nice rifles. You really explained the design well to me many moons ago.

Yes, the placement of recoil spring above the bolt design saves the need for a buffer tube. It’s kind of neat.

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