How to Bend the Top Rails on an AK Flat

Top rails are accessories for your AK gun that can be purchased and installed on the top of the weapon. Once installed, these rails let you mount additional accessories, such as scopes, to your gun for ease of use. When you purchase AK top rails, you need to create a bend in them so so they fit on your AK flat. Top rail jigs make the process of bending them easier.

Things You'll Need

  • Top rail jig
  • Ball peen hammer
  • Putty knife
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place your top rail flat in the jig sideways so that the edge you are going to bend faces out. Secure it in place using the jig clamps.

    • 2

      Hold your putty knife over the base of the rail, then tap the putty knife and the top rail with your ball peen hammer until there is a slight bend. The putty knife acts as a buffer, preventing your top rail from getting dents in it.

    • 3

      Continue working down the edge of the top rail from the base, tapping with the ballpeen hammer to the putty knife and top rail until there is a tapered bend all along the edge.

    • 4

      Repeat this process, applying slightly more pressure each time until you have created the necessary bend for your AK flat.