The AK-74 series of rifles are in a class all themselves when it comes to recoil and controllability, especially after patch 12.12 and the changes to recoil that came with it.
In this guide we focus on the AK-74n specifically and why it’s one of the best to use. I go into the absolute minimum recoil build, my ‘meta’ build, and a few budget options to get you pretty close but for A LOT less money.
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0:00 5.45 AKs have changed
1:34 Different Models
3:08 Minimum Recoil Build
4:58 Ripsaw Build (my preferred balance)
6:19 Budget Build (non max traders)
7:59 Troy vs VS Combo Hand guards
9:30 Meta vs Budget Comparisons
10:20 Alternate Parts for Your builds
12:28 What ammo to use?
16:24 Stacking ammo in mags
18:27 Outro
***MUSIC***
Streambeats by Harris Heller
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The only issue with top stacking with US rounds: If you get a magic faceshot, you get reported.
Huh! Well thank you, comrade Airwing!
Do you put the US ammo in the mag first then BT?
7N40 is entirely pointless – it doesn't exist for all intents and purposes… you can't get it from flea, it doesn't spawn in boxes, it doesn't spawn on raiders or bosses -> there are no ways of obtaining it in any relevant quantities. I've found like, 90 altogether this entire wipe. It's a fucking unicorn indeed.
Have you done any testing with stacking every other bullet with 7N40 and Igolnik? Really curious how the recoil works with that kind of setup.
h3h3 is that you?
No matter how many roubles I make, it still breaks my heart to drop a full 100k on just the suppressor alone.
JMac is Mechanic 3, not 4
Was waiting for you to drop this video, your guides are always detailed, cost-efficient, and just damn good.
I've always liked 5.45 AKs, even in previous wipes they just suit me well. They are really easy to mod into good recoil when you consider the fire rate and do really well in midrange engagements.
A super overlooked aspect to 5.45 ak's is you are basically guranteed to find ammo and mags in raid which makes them really good for scav hunting tasks or just for longer raids.
The JMAC for 5.45 is unlocked at mechanic level 3 and not four so it fits on the requirements for the budget build. You showed the 7.62×39 one for the one at level four
gun is sick. i like the toploading different ammo idea for different performance. I'm naming my preset the waffle stomper tho
Anyone else looking at that MCX?
This is copy, there are tons of meta 5.45 ak videos done before
fyi the CQR tactical grip has the same recoil reduction, but +2 ergo of the canted foregrip
Almost 64k subs… Jeez man, I remember watching you while u had like 3-5k… Keep it up, great content
RE: Stacking ammo in mags. I've always felt there's a potential for BSG to add a magazine packer station in the hideout, where you could save profiles for ammo order in mags and use these profiles to fill mags on a ongoing basis. Like the shooting range, people who wouldn't use it wouldn't have to build it, but it'd be there for people who do. Thoughts?
No matter how much BSG nerfs recoil people will always flock towards the lowest recoil weapon.
Thanks!
Yo dude, are you actually from Big Sky Country?
stream beats for the win
love the album you picked
Gigabeef did a video about top loading low recoil ammo, have a look at if if you want to see how many rounds low recoil he decides to put in a mag.
Solid info as always. Thanks!
Love the way you do your vids airwing! I'm two PMC kills away from being able to buy BT from the vendor then I want to start running 5.45 AKs with 60 rounders of BT
“Eagleneck”
said it before and i wish they would listen! lol counter the high RPM 556 malarky, bring in something like the AEK-971. 900rpm?!?!1 would be amaze balls and DEFINETLY shake up that dumb ass m4/hk meta
Started watching you for the July 1th wipe. Remeber when you were at like 15k. Have a great day!
Damm that 3-4 us ammo on top is a crazy good idea. I usually do mag stacking anyway so might as well give it a try. One of those sad and lonely 120 US ammo boxes is about to get a home.
I was waiting for you to get to the US ammo, I knew exactly what you were gonna bring up. I run a cheap ass AKM with 7.62 HP ammo and it's really funny chopping people down with 30 recoil.
I've been stacking ammo like this for a few months now… high pen/high flesh damage
I just one tapped a guy who was carrying a Waffle 545 on Shoreline and I got to take it into a Resort and I think I fell in love. Can't wait to mess around with a gun build. Also, great info on ammo and stacking. I knew US had the lower recoil, just wasn't sure if it was worth it.
Don't sleep on the RPK either
Using any other sight than mpr45 based is pure stupidness, since it maxes out your ergo and all you have to worry about is recoil.
Dang a 5.45 build right after i finished punisher part 3 🙁
Isn't the waffle a 100k suppressor? 😭
I am so tired of reading/hearing meta this meta that. Imho the most word in tarkov videos. Everyone thinks different of what is meta so its basically irrelevant. Same as in the word "insane". As if a person really went "crazy" on designing something the way it is now. Feels just like clickbaits.
Good video man, def learned something thats whats most important with these videos. Ofcourse round stacking been a thing but taking the recoil reduction rounds into it gives a whole new meaning!
Ayo I hear that Harris Heller music. Luv it. Keep up the good content
You’re better than this kind of content.
I don't think people are arguing whether or not it is a hard number of recoil reduction, more whether that hard number reduction is applied before or after % reductions from attachments. So if the -20 applies to the base recoil of the gun or the recoil of the modded gun.
i like the stream beats song in the background great choice lol