Tiger carbine & PSO-1M2 information

[dragunov]

Congratulations on receiving a very nice rifle. Get ready for some serious kick and muzzle flash when you shoot it, though http://www.ak-47.net/akcgi/smile.gif
The 1993 is the year it was made. When I had my Tigr it came with a tan soft case (some kind of vinyl and canvas material), cloth scope cover, extra scope bulbs and rubber switch covers in a little container with the yellow filter as a cover. I also got an english language manual that was fairly humorous in its translation from Russian. There was also a remote battery for use in extremely cold weather but no tool kit. I also got some king of battery charger for the supposedly rechargable scope battery. I also have a PSO-6 with the AA adapter and it does not work. Either that or the little bulb is burnt out. You can tell if you have a bulb or LED by unscrewing the bulb from the bottom of the scope. It's usually a little brass colored disk and if it's a bulb it will be rounded on the top and if an LED it will have a shallow flat top with a circuit printed inside the glass. Original stock? Welcome to every Tigr owners nighmare. Yes we want them but no you can't find them easily. If you do happen to luck out be prepared to pay a small fortune for one. It is curious that the commercial buttstock doesn't have any sort of cheek rest but you may be able to make one or buy something that will fit. Good luck.

[blfuller]

Just received a Tiger Carbine in trade. It is like new and came with (2) 5 round mags, sling, scope, scope cover and case. This was imported by B-West. The serial number starts with 1993-xxxxx. I have a couple of questions. What all was included with the Tiger when it was imported, any tool kits? Was the 1993 prefix in the serial number the year of manufacture? It has the military PSO-1M2 scope, however there was no battery. I have seen AA battery adapters, however I have read that some work and some don't. Do they need the same lithium battery that the COBRA sight uses? Is there a way to tell if it has the lamp or the diode without taking it apart? Where can you get the original SVD stock and how much? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[blfuller]

Dragunov, thanks for the reply. The scope has the bulb in it and it's marked 2.5v. I'm sure this will have as much muzzle flash as my Russian M44 carbine, which is quite fun to shoot. Recoil may be less with the Tiger, I'm guessing with the recoil pad and being semi auto. What's some decent non corrosive surplus ammo that would give good accuracy results? I've read the Hungarian stuff from Tennesse Guns gives good results, what do you use? Also do you handload for yours? Thanks again.

[ndm86]

The AA adaptor will work with both bulbs and leds. a regular 1.5v AA battery will light up the led. A special AA 3.6 volt lithium battery is required to light the bulb. You can either spend the $10 on the special battery or spend $20 and get the led. K-usa has the leds. The bulb light up amber in color. the led light up in red color.
ndm86