[SHOT 2023] AK And Galil Upgrades From Barwarus And Frontier Armory

Barwarus and Frontier Armory had a few interesting upgrades for AK-pattern guns at their SHOT Show 2023 booth.

[SHOT 2023] AK And Galil Upgrades From Barwarus And Frontier Armory

TFB has covered the Barwarus ALPHA-1 handguard previously, but this was its first appearance in public. It is a direct clone of the Zenitco version, and is completely compatible with other Zenitco accessories. Barwarus also has plans for a railed dust cover and another handguard, this one patterned after the Sport-4 handguard. Both of those products are slated for Q1 2023 release.

[SHOT 2023] Barwarus ALPHA-1 Handguard for AK-pattern rifles

Frontier Armory also had their Oryx modernization kit on display. This upgrade package adds a railed dust cover, railed gas tube, and converts the bolt handle to a traditional AK style. Buyers can get all three as a package, or purchase only those pieces that they want. Frontier is also selling South African-made magazine couplers which use nylon straps and tensioners.

[SHOT 2023] Oryx railed gas tube

[SHOT 2023] One option in the Oryx package is an AK-style bolt handle, which is more compatible with optics mounted on the dust cover

[SHOT 2023] Oryx package on an LM-6 build

[SHOT 2023] Oryx rails are welded to the dust cover, and refinished as a unit

[SHOT 2023] South African magazine couplers, shown here on polymer R-4 mags

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From the manufacturer:

South African made Vektor mag couplers. These mag couplers are designed to keep the two mags together by applying tension with a screw on two straps running around the body of the mags.

Each set includes the following:

• 2x screw
• 2x polymer blocks
• 2x straps

These straps work with a wide variety of mags, including AR, AK, Galil steel mags etc. However, they were designed for the 35rd polymer mags made by LEW.

Made in South Africa.