PHOTOS: US Navy Seizes 1,000 AK-47 Rifles From Ship Near Yemen
A U.S. Navy vessel in the 5th Fleet discovered over 1,000 AK-47 rifles aboard a ship off the coast of Yemen last week. RELATED STORY FIRST LOOK: Kalashnikov Concern Unveils Brand New AK-308 Rifle...
View ArticleDPRK’s AKs: Inside the Shadowy World of North Korean AK Rifles
One of the most secretive societies in the world today is North Korea, a reclusive communist nation that is often at odds with the Western world. Due to the nature of the Cold War conflict in the 20th...
View ArticlePolish Tantal: Remembering FB Radom’s Interesting AK-74 Variant
In the mid-1970s, the Soviets finally introduced the next generation of the Kalashnikov rifle and light machine gun based upon the AK-74 rifle—a thoroughly modified AKM chambered for the new 5.45x39mm...
View ArticlePalmetto State Armory’s PSAK-47 Kit Makes AK Building a Breeze
Eugene Stoner’s AR platform is the most versatile firearm in all of human history. The plethora of barrel lengths, stock options, accessory rails, variegated magazines and many-splendored widgets make...
View ArticleThe CMMG Mk47 Mutant Blends the Best of the AR & AK Worlds
Few debates have been waged more vigorously than that of the superiority of the AR versus the AK. Each side of the argument has staked its position, and both have dug in like defenders of the earth...
View ArticleGun Test: Our Mad Scientist Put Cake Ingredients Into a Century AK Pistol
Most of us have drunk the Kool-Aid. The prevailing wisdom holds that the AK is an indestructible tire iron while the AR is a finicky sewing machine. Many chair-borne commandos claim that the AR is an...
View ArticleFIRST LOOK: American Tactical Galeo Blends AK, Galil Designs
American Tactical recently announced the release of its newest rifle platform: The Galeo. With the Galeo, American Tactical blends U.S.-made receivers and barrels with Israeli Military Industry Galil...
View ArticleHow to Bring Your AK Into the 21st Century With Magpul AK Upgrades
My Polish AK-47 started earning gouges, scratches and dents when The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” was Billboard’s top hit in 1968. I’m sure each mark has a story behind it. RELATED STORY PMAG D-50: Magpul...
View ArticleQ&A With the ‘AK Guy’ and a Look at His Successful, Sub-$1,000 AKG-47
Perhaps the first of his generation, Brandon Herrera has gone from casual YouTube and Instagram influencer to manufacturer. Starting in 2014, Brandon’s YouTube channel offered a casual and fun...
View ArticleXTech Tactical Releases MAG47 MIL 30-Round Magazines for AK Rifles
XTech Tactical recently announced the release of its newest AK accessory, the MAG47 MIL 30-round magazine. Dubbed the “Militia Special,” the XTech Tactical MAG47 MIL utilizes a strong design and...
View ArticleGun Review: The M76 Sporter, Century Arms’ Updated Yugo 8x57mm AK
What does a government do when it has hundreds of millions of rounds of surplus ammunition? A logical choice is to build a weapon to shoot that ammo. After Yugoslavia had built 1.2 million Zastava M48...
View ArticleHow the Kalashnikov Became a Pop Culture Firearms Icon
Thanks to modern movies, TV shows and, most notably, video games, the AK-47 is arguably one of the most famous firearms ever made. The now infamous AK-47 was probably best summed up in the 2005...
View ArticleREPORT: India to Manufacture AK-103 Rifles Under License
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } India might soon begin manufacturing AK-103 rifles under license from Kalashnikov. RELATED STORY Indian MoD Procuring New Assault...
View ArticleTESTED: The Painfully Rare & Almost Impossible-to-Find AK-47 Type 1
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } It is undeniably one of the most easily recognizable and widely used weapons on Earth. The AK-47 is found in the hands of everyone...
View ArticleGUN TEST: Rifle Dynamics AK-47 with a Sharps Bros MB47 Receiver
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } If you are even a general student of history, you appreciate the impact and development of the AK and its influence around the world....
View ArticleVIDEO: VEPR AK Still Runs Three Years After Meltdown Test
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9MTLAAGAmw In July 2015, Eric from the popular YouTube channel Iraqveteran8888 conducted one of his...
View ArticleChina’s New ZKZM-500 Laser Rifle Can ‘Carbonize’ Human Flesh
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OChy3aYDoO4 Chinese police and military units could soon be fielding the ZKZM-500, a special rifle...
View ArticleXTech Tactical Releases the MAG47 Polymer AK Magazine
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } XTech Tactical, a gear and accessories manufacturer based out of Mesa, Ariz., is releasing an AK magazine it claims is the “most...
View ArticleVIDEO: These Rifle Dynamics ‘California Airlift’ AKs Are CA Compliant
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } For years, Rifle Dynamics has built custom “featureless” AK rifles for people living in California. Now the Nevada-based company has...
View ArticleCentury Arms WASR Underfolder AKs Are Now Available Stateside
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuL1WtN0LIY Century Arms has revealed it is bringing a limited run of WASR Underfolder AK, or WASR UF,...
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