Thousands were captured during the war, and a select few made it back to the United States through the 1968 NFA Amnesty, legally registered time capsules of the conflict.
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Chinese AK from Vietnam Sets World Record at RIA Auction
BY Larry Z Published: December 11, 2025 { 1 comment }Viktor Bout: The Merchant of Death
BY Will Dabbs Published: February 7, 2025 { 8 comments }Lord of War was a simply magnificent movie. Second only to Raising Arizona, it was my favorite Nicolas Cage film ever. Cage’s character, a Ukrainian arms dealer named Yuri Orlov, was loosely based on Viktor Bout.
Riley Defense AK47 Review: Why the RAK47 Hate?
BY CitizenHush Published: September 7, 2024 { 48 comments }The RAK47 comes with a lot of questionable quality baggage. Are Riley Defense AK47 problems still a worry? Read our Riley Defense AK47 review find out.
Brandon Herrera’s Finished AK-50!
BY Larry Z Published: August 1, 2024 { 10 comments }https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC03LMaatGs The AK-50 is awesome! No word on an MSRP yet, lol. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Brandon Herrera, aka the founder of The AK Guy Inc., debuted the latest version of his long-anticipated AK-50! After years of hard work and numerous trials, Herrera’s custom .50-caliber Kalashnikov is now fully finished and painted! In the [...]
Mini ‘AK’ in .22LR: The LR-47 from MBGL — NRA 2024
BY Larry Z Published: May 23, 2024 { 2 comments }Among the highlights is their latest innovation, the 47 LR—not exactly an AK-47, but it bears a resemblance.
AK Buyers Guide
BY Primary Arms Published: September 24, 2023 { 2 comments }While new weapons platforms are constantly in development, the AK-47 pattern rifle has withstood the test of time and proven that old designs still have their place in the modern world.
Modernizing the AK with the SLR Rifleworks ION MLOK Hand-Guard
BY CitizenHush Published: March 20, 2021 { 9 comments }I own several AK’s and the new Zastava M70 ZPAP is my favorite but I wanted to modernize the hand-guard to accommodate an angled vertical grip and provide some more rail space.
Lee Armory’s AK Build Class: COMBLOC Culture Club
BY Mark Miller Published: September 6, 2020 { 5 comments }Lee Armory combines Russian design and quality virgin parts with American craftsmanship to make a superior gun. They take the risk out of buying an AK. Wither you build it or they do, you get a winner every time.
Building Your Own AK Isn’t That Hard – An RPK From An 80%
BY Christopher Mace Published: June 7, 2020 { 6 comments }It is quite possible to build an AK from an 80% receiver without a lot of equipment. It does not require a whole lot of special skills to do either. Hopefully, this will inspire some of you would-be AK builders to give it a shot.
‘Project 74’ – 100% US-Made AK74 in 5.45mm – Century Arms – SHOT Show 2020
BY Max Slowik Published: February 6, 2020 { 2 comments }Century International Arms is going back to building AK-pattern firearms in-house with an ambitious new project, “Project 74.”









