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AK-47 Guide to Mounting Optics
BY Primary Arms Updated: April 21, 2024Upon first glance, a red dot sight or scope looks hard to mount. Luckily, there are a lot of methods available that can be used to mount modern optics to your AK securely. Optics can enhance shooting, but require reliable mounts.
Palmetto State Armory Expands with PSA AK-105 Rifles and Pistols
BY Max Slowik Updated: December 15, 2021Palmetto State Armory, or PSA, is proud to add another 100-series style of AK-pattern rifle to their lineup with the PSA AK-105.
Red Oktober: AK Culture Kalash
BY Mark Miller Updated: November 21, 2021Red Oktober is an amazing collection of unique individuals and organizations coming together to celebrate freedom and fun. I have been to three Red Oktober’s and I will be back in 2022 with better gear. If you shoot, collect uniforms, like tanks, or just enjoy hearing machineguns, make plans to come out to Vegas next Oktober.
Check Out This Hybrid Direct Impingement AK by Tinck Arms from Polenar Tactical
BY Max Slowik Updated: June 24, 2021A prototype design by Tinck Arms, the rifle doesn’t use a true direct impingement gas system, but a hybrid system using a remote short-stroke gas piston.
Zastava M70 ZPAP: An AK for AR Guys
BY CitizenHush Updated: May 30, 2021AK’s are effective rifles. They’ve certainly proven that over the decades but the Zastava M70 ZPAP is a fantastic and relatively modular rifle at an attainable price point.
ATI, Schmeisser and U.S. Palm Rolling Out Cool New AK Mags
BY Max Slowik Updated: March 29, 2021American Tactical and Schmeisser as well as U.S. Palm have some hot new AK mags incoming including 60-rounders and true banana mags.
JMAC Customs ST-6 Skeletonized Buffer Tube – Review
BY True Pearce Updated: November 22, 2020Custom skeletonized buffer that allows the use of any stock or brace on rifles and pistols that don’t have a reciprocating buffer in the buffer tube.
Know Where Your Ammo Comes From! Project Pole Bean: How Sneaky Green Berets Blew Up a Few Guns and Frightened an Entire Army
BY Mark Miller Updated: October 11, 2020In 1968, American troops in Vietnam reported scattered incidents where dead NVA soldiers were found with parts of their exploded rifles protruding from their skulls. Technical Intelligence attributed this to poor metallurgy and bad ammunition. The situation was a little more complicated than it appeared.
A “Long Range” AK- Building the Romanian PSL
BY Christopher Mace Updated: April 12, 2020The Romanian PSL is a rather unique rifle. Beyond just being a piece of Cold War history, they’re still in widespread usage today. If you like the idea of a “long-range” AK and building it yourself, take a look at building a PSL.