This was a pretty common fault when CAI WASR’s were flooding the market many moons ago but not talked about a lot. Speaking of many moons ago, I had a Franken-Fish CAI build that had the Quad-Fecta of Quality Control Fails: Wrong Headspacing, Auto Safety, Keyholing and Canted Front Sight (ie front sight is…
Category: AK Corner
AK Corner: VZ58 – The Most Overlooked Capable Rifle Today
VZ58: The Most Overlooked Capable Rifle Today We live in an AR / AK world. Both are great options as a go-to gun for everything from a weekend range trip to TEOTWAWKI. But they’re not the only options. These platforms have spawned some offshoots like the SCAR and JAKL and American companies are starting to produce…
AK Corner: Field Guide to Reading Kalashnikov Markings
Field Guide to Reading Kalashnikov Markings Conflict Armament Research is a company that works with the European Union to identify and trace weapons used in conflict zones around the world. They use small field teams to identify specific small arms, with the goal of figuring out how the equipment made its way to that…
AK Corner: Reload Hack
Simple AK Decorating Ideas Right In Time for Election Season
AK Corner: AR-15 vs AK-47 Wood, Concrete, and Steel penetration test
AR-15 vs AK-47 Wood, Concrete, and Steel penetration test The 7.62×39 FMJ chews up most cover. One of the many benefits of having a big and slow .30 caliber round versus a light in the ass but fast .22 Calber round.
Practical AK Mods
Short list of minimalist modifications needed to make the AK run like a champ 1. TRIGGER..TRIGGER…TRIGGER I will never forget what a very dear friend and gunsmith guru said to me many moons ago: “If you want any gun to be 100% of it’s capability, install a better trigger and you are 75%…
AK Corner: 5 Uncommon AK-47 Issues
5 Uncommon AK-47 Issues When I pitched this article idea, I had planned on calling it “5 Common AK Issues,” but the more I thought about what I was experiencing, the less sure I was that these issues were in any way common. The AK platform can have its hiccups. Yet, much like the…
AK Corner: Zero Recoil AK Goodness
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Guerilla AK Drones
H/T White Rabbit Where there is a WILL, there is a WAY.