Category: AK Corner
AK Corner: Paul Gomez, The Urban AK and the Century Arms AK63D
PAUL GOMEZ, THE URBAN AK, AND THE CENTURY ARMS AK63D It has been nearly four years since Paul Everett Gomez died, in Seattle WA. Paul was on his way to British Columbia, to deliver his unique brand of training. Paul had two flagship courses, 1. RPM…”Robust Pistol Manipulation” that was Paul’s unique spin on…
AK Corner: Davranov AK Chest Rigs
Davranov Founded in 2020, Davranov is dedicated to creating premium products for firearm enthusiasts and fans of leather around the world. With strong roots in fashion and art, our brand is for those who embrace self-expression and innovatio.
AK Corner: AMD-65 Hungarian
Stamped and Milled AK Receiver Identification
Stamped and Milled AK Receiver Identification Some AK parts and accessories are sold for either stamped receivers or milled receivers, and are not interchangeable between the two, so we often get asked: “How do I know whether I have a stamped receiver or a milled receiver?” The short answer of course, is, “Look at it.” But…
The Golden Era of African Mercenaries
A Executive Outcomes PMC, holding an AKM and 60mm mortar, poised next to a Soviet AGS-17 Belt-Fed Grenade Launcher while in Angola, mid-1990’s.
AK Corner: AK-47 Targets, Trajectory, and Testing – Known Distance Knowledge
AK-47 Targets, Trajectory, and Testing: Known Distance Knowledge {From the good folks over at American Partisan, I recommend you save this to a flash drive for future reference.} How To Zero The Kalashnikov AK-47 & AK-74 This is my condensed version of the best portions of their write up. I trimmed a bit of…
AK Corner: 7.62x39mm Gel Test – 7 Loads Put to the Test
7.62x39mm Gel Test – 7 Loads Put to the Test This article originally appeared in Firearms News August 2020 Issue 16. Pick up a copy to read more articles like this one. While the AR-15 is undeniably America’s darling, there are now more AKs in circulation in this country than ever before, and most…
Ammo Comparison: .30-.30 & 7.62×39
30-30 vs 7.62×39 The American and Russian 30 Caliber Clash The 7.62×39 Russian and the 30-30 Winchester are two centerfire 30-caliber rifle cartridges that are extremely similar in terms of their external and terminal ballistics. Despite their similarities, these two rifle cartridges were designed for completely different purposes and rifles. The 30-30 ammo was designed specifically…
AK Corner: More WASR Nightmare Stories
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…