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.
Category: AK Corner
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…
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.