Yesterday we looked at the history and mechanics of this Yugoslav M76; today we are taking it out to the range… via An AK in 8x57mm: The Yugoslav M76 at the Range — Forgotten Weapons
Category: Rifle Corner
PSA AK-P: First Shots, First Thoughts
“AKs are outdated.” “AKs have too much flash at night” “But AKs can’t mount modern optics” “..b…b-but AKs can’t efficiently interface modern enablers, like an IR laser” Yeah, we’ve all heard it. And maybe in the past some of it was true. I’ve been an AK shooter for almost twenty years now and unlike damn… via…
Urban Guerilla Sniping v3.0
“History is nothing else than a long succession of useless cruelties.” (Voltaire) When you look at the situation in Syria, you see the logic in Voltaire’s prose. I suppose it is the hopeless romantic in me that wishes for a world that is not filled with asshole tyrants and despots that take advantage of…
“Aim Small, Miss Small”: A Primer On Building Designated Marksman Skills
One of the maxims of marksmanship that most of us have probably heard is “Aim Small, Miss Small”, meaning, aim at a tiny portion of a target and you’re likely to hit the target. Absent many of the realities of combat, its sound advice that’s endured over centuries for a reason. In a modern context,… via…
US PALM AK Mags
I have about half a dozen first generation US PALM mags that I have been running for many, many years now and they still run like a singer sewing machine. Look forward to picking up some version 2.0’s soon. Longtime readers know that I’m an dyed in the wool AK fan- I don’t think…
Know Your Weapons: The Johnson Rifle
31 Mar 20 Melvin Johnson’s Rifle Sergie Simonov’s SKS Rifle, first adopted by the Soviets in 1945 (replacing Fedor Tokarev’s short-lived SVT), saw service only until 1952, after which it was superceded by Mikhail Kalashnikov’s AK. However, the SKS continued to see second-tier service in the USSR, and continuing first-tier service in the PRC (China),…
Dragunov SVD (Chinese Type 85/NDM86) – Cold War Sniper Perfection
Being a Military Arms Historian and a Cold War History Nut, I am a big fan of 9-Hole Reviews YouTube Channel. They do some excellent testing of various rifle systems out to practical combat distances. This is a Two-fer, the first vid is a 13 minute mini-doc on the Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle and the…
Lubricating the Kalashnikov
I got a number of emails asking about lubricating the AK from my preliminary review of Palmetto State Armory’s GF3 Triangle Side Folder. The Kalashnikov action doesn’t require much lube the same way the AR action does, which is more like an engine piston, but it does require lubricant in the spots where metal meets… via…
Hands On With Palmetto State Armory’s GF3 AK
Great write up by NC Scout on an American made AK that actually may be worth a damn. Everyone who’s trained with me over the years knows I’m a BIG fan of the Kalashnikov. It’s just about everything you could ask for in a combat weapon; rugged, reliable, nearly idiot-proof, and as anyone who’s ever…
This Marine sniper left Vietnam with 103 confirmed kills
This Marine sniper left Vietnam with 103 confirmed kills And it’s not Carlos Hathcock!