Direct Impingement vs Piston Driven Systems There are a number of semi-auto platforms out there with a large number of them using either the Direct Impingement system or the Piston-Driven system. The one that really seems to garner the most controversy is the AR-15 system. The Direct Impingement system was the original design. The AR-15‘s gas system uses…
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PSA AK-104: The Perfect Kalash?
PSA AK-104: The Perfect Kalash? You have to admire and support a Firearms (and Ammo) Manufacturer that put’s it’s money where it’s mouth is in actively offering SOLUTIONS to an anti-2A, gun hating, gun grabbing liberal administration. PSA has been all about ACTION and not just useless 2A banter the past few years in…
Drillin’ with the Kalash
From the Archives, 2012 Been hitting the range lately and wanted to drop a few notes. This is a guideline. Find what works for you and build your own list. 1. Learning to control the weapon is key. Forget in front of the magazine hold (as seen above) Adapt a full front hand guard grip…
Foreign Weapons Demonstration for Special Forces | Vintage Military Training Film
Sent in by Cashman, a Vietnam Marine, lifelong warrior (seriously, how many guys in their 70s still practice Kali?) and a man I’ve had in several of my classes, comes a vintage video he found on Youtube: A vintage film from the Vietnam era, but definitely a good look at just how much some things… via…
Military History: Weapons of the Syrian War
From chlorine gas to Kalashnikovs, barrel bombs to cruise missiles, the Syrian conflict shows what 21st-century militaries and armed groups can bring to bear. The Assad regime’s bloody reaction to the 2011 Arab Spring ignited one of the most lethal rebellions in modern history, placing it in the crosshairs of more than 1,000 armed groups:…
Let’s talk AK Ammo Types for Self-Defense
From the Archives, 2015 I get asked a TON of questions about pistol and rifle ammo regularly. Probably the most asked question with rifles is: “What is the best TYPE of ammo to use in an AK for self-defense?” My general response is typically “Whatever you have loaded at the time is fine, the…
Gear Review: EMDOM CQB AK Double Mag Pouch
Entire Review taken from Mil-Spec Monkey.Com EMDOM CQB AK-M4 Double Mag Pouch Category: Pouches I’ve had the Emdom M4 specific CQB pouches for a bit and despite being a tighter double fit than I’d like, I overall dig the core design. When some AK class opportunities came my way I was reminded I didn’t have…
Gear Review: Echo-93 AK Sling Plates
Entire article taken from Mil-Spec Monkey.com ECHO93 AK Sling Plates Category: Accessories For AK users out there you may be used to doing some ghetto cord ties to get desired interfacing with single point slings. Fortunately ECHO93 has made a series of AK Sling Plates that offer a little something for everyone and do it…
Drillin with the Kalash
Been hitting the range lately and wanted to drop a few drills and pointers…some of these are mine, some are not…find what works for you and build your own list. 1. Learning to control the weapon is key. Forget in front of the magazine hold..adapt a full front hand guard grip that mimics a torqueing…
The AK Pistol Manual of Arms
I got alot of positive response from the AK Pistol piece and I first want to thank all my loyal readers and future students out there for your kind words. I also got alot of questions and I wanted to address those in this article. As you know, I am building this company piece by piece every…