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The AK Pistol. The chopped down version of Kalashnikov’s masterpiece. This particular weapon shown above is a slightly modified\u00a0Romanian “Mini-Draco” AK-47 in 7.62×39. This model has a 7″ Barrel and is 19″ Overall and weighs in at around 5lbs. This model is not to be confused with the standard “Draco” which has a 11.5″ Barrel and is around 22″ Overall.\u00a0These guns are unique in that they are imported “as-is” from the Cugir\u00a0factory (from CAI)\u00a0in Romania..they are not “frankenfish” AK’s built from 30 year old\u00a0parts kits or monkey assembled POS’s that Century is known for. I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I received mine..the fit\/finish was great, almost no tooling marks on the receiver or mag well. All my magazines fit great, which is a rare thing with most Century guns, typically, they accept steel mags but not Circle 10’s or Palm mags (without some file or\u00a0dremmel\u00a0work)\u00a0this one accepted them all, no problem. The trigger is standard Romanian, typically on most imported AK Rifles, they install a Tapco\u00a0G2 to make it BATF\u00a0922r compliant, not the case on pistols. The rear sight is marked out to 500m, which is a little more than a 7″ barrel is capable. In my field trials, I found 200 yards about the maximum effective range I could put solid combat effective hits on target. Lastly, the muzzle\u00a0nut is spot welded on, which I found a bit puzzling, but not to worry, that is an easy fix.<\/p>\n
The few Modifications I did when I got it were to replace the standard\u00a0pistol grip with a more ergonomic one..I chose the ATI\u00a0Israeli Grip, which next to the US Palm grip, I find the most comfortable. I also replaced the spot welded muzzle nut, which involved some dremmel\u00a0work (NOTE: If you are going to work on your own guns, which I highly recommend, go out and buy yourself a decent dremmel tool, punch set and gunsmith hammer..\u00a0you can do a hundred\u00a0jobs with these (especially on\u00a0AK’s)\u00a0 and they pay for themselves with one job). Once you cut through the spot weld, you will need a pair of channel locks to remove that muzzle nut, it takes some elbow grease, but it will come off.<\/p>\n
I also\u00a0installed an AK-74 “Bell” Brake to give the gun a Krinkov\u00a0look, which I favor, but the muzzle brake\u00a0or flashider\u00a0options are endless, since it is a 14mm thread. I also installed a Krebs Trigger\u00a0retainer plate which replaces the stock\u00a0shepards\u00a0hook. I do this on all my AK’s, it is like a $10 part that can save you a lot of trouble in the field..most AK problems are an easy fix, a trigger problem however, will put your gun down until you can get it in the shop, replacing the shepards\u00a0hook (which is the part of the trigger that has the most tension on it and will break) drastically\u00a0reduces your odds that this will happen. Lastly, I stained the bare wood hand guard\u00a0a Russian Ironwood color, which same out nice red tone after a few coats of tung oil.<\/p>\n
Future mods will include installing a sling swivel for a one point sling, opening up the rear sight for a better sight picture and doing a\u00a0Parkerized\/Norrels\u00a0Moly-Resin Finish on the receiver.\u00a0I intend to keep this gun minimalist, doing a cursory search on You Tube will show\u00a0the opposite philosophy, installing Quad Rails and Red Dots,\u00a0 doubling the weight of the gun and turning it into a brick…ughhh.<\/p>\n
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Since we must first look at weapons as tools, we must ask ourselves: Where does this weapon fit into the CO’s arsenal? What can I do with this weapon that I could not do with others? To answer these questions we need to look at the\u00a0three perks that are most obvious on the AK Pistol:<\/p>\n
You could take this gun anywhere concealed and it would not be a problem. I can fit mine along with 3 mags in a standard field\u00a0backpack.This would also make an excellent vehicle gun. It would be easy to\u00a0maneuver in tight confines and still give you the range and\u00a0firepower for 100 yd engagements. You would not have to sacrifice magazine capacity and you would not have to settle for a pistol caliber (typically a 9mm variant). Basically, you would have everything an AK\u00a0rifle would offer you minus the 300-400 yd range. Looking back to history, the Russian design of the Krinkov\u00a0and Suchka\u00a0were purely CQ weapons, designed for 50-100yd\u00a0engagements, although as stated before, 200yds shots are possible with these guns.<\/p>\n
So where in the “5 Gun Theory” does this weapon fit? I think the AK pistol compliments the CO’s armory very well and fills a niche that the Standard size AK cannot in that it can go places concealed and is quick to deploy. Thusly, it\u00a0is\u00a0more of a “Niche” gun and not a “necessity” gun. To add to this, I would also have in my armory, short “full size” folding stock\u00a0AK’s like an AMD-65 and an Arsenal 107-CR\u00a0Krinkov.<\/p>\n
The only other upgrade would be to turn the AK Pistol into a SBR, but after much thought and discussion with some folks who are smarter than me with AK’s, I have been advised not to do that, the simple reason is the quality of the receiver..if you want a true Suchka\u00a0or Krinkov, pony up and have it built from a kit correctly by a quality smith like Jim Fuller. Yeah, it will cost you, but you will have a go-to dependable AK you can pass on to your kids or significant others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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