Publication/Issue: AK-47 & Soviet Weapons 2017

The story of the Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 1942, during the hardest part of World War II, when the ...

Romanian versions of the AKM have long been among my favorite variants in the AK world. The foregrips are a ...

A firearm design’s true test of time is reflected in how often it is copied, and perhaps no other design ...

The DAKM-4150 is a highly sought-after AK-pattern rifle from Definitive Arms of St. Petersburg, Florida. I had been hearing lots ...

When the AK was first developed, the earliest synthetic materials started appearing in firearms designs. These early examples were too ...

Loose, cheap and as popular as it is reliable, the ubiquitous AK-47 has served many countries. With more than 100 ...

I have always thought highly of the Russian AKSU since I first fired one over 20 years ago. However, it ...

Think of a soldier or rebel holding an AK-47. No other firearm better symbolizes the sterilized term “conflict zone.” The AK and its variants ...

When I was in Russia a little over 12 years ago, I had quite a few contacts with former Desantniks (paratroopers) ...

Russian military optic development and manufacturing received a kick-start about 70 years ago. Through the spoils of war, the Soviet Union ...

The AK is nothing if not versatile, and the 2017 issue of "AK-47 & Soviet Weapons" has something for everyone, ...

Service handguns were among the first indigenous small-arms developments in the Soviet Union. In the mid-1920s, the Red Army was ...

As import restrictions began to tighten on AK parts kits, the American market picked up the slack. Barrels and other parts ...

As a pragmatist, I suffer none of the consternation collectors and purists do when altering firearms. I think of guns ...

The booming popularity of the AK has accessory and parts manufacturers very busy. There are few things gun owners like ...

Firearms and telescopic sights have been around for a long time, but the two did not meet until guns became ...

Traditional AK magazines, regardless of whether they were standard 30-round models, 75-round drums or 20-round “tankers,” were made of steel ...

With the increasing number of manufacturers making aftermarket scope mounts and rail systems for the AK platform, it has never ...

“In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied American soil. Until now.” I can still recite those words, and ...

I think of firearms as tools, and like my tools, I always end up altering and changing them to fit my ...