One of the fiercest, and longest running, debates within the firearms community is this: which is the better "battle rifle:" the AR or the AK. The topic has been done to death, so I thought I'd feature the two rifles in a different setting: working together. The video embedded … [Read more...]
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Five Worst Rifles Ever: The Don’t Buy List
The title says it all. We have compiled a list of the the top five rifles never to buy. It's a short list to help you, our audience, save money and keep your stress level under control. Anyone who is honest with themselves, and has been a gun enthusiast for any length of time, … [Read more...]
CMMG Mutant | AK and AR combined
The fanboy debate on AR15 vs. AK47 has died down to an extent due to the former shifting the narrative away from a caliber specific matchup, to a comparison based purely on the merits of the operating system. A few companies have tried to blur the line by combining traits of the … [Read more...]
Range Bag Tools: MagLuLa Loader
Maglula magazine loaders can help extend any range session by easing the frustration that can come from repeatedly loading magazines. We've all been there before - we take friends, wives or maybe the kids out for a nice day of plinking at some steel or paper targets and a short … [Read more...]
WeaponTech AK-47 BHO Follower: First Impression
WeaponTech currently makes just one product: the Enhanced Bolt Hold-Open Follower for the AK-47 series of weapons, sold in packs of three. AK-47 rifles, like all major weapons systems, are very polarizing, but one thing that most AK-47 owners will agree on is that the lack of a … [Read more...]
Kalashnikov the correct nomenclature – Part 2
After the AK went into mass production, Kalashnikov did not stop his work there. As the stamped receiver concept was pretty much still on his mind, he put his work into modernizing the AK. In 1959 the Modernized version of the AK came into being and was accepted into service in … [Read more...]
Kalashnikov the correct nomenclature – Part 1
I think it is time to set the record straight. Some of you might think they own an AK47, unfortunately you do not. Unless of course, you are the Kalashnikov Museum in Izhevsk, Russia. The AK47 has for many many years been the most prolific terminological mistakes made. It has … [Read more...]