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AK-12 Meltdown by Kalashnikov Media [VIDEO]

Posted October 30, 2019 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Daily News by Hrachya H with No Comments

Kalashnikov Media, apparently inspired by IV8888, conducted a meltdown test of AK-12, the latest iteration of Kalashnikov rifle that was recently adopted by the Russian military. They fired this 5.45x39mm rifle in full-auto rapidly changing the magazines until the [Read More…]

New Photos of AK-74 Upgrade Package For Russian Army (Courtesy Larry Vickers)

Posted September 6, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 91 Comments

Via his Facebook page, Larry Vickers shares with us some photos of a prototype upgraded AK-74 rifle, made by Kalashnikov Concern and adopted by the Russian [Read More…]

AK-12 Adoption Pushed Back To 2016; Rifle To Be Improved

Posted April 27, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, News, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 31 Comments

The AK-12 rifle, slated to be adopted by the Russian Army in some capacity late this year, has been delayed in production until 2016. According to Russian news media sources, the rifle will undergo a series of improvements of an unspecified type. From [Read More…]

More Information On The AK-12

Posted April 20, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, AR-15, Guns & Gear, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 56 Comments

There has been a lot of news about the Russian AK-12 rifle to come out this past Winter, and we at TFB have stayed on top of our coverage of the design’s evolution. However, since late January, there are a few things we have learned, so now it’s about [Read More…]

A Few Reasons I Like The Kalashnikov Better Than The AR-15

Posted April 16, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 223 Comments

I’ve written a lot about the AR-15 and M1 Garand rifles, and after a time I will have written nearly as much about the EM-2, M14, and FAL. One rifle, though, hasn’t been the subject of very much of my writing, in part because reliable historical information [Read More…]

Rubber Band Powered AK

Posted April 6, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 25 Comments

Taofledermaus, master of unconventional (and some would argue unsafe) ad-hoc gun modifications has taken the Kalashnikov hobby to a new level. A well-made AK with good magazines is one of the most reliable firearms on the planet. It’s certainly no mystery why [Read More…]

Point Shooting With A Folding Stock AK-74

Posted March 26, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 27 Comments

I doubt that any of my readers have never seen a film in which a suitably menacing-looking Kalashnikov rifle was used this way: With the sling over the shoulder, stock folded, pointing from the hip: When one comes into ownership of a folding-stocked rifle of this type, [Read More…]

BREAKING NEWS: Russian Army To Standardize AK-12

Posted January 27, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 53 Comments

The Russian Ministry of Defense has selected Kalashnikov Concern’s AK-12 rifle to be the next standard-issue service weapon. Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov says that up to 70,000 AK-12s are expected to be delivered in 2015, Vestifinance.ru reports: [Read More…]

Interesting firearm from Pakistan

Posted February 26, 2008 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 5 Comments

These photos were taken in Pakistan. The rifle appears to be a custom job that probably came from the gun markets of Durra. It looks like a AKS-74U thats been modified. AKS-74U It lacks the distinctive AKS-74U cone shaped flash hider. Instead it has a [Read More…]

How to handle AK-74M

Posted January 5, 2008 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 1 Comment

A couple of cool youtube videos on using the AK-74 (called AK-47 on youtube). Apparently from a series called “Kadochnikovs martial arts” Tactical magazine changes. Hat Tip: MilitaryPhotos.net

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