In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at Rifle Dynamics to talk about the “Thumper” – a gun that started life as an RPK light machine gun and somehow ended up in the hands of Rifle Dynamics. The boys at Rifle Dynamics converted this former LMG into an AKM-type carbine and [Read More…]
Kalashnikov USA have added two new aluminum AK stocks to their KUSA Premium K-Series line of AK parts and accessories. One of the new stocks is telescoping and is compatible with fixed-stock rear trunnions. The second one has no length of pull adjustment mechanism and [Read More…]
In this episode, James visits Timney Triggers at GunCon 2023 to see Timney’s new AK trigger, which *may* be the best AK trigger ever made? It isn’t just because Timney’s new AK trigger is light and crisp at 3.5 pounds of pull with a super-short 2mm tactile reset, but because Timney claims to [Read More…]
TFBTV and James Reeves are at Brownells covering GunCon 2023. In this episode, James is disgusted. Upstart company, Stuff and Things, is making a well-made and well-thought out AK bullpup conversion kit that starts at just $300. This kit will work with Zastava AK-type 5.56mm and 7.62x39mm pistols [Read More…]
In part 1 and part 2 of this article, I talked about the history of Romanian AKs and their most unexpected users. Now it is time to talk about the production of those guns and some of the issues I experienced while inspecting and repairing them. After the fall of [Read More…]
Adopted by the Russian military in 2018, the AK-12 rifle has since gone through several revisions that resulted in some design changes such as the replacement of the AR15-style stock and the introduction of the one-piece polymer pistol grip/trigger guard. Kalashnikov [Read More…]
In part 1 of this article, I talked about the first Romanian AKs and the ironic role one Romanian AK had in the dismantling of the Ceausescu dictatorship. From the very beginning, apart from arming Romanian Army and Patriot Guards, both md 63 (AIM) and md 65 (AIMS) [Read More…]
Rifle Dynamics have announced a new series of AK rifles called Mark II which is based on their earlier released Quickhatch AK pistols. The main difference from their older rifle models is that instead of using standard AK lower handguards with UltiMAK railed gas tubes, [Read More…]
In this video, we’re going to be building the ultimate urban AK type rifle with the help of the gang from Rifle Dynamics. For this video, we’re looking at a .223 caliber AK with a short barrel and some high tech modular features. This is just part 1, part 2 will be coming soon. In [Read More…]
Many people in Africa, the Middle East, and the US would have a hard time finding Romania on the map. But there are at least two products originating from Romania that have worldwide acclaim – the stories about Count Dracula from Transilvania and Romanian AKs. AK [Read More…]
Do you have a PSA AK-V and looking to modify it beyond a simple drop-in handguard? Rifle Dynamics is offering an AK-V Quickhatch conversion service on their website. When I was out with Rifle Dynamics helping to film some of their guns in slow motion, they brought out [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory needs no introduction; they are one of the biggest names in American firearm manufacturing. Though they started out as an AR-15 supplier, their offerings have grown to include Glock clones, large-frame ARs, and AK-pattern rifles. That AK lineup has [Read More…]
Welcome to our Image of the Day feature! Except we call it Photo Of The Day here at TFB. Each day, we showcase at least one (stunning) image that captures the beauty of our world of firearms. Join us as we take a look at Romanian soldiers assigned to the 30th Mountain [Read More…]
Thanks to John aka Mr. Snow Makes for showcasing the Stuff and Things Bullpup Kit (BPK). It is a drop-in kit that converts your AK into a bullpup. Bullpups @ TFB: [IWA 2023] Custom Made Bolt Action Bullpup Rifles with GREAT Triggers [SHOT 2023] MK Machining’s MK2 [Read More…]
How do you build the best AK-47? Just ask the guys who do it every day. Today, James Reeves will take you on an exclusive tour of the Rifle Dynamics AK rifle factory. In this video, you’ll get an up-close look at how these legendary firearms are made, from start to finish. Austin, the shop [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day with some fresh and interesting images from the exercise Flintlock 2023 in Volta, Ghana. An AK and an AR captured in the same picture, with soldiers in the water. I don’t know the air temperature, but I have a sense that a swim could offer some [Read More…]
Luke is catching up with Ranko from Zastava Arms USA at NRAAM 2023 to check out the new M92 Rifle – the closest thing you can get to a Serbian Krink! The new Zastava M92 rifle is in all actuality an M92 pistol that has been fitted with one of Zastava’s underfolding stocks, as well […] [Read More…]
While the People’s Republic of China has one of the biggest firearms industries in the world, you rarely see any small arms of China displayed in their booth. Even at the IDEX exhibition, one of the biggest and perhaps the most diverse in the world, you never had [Read More…]
This year at NRAAM 2023, Luke C stopped by the CMC Triggers booth to check out their new “Yella Jacket” CCT Single Stage AK47 triggers. These two new improved variants of the near drop-in ready triggers feature stronger hammer pressures to compensate for some of the harder primers found [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we have a Cameroonian Rapid Intervention Brigade sniper aiming down the scope of his Dragunov SVD (more likely Zastava M76 or 77) sniper rifle, as his squad moves through a field during a patrol for Flintlock exercise in Daboya, Ghana, 2023. [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory was kind enough to send us one of their AK-104s to test out, specifically their 12.5″ barrel model. The PSA AK-104 is a stamped receiver model with a hammer-forged front trunnion. Its standout cosmetic features are a folding stock, [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – have you ever tried shooting like this? If you’re one of TFB’s readers, you probably own at least 20 firearms, but no skis? We’re in Finland (where else?) where a soldier from Charlie Troop, 3-71 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade [Read More…]
As much stuff as we cover during SHOT Show, we somehow always manage to miss something cool that was launched at the show. One thing I just found out about is the new Samson Manufacturing AK-47 RSR2 or Rear Sight Rail. This all-steel mounting solution for the Aimpoint [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: The machine gun that was never adopted. The Finnish Valmet M78 light machine gun has a standard RPK-style clubfoot buttstock and either a wooden or black synthetic forearm. It has sometimes been used in movies in place of the original RPK. This one [Read More…]
Many guns are exceedingly serious tools, purpose-built for potential life-or-death situations. Others are made more for fun – entertaining, enjoyable range toys. Today’s examination focuses on a case of the latter. Unless you live under a rock, by now [Read More…]
This article is the final chapter of a 4-part series. In Part 1 I talk about how the production of AK began in China, Part 2 was dedicated to the “golden age” of Chinese AKs, and Part 3 was about the gradual decline in quality and the underlying reasons for [Read More…]
New Hampshire-based Samson Manufacturing produces a healthy list of firearms components and accessories. While the AR-15 features strongly in their lineup, with a variety of handguards, iron sights, and more on offer for it, their catalog touches plenty of other firearm [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: The Mauritanian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The Mauritanian Armed Forces are composed of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Gendarmerie, and they are responsible for defending Mauritania’s [Read More…]
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” That’s probably the most common mistake, but we can’t really complain about the image above? Valmets and Aimpoints in the Winter Warfare Training during Arctic Forge 2023, in our [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Finnish Lapland, some 130 kilometers (81 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, and we’re visiting the Sodankylä Garrison, in the middle of winter 2023. Above you see a U.S. Army cavalry scout assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, [Read More…]
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