Kalashnikov Concern, makers of Tigr SVD, Vepr and Saiga rifles and shotguns, and KBP Instrument Design Bureau, the less well known manufacturer or the GSh-18 pistol and VSK-94 rifle, have been added to the Government of Canada’s list of sanctioned Russian [Read More…]
Manticore Arms announced the introduction of a new polymer fore end for Yugoslavian PAP line of pistols and short barrel rifles. The fore ends are made of polymer and replace the standard wooden handguards normally found on these guns. The Renegade is U-shaped and [Read More…]
AK accessory and parts maker Krebs Custom released a pretty neat ambidextrous safety selector they’ve dubbed the Mk VII Ambi Enhanced Safety. It gives both left and right-handed shooters the ability to use the safety. Right-handed shooters can utilize the safety [Read More…]
Concern Kalashnikov is releasing some upgrades for the IZ-132, the new upgrades help with 922(r) compliance for the US market and sporting purposes. The SU2 Saiga upgrades will now accept the 30rd double stack magazines and have a collapsible butt stock, and also fit [Read More…]
Colt has announced the release and first order of the CK901 7.62×39 direct impingement AR-AK hybrid (not to be confused with the ARAK-21 from Faxon). The weapon systems has been ordered by the Yemeni Republican Guard as a replacement for their current AK-47 [Read More…]
In our other post, I shot at IbisTek Humvee armored glass with an array of small arms. However I did not have an AK-47 at my disposal or anything that shot 7.62x39mm. Here, TWANGnBANG shoots at the glass from both sides with an AKM. It is surprising the amount of spall [Read More…]
Thanks to Quintin for letting us know about this one. The gun was made by a guy in Cambodia. He dressed up an AR-15 using AK components. The AK parts are just cosmetic.
Spike’s Tactical has released their latest version of their Dynacomp… the Dynacomp 2. The comp is about the length of a 5.56 round (about 2.3″). The principle changes from the original Dynacomp include a revised crown (which actually looks like a real [Read More…]
YouTube channel nsz85 breaks it down Barney-style on using hand-tools to dimple an AR-15 barrel for set-screw-style gas blocks. Conceivably, this same method could be used to dimple your entire barrel (given enough patience and bits). I will personally leave any [Read More…]
I’m a fan of good old wood stocks on AK variant rifles, but one advantage the AK has over the AR15 is the ability to swap out a folding stock and still be able to fire. That said, I’m also a fan of folding stocks on the AK, but why can’t we have both? [Read More…]
Billed as the “largest international land and air-land defense and security exhibition” Eurosatory 2014 kicked off in Paris on the 16th. Announced during the exhibition are four new rifles from Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash). Among them are the [Read More…]
Here is an unbelievably unsafe test. However there are some data that cannot be collected unless you are wearing the vest while being shot. How the wearer feels after being shot. He does not appear to be in any discomfort after being shot multiple times at close [Read More…]
A reader recently sent a link to a site that is doing great work in not only the artistic side of ballistic photography, but is also using the photography for ballistic research such as learning how different rounds and pistols behave. There are several sets of [Read More…]
Having traveled to the far-east, India, and Mid-East often I run across all sorts of weaponry. Often overseas, I saw brightly-colored AK’s, INSAS’, and a few M-series weapons sprinkled in. Not knowing the local language or wanting to be detained for [Read More…]
Russia is the land of amazing things. This video is supposedly of Spetznaz techniques to disarm an assailant. Like similar videos we have seen, there are Russians shooting live ammo at each other in this video. Caution, do not try this at home. Seek professional advice [Read More…]
The good news for IWI continues to roll in: Army Recognition relays an Interfax report that Vietnam will shortly begin license production of the Galil ACE 31 and 32 rifles. This contract, which will produce rifles to supplant the ageing AKM rifles in use by the [Read More…]
We don’t like to give bad reviews to any product or company here at The Firearm Blog, but if we do not believe that something is up to snuff, we will make sure that our readers know that. Our own Phil White said it best to me in an email: “I like to see [Read More…]
While American kids are busy occupying their time trying to stack cups or solve Rubik’s cubes as fast as they can, these Russian students are competing in a competition. The goal? To disassemble or reassemble an AK. Just watch the kid at 3:00 min into the video. [Read More…]
Partial-privatization has been good to Kalashnikov Concern. First quarter production is up 230% from the first quarter of 2013. RIA reports … “In the first three months of the year we had a record-high volume production of small arms in the amount of 31,000 [Read More…]
The Faxon Muzzle Brake is a strong contender for my personal “Best in Show” award. While the brake looks effective, the magic behind it is a set of opposing threaded locking ring over the top of the base threads. No need to use crush washers. This is an [Read More…]
This review could not have come at a worse time to a better company & product. TFB requested the Adams Arms upper when 7n6 was plentiful. With the recent ban on cheap MilSurp ammo, the allure of 5.45 may be waning, but as a DI guy I walked away plenty impressed [Read More…]
Back more than a few years ago I was with my usual partner in Thal Pakistan where Ho Chi Lynn had built an inclosed area for training of our Afghan Muji fighters. I learnt a lesson about firing old AK rifles that I have never forgotten.
Thanks to Pekka for sending this one over to us. The US Marines Black Sea Rotational Force is seen training in Finland. Training for cold urban combat. Interesting that they are using the RK-95 and not the standard issued M4.
In both the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine anti-government troops, without identification on their uniforms, popped up supposedly from nowhere. Nobody had any doubt that the troops in the Crimea where professional Russian soldiers. They were highly disciplined, armed [Read More…]
The NY Times has published an interesting article back in 2012 about the tourist shooting ranges in Cambodia. Its well worth reading, but what especially a reader’s attention was the .22 AK AR-15 in leading photo (click though to see the full resolution [Read More…]
Last year I blogged about the beautiful CAT scanned prints sold by Mr. Houston H on Etsy. After I wrote that blog post I decided to get prints of the AK and the AR-15. They have just gotten back from the framers and they look amazing (see above), the photo does not [Read More…]
Arsenal announced the introduction of the SAM7UF rifle: an AK-style, under-folding rifle chambered in 7.62×39. According to Arsenal, the rifle made an brief appearance as the SAS M-7 rifle in a limited run. At that time, the rifle sold for more than $2,000. [Read More…]
The ATF has officially banned “Russian-made 7n6 5.45×39 ammunition” after a request for review from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As Bearing Arms points out, the Special Advisory specifically calls out “Russian-made”. It [Read More…]
While I was down in Phoenix for the 3MR event, I learned that the trigger system had a coating on it called NP3. Also on hand for the media event was someone from ROBAR that was able to talk about the NP3 coating, and what it does. NP3 is a coating that is Electroless [Read More…]
Kaliber magazine’s editor turned TFB onto a new development from Hungary. A small company called KolArms has created a 9mm conversion kit for the Vz. 58 rifle. Mr.Vass (Kaliber’s Chief Editor) breaks the conversion and other developments down: This a [Read More…]