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Forgive me for not using the word “gun” in the title of this piece. From day one in the Army, we were taught never to refer to the small arms we carried as guns. But, of course, most recruits didn’t know any better until an instructor was up their face yelling about it.
There is a reason we used AK-74s during over the beach operations in the SEAL Teams. The damn thing just keeps on firing through saltwater and sand.
Russia appears to be using its invasion of Ukraine as an opportunity to put the AK-12, the most promising model in the AK series, through real-battlefield testing.
Soviet rifles shaped the face of modern conflict for generations. Today we are going to do an AK-47 vs AK-74 breakdown to examine both rifles.
Defense journalist Steven Trimble caught the attention of aviation nerds and gun aficionados alike with the discovery of a patent for what appears to be a simple AK-47 drone filed by Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey last year. Trimble took to Twitter with his discovery, pointing out that the rifle in the image does look quite […]
Defense journalist Steven Trimble caught the attention of aviation nerds and gun aficionados alike with the discovery of a patent for what appears to be a simple AK-47 drone filed by Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey last year. Trimble took to Twitter with his discovery, pointing out that the rifle in the image does look quite […]
Few rifles have achieved the legendary status of the Soviet rifle of choice: the Kalashnikov AK-47. Its price, reliability and .30 caliber stopping power have made it a favorite among gunslingers everywhere from Third World dictatorships to high-end gun collections. Its legacy even continues to thrive in the Russian military today, in the form of […]
“Habibi! Aluminium!” The call echoes through the courtyard of a trash-strewn home in Tal Afar, a remote outpost in northern Iraq. It is late September and still hot, the kind of heat that seems to come from all sides, even radiate up from the ground, and the city is empty except for feral dogs and […]
The AK-74 Kalashnikov automatic rifle model 1974 (Russian: Автомат Калашникова образца 1974 года) was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov as the replacement for the AKM. After see the of the effectiveness American 5.56 x 45mm round in Vietnam, the Russians developed 5.45×39mm cartridge, an faster, flat shooting upgrade over the 7.62×39mm AK-47 round and Mikhail but a gun for it. When these rifles first […]
Continuing from the previous Ukraine video, after completing the raid we continue with our standard observation and report mission. You’ll notice, if you hadn’t already, that the terrain is a mixture of suburban neighborhoods and overgrown fields. It almost gives an idea of what a war on American soil would look like in a sort […]
The following footage is from my brief time spent in Ukraine on the front lines of a war with Russia and what many would consider a foreign invasion of a NATO allied country. While there I was part of a small reconnaissance platoon that was tasked with short-range recon patrols into enemy-held territory. Our primary […]
There are millions of Kalashnikov pattern rifles floating around planet earth, and the vast majority of them feature wood laminate furniture. In the past few years with the rise of the affordable AK’s in the United States we have seen many manufacturers try to come up with a way to add rails systems like a quad […]
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