Know Your Weapons: An AK in 8x57mm – The Yugoslav M76 at the Range

Yesterday we looked at the history and mechanics of this Yugoslav M76; today we are taking it out to the range…

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PSA AK-P: First Shots, First Thoughts

“AKs are outdated.” “AKs have too much flash at night” “But AKs can’t mount modern optics” “..b…b-but AKs can’t efficiently interface modern enablers, like an IR laser” Yeah, we’ve all heard it. And maybe in the past some of it was true. I’ve been an AK shooter for almost twenty years now and unlike damn…

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US PALM AK Mags

I have about half a dozen first generation US PALM mags that I have been running for many, many years now and they still run like a singer sewing machine.

Look forward to picking up some version 2.0’s soon.

 

Longtime readers know that I’m an dyed in the wool AK fan- I don’t think there’s ever been a more revered, and at the same time reviled, weapon in history. The carbine works- plain and simple. But its one that owes much to the simplicity of its design. And it can be said that a…

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Lubricating the Kalashnikov

I got a number of emails asking about lubricating the AK from my preliminary review of Palmetto State Armory’s GF3 Triangle Side Folder. The Kalashnikov action doesn’t require much lube the same way the AR action does, which is more like an engine piston, but it does require lubricant in the spots where metal meets…

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Hands On With Palmetto State Armory’s GF3 AK

Great write up by NC Scout on an American made AK that actually may be worth a damn.

Everyone who’s trained with me over the years knows I’m a BIG fan of the Kalashnikov. It’s just about everything you could ask for in a combat weapon; rugged, reliable, nearly idiot-proof, and as anyone who’s ever put metal in meat with it can tell you, effective. Over the years I’ve owned a large number…

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