AK Platform

The Russian Ministry of Defence has officially approved Kalashnikov Concern’s AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles for use by its Ground Forces,...

How close is too close? How close is a pistol to a short-barreled rifle (SBR)? Does an arm brace on...

Romanian versions of the AKM have long been among my favorite variants in the AK world. The foregrips are a...

A firearm design’s true test of time is reflected in how often it is copied, and perhaps no other design...

The DAKM-4150 is a highly sought-after AK-pattern rifle from Definitive Arms of St. Petersburg, Florida. I had been hearing lots...

When the AK was first developed, the earliest synthetic materials started appearing in firearms designs. These early examples were too...

Loose, cheap and as popular as it is reliable, the ubiquitous AK-47 has served many countries. With more than 100...

I have always thought highly of the Russian AKSU since I first fired one over 20 years ago. However, it...

Think of a soldier or rebel holding an AK-47. No other firearm better symbolizes the sterilized term “conflict zone.” The AK and its variants...

When I was in Russia a little over 12 years ago, I had quite a few contacts with former Desantniks (paratroopers)...