Firing a tactical AK-47 or an AK-74 compatible rifle is truly something else. In other words, AK-47 and AK-74 compatible rifles are for sale at Tombstone Tactical. With our collection, we hope to offer a little something for everyone, with various calibers to choose from. What is the difference between the AK103 and the AK-47/AKM Variants? What are the differences between an AK-54 and an AK-47? Raven Blake, Gunsmith and designer.

Table of Contents Loading. Brief AK-47 History The AK-47 stands for “Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947” and was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It was the main assault rifle of Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War. There’s tons of variants but the one we think of most when we hear “AK-47” is the. AKM, And there’s a lot of AK’sin a 2004 report, it was estimated that 100 million out of 500 million guns worldwide belonged to the Kalashnikov family of rifles.

Why Are AKs Awesome Kalashnikov built the AK off principles of it being easy to mass produce, easy to maintain, and easy to operate. It’s so easykids can use it. Iranian Child Soldier, Unfortunatelyyes. When, the AK-47 is much easier to train users. And of coursethere’s its reputation of superb reliability. The AK achieves this due to its simplicity and use of loose tolerances. Field Stripped AK-47 Simplicity comes from the use of a long-stroke piston design which uses the gas from the round to move a piston and bolt carrier.

The gas doesn’t directly contact a lot of thingsit keeps things running cleaner (unlike ARs). AK Piston, Everything is also large-and-in-charge so there’s less possibility of small parts breaking.

AK Bolt, Piston, Recoil Spring Plus, while some things had to have tight tolerancesmost didn’t like the bolt carrier and trigger mechanism. Check out all that space in there. AK-47 Receiver It can take lots of environmental debris before something stops working. Next upits ammo. The 7.62x39mm packs a bigger wallop with a larger caliber bullet (7.62x39mm) compared to the AR-15’s round (5.56x45mm).

Check out our picks for the best and the best. Common Bullet Calibers Lastlythough it doesn’t have as much upgrade capability as an AR-15there’s still A LOT you can do to make an AK your own. AK-47 with UltimAK & Aimpoint Why AKs Suck Common arguments are that the AK has inferior ergonomics when compared to more modern rifles such as the AR-15, increased recoil, and terrible accuracy. Regarding ergonomicsI think it’s true. Some things are harder to manipulate such as the safety and magazine release. WASR-10 Parts Diagram But since the charging handle is on the right side, most people will be able to use their dominant hand to more easily rack it compared to the AR’s charging handle.

AK-47 Without Dust Cover And because the round is largerthere definitely is increased recoil. But not so much that it would bother most (kids).

Lastlythe reports of the AK being inaccurate. It’s a little true,comparitively.

Stormtroopers Missing Because of the looser tolerances and piston systemAKs usually are good for “minute of man” at 300 yardsmeaning you’ll hit a human sized target if you do your part. With my AKI can ring 12″ steel at 100 yards all day long. Milled vs Stamped Receiver This will come up as soon as you start digging into the world of AKs. It means how the main receiver (metal piece that holds everything) was created. AK Stamped vs Milled, The original AK-47s were milled, which means they took a solid piece of steel and took metal out to create the receiver “shell.” You can most easily tell these apart since they are much heavierplus they don’t have rivets. Milled AK Receiver, The AKM later on was stamped which means they took a 1mm thick piece of steel and bent it into the shape. Then used rivets (see the bumps) to add the other necessary parts.

Stamped AK Receiver, This made it much easier to produce and saved a bunch of weight (1-2 lbs). So what’s the best? If you’re an AK purist, anticipate shooting a lot, or have a higher budgetgo with the milled. Battlefield Vegas which rents out TONS of guns did a that said stamped receivers start to fail at the 100K round count while milled receivers have yet to fail.

Keep in mind how large 100,000 rounds ischances are you won’t even approach 5,000 in your lifetime. A Lot of Ejected Brass, Battlefield Vegas Sostamped is fine. Country of Origin For a long timeAKs made it into the US from former Eastern Blocs in the form of build kits.