From a few feet away these don't look too much different from the standard AK47. They have AR15 style stocks and US made handguards, but the rest of their silhouette looks like the standard AK47

From this angle things start to look a bit different. Notice the slot through the rifle. This was the first thing that drew my attention to these AK47s

Up front, Southwest Shooting Authority changed the slant break to an AR15 A2 break, US made handguards and an added sling swivel They also added a rail for mounting a light

The receivers are quite modified on this green version. The original charging handle was ground down and the safety was cut to act as a bolt hold open. Also the magazine catch has been modified to allow the trigger finger to release the magazine. On the left side an SKS gas tube was used for the new charging handle and a slot was cut in the dust cover for it to travel in. The optics mount was removed and of course the gun was duracoated in OD green

This one is another one in the process of being converted and hasn't yet been painted. It has it's original charging handle ground down to engage the safety as a bolt hold open. This safety was modified to allow the bolt to be cycled while the safety is engaged. However this proved not to be a great mod after a few days of training with it, so this one will continue to be tested. This one uses a different style modification on the magazine release than the other

Here is one in black with tan furniture. This one has the optics mount still in place, but also modified by melting down all it's sharp edges