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Survival February
1983 One of my earliest AK47 magazines.
This one features the Galil which they call the 'NEW'
super shooter
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Basically,
the Galil assault rifle can be described as a modified
Kalashnikov AK-47 design. A licensed copy of the Galil
is made in South Africa, called the R4
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Soldier of Fortune
Magazine April 1987 SOF Inspects the Sharp
End of the AKM - This one was
the prize of my collection..why did I sell it ??
Hangers, frogs and hilt loops can determine
the country of origin also.
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AKM bayonets are both fascinating and varied. Left
to right: Hungarian, Yugoslav, East German, Romanian,
Egyptian, Soviet (attached to rifle in the wire-cutting
position), PRC black and red) and Polish. In the foreground
are Hungarian and Yugoslav fighting knives and another
Russian AKM bayonet.
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Guns
and Ammo Assault Rifles
from the guns and ammo action series
Vol
10 No
2.
published in 1992.
Although it has a storm trooper
looking guy on the cover, it's full of good AK47
info. In fact this is one of the oldest
and most interesting resources in my collection
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The
table of contents in this magazine is one of the
best in my AK47 book collection
The Truth About
Assault Rifles
The Big Lie - Gun Grabbers vs Assault Rifles
Soviet Assault
Rifles: 1927-
1975
Big-Bore Battle Rifles
Battlefield Report; Guns Of Desert Storm
Assault Rifles—Tips From a Combat Vet
Kalashnikov Klones
M 16—Wimpy Warrior Or Combat Champ?
21st Century; Future Firepower
Update: Assault Rifle Ammo
Shootout: M-16 vs
AK-47
Shootout: Car 15 vs Galil
Shootout: HK G3 Vs FN FAL
Guns At A Glance Reference Chart
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The
history of the AK47, variants with pictures.. this
was years before AK47 parts kits were readily available
in the US
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AK47
relatives like the Galil and M62 Valmet which
took ideas from the AK47 design
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Another
article with even more information on the AK47 variants
around the world. Magazines like this were
all we really had in these days before the internet.
Notice the Romanian with the
unique forward pistol grip in the lower handguard
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AMD,
Valmet, Type
56.. Some of the finest AK47 types in one article
written years ago
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Update: Assault Rifle Ammo An
article on the various aspects of reloading for an
assault rifle, including the AK47
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Shootout: M-16 Vs. AK-47
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Shootout: Car 15 V. Galil
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Guns At A Glance Reference
Chart
AK / AKM
AK-74
AMD-65
Galil
K2 (Daewoo)
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M62
Valmet
M76 Valmet
M82 Bullpup
K1A1 Korea
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Combat
Arms February 1995 AK74s in 1995 !!
This is another good one. The ad on the back
cover is for B West Imports in Tucson AZ
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In
1995 I saw this Ruger
MP-9 in this magazine. I didn't
get to see one until 2006 at SHOT Show. I wonder
how long will it be before I get to fire one? I
am not giving up hope
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OK this
isn't an AK47, but it's freaking cool and it was
in one of these old magazines and here I am holding
it at the SHOT show 2006..
At SHOT Show 2006 Ruger
was divided up into law enforcement and hunting /
sporting areas. We visited both of course and saw
the new items and a returning favorite the MP9. Lots
of old favorites in the sporting guns and a new upgrade
to the P-95
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An
extensive chart to compare the various rifles. We
had many conversations after reading this chart..
This was top notch information in the days before
the internet
AK / AKM
AK-74
AMD-65
K1A1
Korea
K2 Korea
Galil
M62 Valmet
M76 Valmet
M82 Bullpup
Type 56
 
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A
report of one of the coolest and most modern AK47s
we knew about. We didn't even see these in movies
(we still don't too often)
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American
Survival February 1995 Gunsmithing
your AK47
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This
was a great article from the earlier days of
AK47 collecting in the US. At the time many
of us had still never seen an AK except in magazines
and movies
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American
Survival April 1996 Do these AKs look familiar? One
of my favorite magazines from 12 years ago,
but the cover shows some very familiar AK47s.
Take a closer look to see what these are however
and you'll see looks are deceiving. (Note
the cover article "Concealed Carry Movement
Grows" Well it sure grew and grew and
now we can cary in almost every state )
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These
were 'historically accurate' stocks made by Stock
Options in CA
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Shotgun News Articles about the AK47
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Shotgun
News September 2004 The PSL (Puska
Semiautomata Luneta) available in .308
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One
of the best parts of this article is the bayonet,
unfortunately they didn't have a complete bayonet
for their photos
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Shotgun News April
2003 AK47s from Arsenal
in Las Vegas
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This
one has lots of detailed information on Arsenal's
AK47 options. This article is referenced on the Arsenal
website in .pdf format
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Shotgun
News
August 2005 21st
Century AK Krebs KTR-03S
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Shotgun
News
January 2006 Romanian AK47s in the
US and Middle East
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Shotgun
News
January 2006 the Chinese SVD
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Shotgun News April 2006 the RPK
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Shotgun
News
May 2006 High Speed, Low Drag AK47 by Krebs
in Illinois
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An
ad from Shotgun News ad for another magazine that
features the AKS-74U (5.45x39 Krink) which acts as
a reminder that there will never be a complete collection
of AK47 magazine articles. As long as the AK47 and
it's history remains we should expect to see magazine
articles about the AK47 platform
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