CMMG MK47: It’s Still The Mutant To Me – Video Review

By Tim Potter

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- This is the CMMG MK47, sometimes affectionately knows as the Mutant. This rifle really shook up the AR-15 and AK-47 world 5 years ago when it initially launched, and it also undoubtedly put CMMG on the map and cemented them as a major player in the AR-15 world. It started the trend at CMMG to adapt probably the most ergonomic rifle ever conceived, the AR15, to nearly every caliber ever conceived. Something CMMG is extremely well known for today.

To fully understand the big deal behind the MK47, we have to remember what it was like 5 years ago. Several companies tried to adapt the AR platform to the 7.62×39 round with limited success. Problems would usually arise in these other rifles due to 2 main issues. The first one being getting the rifle to reliably function. The AR pattern magazines that fed the 7.62×39 round back then were somewhat lacking and caused a ton of malfunctions. The massive second issue was if you could get the rifle to feed for awhile, the thin AR-15 556 bolt face that was bored out to accept the much larger round would …Read the Rest

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