Q&A With the ‘AK Guy’ and a Look at His Successful, Sub-$1,000 AKG-47

By Graham Baates

Perhaps the first of his generation, Brandon Herrera has gone from casual YouTube and Instagram influencer to manufacturer. Starting in 2014, Brandon’s YouTube channel offered a casual and fun approach to firearms with a blend of humor and useful information. But talking about AKs on YouTube and manufacturing them are two very different things, and Brandon’s jump is even greater than that as he works to produce an AK chambered in .50 BMG. We wanted to find out how a man in the vanguard of the firearms industry got started, and what fueled his mission to produce a .50-caliber AK.

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