Travis Haley Interview (Part 1): Why Was His First Gun a Chinese AK?

By Vladimir Onokoy

Previously, we published an interview ( Part 1 and Part 2) with Jim Fuller, a gunsmith who had an immense influence on the AK community in the USA. Today we will publish the first part of my interview with Travis Haley, the person largely responsible for the creation of the modern manual of arms for the AK platform.If you don’t know Travis Haley – he is one of the most renowned firearms instructors in the world. Travis served in Special Operations as a Force Reconnaissance Marine with multiple combat tours in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. After leaving active duty, he served as a Private Military Contractor for the US Navy Center for Anti-Terrorism and then various government agencies operating primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. Overall, he has 29 years of experience with service activity in over 45 countries.

Travis Haley AK collection

In 2009, Travis Haley became the CEO of Magpul Dynamics, which made him

Source: The Firearm Blog