Posted August 31, 2015 4:20 pm by Comments

By Steve Johnson

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Let’s start this with full disclosure: I used to be one of those guys that mocked people for making “tacticool” AKs. The eternal debate of classical versus modernized seems to have pervaded the AK community to a greater degree than with any other family of firearms. As a historian myself, I understand the anger of the “rifle is fine” crowd; the ubiquitous Kalashnikov is one of the greatest symbols of the Cold War era, of Soviet aggression, of the ever looming Red Scare. Covering an AK in polymer rails and cheap Chinese optics creates a glaring anachronism for these often outspoken individuals.. …read more

Source:: The Firearm Blog

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