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BYBrady Kirkpatrick

Feb 27, 2023

Here’s why automatic firearms aren’t practical in real life

You must have seen a movie in which the protagonists empties their entire magazine through automatic fire and hits the…

BYBrady Kirkpatrick

Feb 27, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 13, 2022

What do you get when you cross an AK-47, an M-16 and a…bottle opener?

In 1967, Israel fought the Six-Day War. Also known as the June War, the Israeli Defense Force was armed with…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 13, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

Feb 22, 2023

This is how an AK-47 works

The AK-47, as we know it, was created by Russian weapons designer Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov in 1947. Its name is derived from the word ‘automatic’ (A), the invent…

BYRuddy Cano

Feb 22, 2023

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Jan 28, 2023

This carbine was the predecessor to the AK-47

The AK-47 assault rifle is one of the most classic firearms of all time. It has seen combat all across the world — in the both the hands of national armies and various non-governmental entities, like terrorist groups, insurgencies, and drug cartel…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Jan 28, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Feb 16, 2021

10 little-known facts about the AK-47

The AK-47 is not just the preferred weapon of America’s enemies, it’s also the weapon of America’s allies. It’s the most widely used weapon on Earth. People name their children after …

BYBlake Stilwell

Feb 16, 2021

BYOrvelin Valle

Feb 10, 2021

How Well Do You Know The AK-47?

The AK-47 is the most accessible firearm in the world. It’s affordability and reliability have made it the weapon of choice for militaries and terrorists groups alike, which is why you’re more likely to find ammo for the AK-47 than an M4. Knowing …

BYOrvelin Valle

Feb 10, 2021

BYDepartment of Defense

Apr 29, 2020

They’ve got your back: A sniper’s role is crucial

It was 2006, and Army Staff Sgt. Brett Johnson of the 1st Ranger Battalion peered through night-vision goggles, slowly moving with his squad toward a house in Iraq with a high-value target inside. They knew there were armed militants nearby, but the…

BYDepartment of Defense

Apr 29, 2020

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

The harrowing true story of a US soldier who was shot 13 times

U.S. Army Specialist Jay Strobino was with his team in Rushdi Mullah, a small farming village in Iraq’s infamous Triangle of Death, on Feb. 1, 2006. They were there on a mission to grab a suspected enemy insurgent. Everything was going according to…

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

BYGeorge Hand

Apr 29, 2020

Delta weapons fire day; Daddy-Mac’ll make you jump

Master Sergeant George Hand US Army (ret) was a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. He is a now a master photographer, cartoonist and storyteller. Our assault team leader, Daddy-Mac, who wou…

BYGeorge Hand

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Russian patent literally looks like flying AK-47

Kalashnikov’s AK-47 represents a timeless design and an instantly recognizable icon of warfare, but one thing it cannot do is fly. But Russian arms maker Almaz-Antey

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYUS Department of Defense

Sep 12, 2019

Navy seizes 2,521 assault rifles from illegal traffickers

The guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham seized an illicit weapons shipment containing 2,521 AK-47 rifles Aug. 28, 2018,

BYUS Department of Defense

Sep 12, 2019