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About: Tom McHale describes himself as a conservative gun-totin’ bible-clingin’ literary assault dude who enjoys finding humor in just about anything. His web blog My Gun Culture is an irreverent, twisted look at gun news bordering on the ridiculous. It covers shootin’ stuff, loud noises, defending your own, the occasional mall ninja, and about 200 years of the American way. “These are the (partially) true stories of… My Gun Culture” says Tom. Visit: www.mygunculture.com

Centurion 39 AK Pistol

Century International Arms

Delray Beach, FL --(Ammoland.com)- Century International Arms, Inc. is one of North America’s largest importers of newly manufactured and surplus firearms, ammunition and accessories for 50 years.

We also manufacture semi-auto firearms for collectors and sportsmen who enjoy quality firearms at excellent prices.

Our latest creations include the Centurion 39 Sporter Rifle and the Centurion 39 AK Pistol – both 100% American made, no imported parts!

The Centurion 39 Sporter Rifle is different from other rifles on the market in that the receiver is machined from an 11 pound block of 4140 ordnance quality steel. The barrel is equipped with a proprietary V shaped Chevron Compensator, designed exclusively by Century. This unparalleled compensator design directs gases upward, which reduces recoil and makes the rifle more controllable. Instead of adjusting for windage from the front sight like other similar rifles, the rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation.

All Century International Arms are 100% American Made.

Other features include a high visibility front sight post and a buttstock that is 1 inch longer than military style stocks, for better comfort and handling. The upper and lower handguard have four Picatinny rails which can be used to accessorize the Centurion 39 with red dot sights, scopes, lights, lasers and a fore grip.

Comes with two U.S. made 30 rd. mags. Barrel: 16.5″ with a 1:10 twist, Overall: 37.25″, Weight: 8.2 lbs. Century also offers a full-auto version of the Centurion 39 Rifle for military, government and law enforcement use.

The Centurion 39 AK Pistol is a compact package with fun written all over it!
The new bird cage muzzle break and “shark fin” front sight, gives the small package a sexy new look. An ergonomic pistol grip and our proprietary quad rail, high-tech, poly furniture, gives an incredibly cool appearance that just oozes strength, quality and style.

Other features include a machined receiver, integrated gas block and front sight, M16 style compensator and a front and rear swing swivel. Perfect for home protection, CQB, or a fun day of inexpensive shooting at the range, the C39 pistol is a trusty tool that is ready when you are.

Takes all standard AK type magazines. Comes complete with two 30 rd. U.S. made mags. Barrel: 11.375”, Overall: 21.375”, Weight: 5.4 lbs. These firearms are not available for sale in NJ, MA, CA, CT, HI or where prohibited by law.

Centurion 39 Sporter Rifle

Contact: Century International Arms, Inc. 430 S. Congress Ave., Suite 1. Dept. 1102AL. 1.800.527.1252 or 561.265.4530. info@centuryarms.com. www.centuryarms.com.

Arsenal Firearms

Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- Arsenal, Inc. is excited to announce the release of its “The Right to Bear Arms” series of California Compliant rifles and shotguns.

This long-awaited series consists of Russian Saiga model AK-74 type rifles in 7.62×39, 5.56×45 (.223) NATO, and 5.45×39 calibers and .410 shotguns, manufactured in the legendary Izhmash Factory in Izhevsk, Russia.

After importation to the United States, they are re-manufactured at Arsenal, Inc.’s state-of-the-art factory in Las Vegas, Nevada. In order to insure Arsenal, Inc.’s high standards for quality and reliability were never compromised, Arsenal, Inc. developed its own technology to meet and exceed all requirements set by current California law.

By developing this new technology, Arsenal, Inc. is able to maintain the superior quality they have always been known for, while adhering to the original technology and design.

All units are backed by the original factory warranty and are assembled to 922(r) compliance.

The following product families are available:

Arsenal SA RPK-5 S California Compliant Rifle

SA RPK-5 S (California compliant) - US made, 5.56, milled receiver, RPK heavy barrel, 14mm muzzle threads, removable muzzle nut, 14x1mm left hand threads, folding bipod, cleaning rod inside bipod, blond wood furniture, paddle style buttstock, scope rail. Comes with one 5-round magazine, non-detachable magazine, tool for magazine, sling, oil bottle, and cleaning kit. (also available in black polymer furniture)

SPECIFICATIONS

• Caliber: 5.56 x 45 mm
• Total Length: 1025 mm
• Barrel Length: 590 mm
• Weight without Magazine: 4.86 kg
• Muzzle Velocity: 930 m/s
• Rate of Fire (practical): 50 rds/min
• Twist Rate: 1 in 178 mm
• Effective Range: 1000 m
• Max Effective Range: 2000 m

Arsenal SA M-7 Classic California Compliant Rifle

SA M-7 Classic (California compliant) - US made, milled receiver, chrome lined hammer forged barrel, heavy barrel and slanted gas block, 14mm muzzle threads, muzzle nut, cleaning rod, bayonet lug, blond wood furniture, WARSAW pact buttstock, 10-round US made magazine, non-detachable magazine, tool for magazine, sling, oil bottle, and cleaning kit.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Caliber: 7.62 x 39 mm
• Total Length: 870 mm
• Barrel Length: 415 mm
• Weight without Magazine: 3.50 kg
• Muzzle Velocity: 710 m/s
• Rate of Fire (practical): 40 rds/min
• Twist Rate: 1 in 240 mm
• Effective Range: 400 m
• Max Effective Range: 1350 m

Arsenal SA M-7 R California Compliant Rifle

SA M-7 R (California compliant) - US made, 7.62, milled receiver, chrome lined hammer forged barrel, 14mm muzzle threads, muzzle nut, cleaning rod, bayonet lug, black polymer furniture, NATO buttstock, scope rail, 10-round US made magazine, non-detachable magazine, tool for magazine, sling, oil bottle, and cleaning kit.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Caliber: 7.62 x 39 mm
• Total Length: 902 mm
• Barrel Length: 415 mm
• Weight without Magazine: 3.68 kg
• Muzzle Velocity: 710 m/s
• Rate of Fire (practical): 40 rds/min
• Twist Rate: 1 in 240 mm
• Effective Range: 400 m
• Max Effective Range: 1350 m

Arsenal Sgl23 California Compliant Rifle

SGL23 – 7.62x39mm rifle. AK-74 variant rifle based on the SGL21 series stamped receiver Russian rifles. Features all standard rifle characteristics of this type with a non-detachable magazine – semi-automatic action, fixed buttstock, separate pistol grip, 16-inch hammer forged chrome lined barrel, threaded muzzle with removable muzzle brake, bayonet and accessory lugs. The rifle is shipped with Arsenal, Inc.’s new 100% US made 10-round magazine.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Caliber: 7.62 x 39 mm
• Total Length: 861 mm (33 7/8 in.)
• Barrel Length: 415 mm (16.3 in.)
• Rifling: 4 grooves
• Twist Rate: 1 in 240 mm (9.44 in.)
• Weight without Magazine: 3.24 kg (7.15 lbs.)
• Muzzle Velocity: 710 m/s (2,329 fps)
• Effective Range: 500 m (550 yds)
• Maximum Range: 1,350 m (1,480 yds)
• Rear Sight Range: 1000 m (1,094 yds)

Arsenal Sgl33 California Compliant Rifle

SGL33 – 5.45x39mm rifle. AK-74 variant rifle based on the SGL31 series stamped receiver Russian rifles. Features all standard rifle characteristics of this type with a non-detachable magazine – semi-automatic action, fixed buttstock, separate pistol grip, 16-inch hammer forged chrome lined barrel, threaded muzzle with removable muzzle brake, bayonet and accessory lugs. The rifle is shipped with Russian made 10-round magazine.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Caliber: 5.45 x 39.5 mm
• Total Length: 927 mm (36 1/2 in.)
• Barrel Length: 415 mm (16.3 in.)
• Rifling: 4 grooves
• Twist Rate: 1 in 195 mm (7.68 in.)
• Weight without Magazine: 3.31 kg (7.30 lbs.)
• Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 fps)
• Effective Range: 500 m (550 yds)
• Maximum Range: 1,350 m (1,480 yds)
• Rear Sight Range: 1000 m (1,094 yds)

Arsenal Sgl43 California Compliant Rifle

SGL43 – .410×3” shotgun. AK-74 variant shotgun based on the SGL41 series stamped receiver Russian shotguns. Features all standard shotgun characteristics of this type with a non-detachable magazine – semi-automatic action, fixed buttstock, separate pistol grip, 16-inch hammer forged chrome lined barrel, threaded muzzle with removable muzzle brake, bayonet and accessory lugs. The shotgun is shipped with Russian made 4-round magazine.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Caliber: .410×3″
• Total Length: 978 mm (38 1/2 in.)
• Barrel Length: 483 mm (19 in.)
• Weight without Magazine: 3.11 kg (6.85 lbs.)
• Rear Sight Range: 1,000 m (1,094 yds)

Arsenal, Inc.’s Proprietary California Magazine Lock
Generally, California restricts the sale and possession of semi-automatic center fire rifles with the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and other specified features.

California regulations, however, exclude magazines that require the use of a tool to be removed from being deemed “detachable magazines.” Our new California line departs from the standard rifles and shotguns of this type by requiring the use of Arsenal, Inc.’s proprietary tool to remove the magazine. Arsenal, Inc’s new magazine lock design thereby renders the magazine “non-detachable” under California law.

The technology behind Arsenal, Inc.’s new design includes the absence of the protruding tab at the bottom of the magazine catch, which usually permits the user to push with his thumb and remove the magazine. The addition of a special housing, which fits inside the trigger guard’s original housing, completely surrounds the magazine catch. Together, the special magazine catch and housing require a special tool to operate the internal magazine catch.

Our proprietary tool, provided with each California edition rifle and shotgun by Arsenal, Inc., is required to unlock and remove the magazine through a narrow channel on the housing. Unlike other semi-engineered designs in the market, Arsenal, Inc’s slick design does not bulk up the trigger guard and does not disfigure the profile of the rifle. Arsenal, Inc.’s uses a unique magazine catch pin, specifically designed for the California compliant series firearms. This 2-piece design provides added security and integrity to the assembly.

Arsenal, Inc.’s design of the non-detachable magazine system fully meets and exceeds the State of California’s requirements for classifying the factory shipped rifles and shotguns as California compliant.*

* The Department of Justice of the State of California has not evaluated this system and does not issue official ruling on firearm compliance.

More info: www.arsenalinc.com/ca

MGI 7.62x39 Mag-Well

MGI Industries

Bangor, ME --(Ammoland.com)- This is the long awaited 7.62×39 mag-well drop-on accessory for the MGI Hydra modular lower receiver.

This allows the operator to utilize standard AK-47 magazines when used with a 7.62×39 barreled upper receiver.

Using the magazines designed for the specific caliber insures trouble free feeding, something that has always been problematic in other caliber conversions. Magazines eject with 1 hand instead of 2 hands like a typical AK-47 by dropping strait down on release.

This mag-well is a drop-on accessory for use with our modular lower receiver. No tools required to make the change in less than 1-minute. There is no need to change any other parts in the lower receiver allowing the operator to maintain the same trigger feel as normal. MSRP $275.

MG Industries products are MADE IN THE U.S.A. and available through Camfour (413-564-2300) or Zanders (800-851-4373) or visit www.mgi-military.com. Contact MG Industries at 207-945-5441 or MGI@MGImilitary.com for more information.

National Rifle Association

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- Statement From NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox

The NRA strongly opposes President Obama’s nomination of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).

Traver has been deeply aligned with gun control advocates and anti-gun activities.

This makes him the wrong choice to lead an enforcement agency that has almost exclusive oversight and control over the firearms industry, its retailers and consumers.

Further, an important nomination such as BATFE director should not be made as a “recess appointment,” in order to circumvent consent by the American people through their duly elected U.S. Senators.

Traver served as an advisor to the International Association for Chiefs of Police’s (IACP) “Gun Violence Reduction Project,” a “partnership” with the Joyce Foundation.

NRA Opposes The Nomination Of Andrew Traver to Head BATFE

Both IACP and the Joyce Foundation are names synonymous with promoting a variety of gun control schemes at the federal and state levels. Most of the individuals involved in this project were prominent gun control activists and lobbyists.

The IACP report, generated with Traver’s help, called on Congress to ban thousands of commonly owned firearms by misrepresenting them as “assault weapons,” as well as calling for bans on .50 caliber rifles and widely used types of ammunition. The report also suggests that Congress should regulate gun shows out of existence and should repeal the privacy protections of the Tiahrt Amendment—all efforts strongly opposed by the NRA and its members.

Traver also participated in an extremely deceptive NBC Chicago report (http://tiny.cc/m93di ) in which he referred to “the growing frequency of gang members and drug dealers using heavy caliber military-type weapons” and described them as if they were machine guns: “Pull the trigger and you can mow people down.”

Traver and his agents provided the reporter with a fully automatic AK-47, with which she was unable to hit the target. He then said that stray bullets are “one of the main problems with having stuff like this available to the gangs.”

As the Agent-in-Charge of Chicago’s BATFE office, Traver knows that fully automatic firearms are not available through normal retail channels—the opposite of what was implied in the report.

An agency involved in the regulation of a fundamental, individual right guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution should not be led by an individual with a demonstrated hostility to that freedom.

For that reason, the NRA strongly opposes Andrew Traver to head the BATFE and urges President Obama to withdraw this ill-advised nomination.

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military. Visit: www.nra.org

Mikhail Kalashnikov Inventor of AK-47 Rifle - read more in THE GUN by C.J. Chivers

“…eye-opening…it‘s hard to resist a narrative that ends with a world awash with a weapon that has killed more soldiers and civilians than all the high-tech planes, missiles, bombs, WMDs and America‘s sophisticated rifles combined. An entertaining work that combines technical details, biographies, political maneuvering and insightful military history.” –Kirkus Reviews

The Gun is a model of research, historical writing, military expertise, and a soldier‘s ungrudging respect for a weapon that really works.? –Thomas Powers, author of Intelligence Wars

“This superior history….[is] written incisively and researched exhaustively.”–Booklist

“The Gun does exactly what the best art history or music writing does—it opens our eyes to see anew the familiar. Chivers’ reach and scope is syncretic, omnivorous—he is dazzling in his research and reporting. This is a book about connections between people and culture, people and history, nations with nations. Chivers pulls together vast threads of an expanding portrait and what emerges is startling. The Gun is filled with a sense of discovery in the way that John McPhee‘s work is filled with delight, tribulation, and surprise.” –Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers

“The Gun is for those who wonder how we fight today and why we fight that way. C. J. Chivers has given us a seminal work that will be respected by future generations trying to understand us.” –James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers, Fly Boys, and The Imperial Cruise

Simon & Schuster

Roseburg, OR --(Ammoland.com)- It is the most notorious, widespread, and lethal firearm in the world.

Created in the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War, the automatic Kalashnikov rifle, or AK-47, as it was first called, was a breakthrough weapon – a cheap, simple, and reliable device that allowed ordinary men to kill other men without extensive training or undue complication.

It was used to crush anticommunist uprisings in Eastern Europe, to battle American troops in Vietnam (who found it far superior to the early versions of their own M-16s), and as a symbolic statement by Osama bin Laden in his first taped message after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Today it remains a leading cause of battlefield deaths for American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, and terrorist-training records show that an introduction to the Kalashnikov is often to be the first class given to the young Islamic men who sign on for the Jihad.

In THE GUN (Simon & Schuster; October 12, 2010; $28.00), Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and former Marine infantry officer C. J. Chivers presents a rich, engrossing, and comprehensive narrative history of this ground-breaking weapon – not only as a killing tool but as a strategic and political instrument that has changed the rules of war and influenced security and development in large sections of the world. Some six decades after its invention, the armies of more than fifty countries employ the Kalashnikov, as do myriad police, intelligence, and security agencies. But by design and by accident, it has long since passed beyond the control of governments. Authoritative estimates place the number of Kalashnikovs and their knockoffs as high as 100 million – one for every seventy people alive. It is now an everyman‘s gun that marks the terrorist, the guerrilla, the child soldier, the dictator, the drug trafficker, and the thug as much as the professional soldier.

THE GUN by C. J. Chivers

THE GUN is a well-organized and fast-moving narrative that operates at several levels. At the most basic level, Chivers focuses on the original AK-47 and its many derivatives and companion firearms that have flooded armories and arms bazaars around the world. He examines their origins, design, production, distribution, stockpiling, export, and use as one of the predominant instruments of war of the past half-century – a status they are likely to retain for at least a half- century more. But he seeks a larger context, and to equip the reader with a full understanding of how war has evolved and where the assault rifle fits, he traces the development of automatic weapons from the American Civil War through two world wars, the Cold War, and Vietnam to the present day. Chivers shows how the Kalashnikov became the product of evolutionary processes in firearms and ammunition development and changes in military and economic thinking that accompanied an industrializing and polarizing world. But this is not merely the story of a weapon and where it came from. It is a chronicle of how war has changed, a rich work of history and a journey populated by geniuses and fools, ruthless villains and naïve idealists, self-promoting salesmen and incorrigible profiteers, a pantheon of killers of all stripes and, now and then, people who wanted the killing to stop. The book‘s vivid and rigorously reported character sketches – of expeditionary military leaders in the lopsided colonial fighting in nineteenth-century Africa; of a famed arms designer who was a trigamist and apparent draft dodger; of Winston Churchill reacting in horror to industrialized war along the Nile; of the treacherous lives of officials in Stalin‘s Soviet Union; of the first known guerrilla to carry a Kalashnikov in an uprising, in Hungary in 1956; of an enraged young Marine officer who stakes his name and his career in an act of conscience; of a bodyguard shot by Iraqi assassins 23 times at close range – make THE GUN a feat of storytelling, and elevate the story of the AK-47 to an engaging history.

What is this rifle? At first glance, the new AK-47 was an oddity, a rifle deviating from the classic forms in many ways. A midsized weapon that fired a medium-sized cartridge, it was not powerful enough for long-range sniping duty, but it could push out blistering automatic fire for the length of two or three football fields. As American Marines found in Vietnam, a single guerrilla with a Kalashnikov could slow an entire company‘s advance. It was so reliable, even when soaked in water and coated with sand, that its Soviet testers had trouble making it jam. It was so simple that it could be disassembled and reassembled by schoolboys in less than thirty seconds flat. Weighing less than ten pounds and easily concealed, it was an eminently well-conceived killing tool, which could be easily wielded with efficiency even by the small of stature, the mechanically disinclined, the dimwitted, or the untrained.

Stalin’s Contest: The Invention of the AK-47
Drawing on years of research, a trove of exclusive sources, and declassified documents from both the West and the East – as well as on battlefield reportage and interviews with revolutionaries, terrorists, child soldiers, arms dealers, conventional grunts, and Mikhail Timofeyovich Kalashnikov, the man credited with the weapon‘s design – Chivers travels the world, establishes a firm historical record, and demolishes many myths about the AK-47. Legend claims that it was born out of an epiphany at the workbench of a Russian sergeant, Mikhail Kalashnikov, who was competing in a weapon design contest in Stalin‘s Soviet Union. In fact, the acronym AK-47 abbreviates two Russian words, avtomat kalashnikova (Kalashnikov‘s automatic), which pays tribute to this proletarian hero of Soviet propaganda. The numerals signify the year the Soviet army accepted the prototype for mass production.

But as Chivers shows, the political, military, and industrial system of the Soviet state was the real inventor – both of the AK-47 and its fables. Chivers also reveals how the United States, the incubator for rapid-fire arms in the nineteenth century, repeatedly misread the path of automatic arms development in the twentieth, leaving American soldiers and Marines badly outgunned by the 1960s. The Vietnam chapter is rooted in ground-breaking reporting and research that reveals the fullest story ever documented of the debacle of the Pentagon‘s introduction of the M-16 (a hurried reaction to the AK-47). The chapter uncovers sham science and official embarrassment and folly, including secret U.S. Army –lethality? tests against decapitated human heads and severed human legs from India. The tests had been covered up for almost five decades. The chapter also reveals internal memos and correspondence from the manufacturer, as well as secret Pentagon correspondence, showing that the men who pushed the early M-16 into service knew it was a faulty weapon that needed to be reworked, and yet sent the rifles to Vietnam nonetheless and kept quiet about their choices as the rifles failed in the hands of G.I.s.

Chivers rejects all myths, and resists repeating the received wisdom surrounding the world‘s most visible and abundant firearm. He explains how the Kalashnikov became the most important line of firearms in history not simply because they work well and are easy to handle, but because Warsaw Pact military standardization mandates and their production in planned economies assured they were manufactured in outsized quantities. As its numbers grew and reputation spread, and as the Kremlin and the White House realized that their stockpiles of nuclear weapons had made total war unwinnable, Stalin‘s rifle became the defining weapon of the Cold War. Small wars and proxies would be the means through which the Cold War would be fought – and the automatic Kalashnikov would be the perfect weapon with which to fight it. –The Kalashnikov Era had arrived,? Chivers writes. –We are living in it still.?

Everyman’s Gun
With its stubby black barrel, dull brown stock, and distinctive banana clip, the Kalashnikov is the most recognized weapon in the world. It has been used prolifically not only in armed clashes but also in political art and ritual displays. More than a weapon, it has also become a symbol – first of the industrial success of Stalin‘s Soviet Union and the socialist way, later of popular insurrection, armed liberation, gangland stature, and most recently of jihad. Kalashnikovs guard South American coca plantations, serve urban gangs in Los Angeles, are hoarded by survivalists in the northwestern United States, and have been used by ivory poachers to nearly exterminate elephant herds in Africa.

As Chivers observes, in the aftermath of the Cold War, the overabundance of AK-47s has remained a persistent factor in terrorism, crime, ethnic cleansing, and local and regional destabilization. The weapon‘s ubiquitous presence empowers undisciplined forces to commit human rights abuses on a grander scale, raises the costs and exacerbates the dangers of peacekeeping missions, emboldens criminals of many sorts, stalls economic development, and increases the social burdens of caring for the wounded, the orphaned, and the displaced. Shipped by the millions to regions rife with the tensions of poverty, poor government, and high ethnic, religious, or nationalist sentiment, the AK-47 has helped to instigate and expand conflicts.

Ominously, specialists in armed conflict look to the price of Kalashnikovs in a nation‘s open-market arms bazaars to determine the state of risk. When prices rise, public anxiety is considered high. When they sink, the decline can indicate a conflict is ebbing. Chivers, a veteran of combat zones around the globe as both reporter and Marine, writes, –Anywhere large numbers of young men in civilian clothes or mismatched uniforms are carrying Kalashnikovs is a very good place not to go; when Kalashnikovs turn up in the hands of mobs, it is time to leave.? The Twenty-first Century’s Rifle

The AK-47 is a Cold War weapon with a legacy as yet unresolved, a legacy that continues to threaten people and security across much of the world. Chivers proposes that because governments have focused elsewhere, Kalashnikovs and the people who have put them to ill use have killed and maimed more people, and dragged many regions deeper into disarray, than they might have otherwise. He looks at certain programs that have met with limited success in ameliorating the effects of assault rifle proliferation. But, unaligned with any interest group or side, he leaves the question of the best means of relief and abatement – of methods that might bring a degree of peace and stability to many troubled lands – to other hands.

With THE GUN, award-winning reporter C. J. Chivers gives us a gripping, exhaustively researched, and far- reaching assessment of the most important weapon of our time. It is sure to be of intense interest to readers fascinated by military and international affairs, the history of firearms, the legacy of the Soviet Union, the evolution of modern warfare, or of a well-told tale that furthers an understanding of the world today. And with its probing historical analysis, vivid reportage, and provocative moral dimension, it will be equally compelling to those concerned with the origins, dynamics, and resolution of global conflict. –Far too many people regard the study of weapons as an illiberal art,? Chivers writes. –The chronicle of automatic firepower, viewed through the AK-47 and its infiltration across the world, suggests otherwise.?

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About the Author
C. J. Chivers is a senior writer for The New York Times and its former Moscow Bureau Chief, as well as a frequent contributor to Esquire. From 1988 to 1994, he was an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served in the Gulf War and in the Los Angeles riots before being honorably discharged as a captain. His work has received several prizes, including a National Magazine Award for Reporting for the reconstruction in Esquire of the terrorist siege in Beslan and a shared Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage in the Times of combat in Afghanistan. His war reportage from 2003 to 2009 in Iraq and Afghanistan was selected by New York University as being among the Top Ten Works of Journalism of the Decade in the United States. He lives with his family in Rhode Island.

More Praise for THE GUN

• C.J. Chivers, a brilliant war correspondent, is an equally capable military historian. By telling the story of a gun–well, not just any gun but arguably ?the‘ gun–he reveals much about crime, war, and terror, and he does so in convincing and compelling fashion.?
• Evan Thomas, author of The War Lovers
• Thanks to C. J. Chivers, every G.I. and Marine in Vietnam who threw down his jammed M-16 in despair can trace the development of the better weapon he envied. The Gun is part a biography of Mikhail Kalashnikov and his AK-47, part grim social history and, in all its parts, entirely absorbing.?
• A. J. Langguth, Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975
• C. J. Chivers tells a remarkable story of how this one, superbly reliable firearm became the most abundant ever produced, and was to exceed the consequences even of Soviet nuclear know-how in the Cold War, and beyond.?
• Alistair Horne, author of The Price of Glory and A Savage War of Peace

About the Book

Simon & Schuster

Roseburg, OR --(Ammoland.com)- It is the most notorious, widespread, and lethal firearm in the world – Kalashnikov AK-47 Rifle.

Created in the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War, the automatic Kalashnikov rifle, or AK-47, as it was first called, was a breakthrough weapon – a cheap, simple, and reliable device that allowed ordinary men to kill other men without extensive training or undue complication.

It was used to crush anticommunist uprisings in Eastern Europe, to battle American troops in Vietnam (who found it far superior to the early versions of their own M-16s), and as a symbolic statement by Osama bin Laden in his first taped message after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Today it remains a leading cause of battlefield deaths for American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, and terrorist-training records show that an introduction to the Kalashnikov is often to be the first class given to the young Islamic men who sign on for the Jihad.

THE GUN by C. J. Chivers

In THE GUN (Simon & Schuster; October 12, 2010; $28.00), Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and former Marine infantry officer C. J. Chivers presents a rich, engrossing, and comprehensive narrative history of this ground-breaking weapon – not only as a killing tool but as a strategic and political instrument that has changed the rules of war and influenced security and development in large sections of the world.

This is not merely the story of a weapon and where it came from. It is a chronicle of how war has changed, a rich work of history and a journey populated by geniuses and fools, ruthless villains and naïve idealists, self-promoting salesmen and incorrigible profiteers, a pantheon of killers of all stripes and, now and then, people who wanted the killing to stop.

The book’s vivid and rigorously reported character sketches – of expeditionary military leaders in the lopsided colonial fighting in nineteenth-century Africa; of a famed arms designer who was a trigamist and apparent draft dodger; of the treacherous lives of officials in Stalin’s Soviet Union; of the first known guerrilla to carry a Kalashnikov in an uprising, in Hungary in 1956; of a bodyguard shot by Iraqi assassins 23 times at close range – make THE GUN a feat of storytelling, and elevate the story of the AK-47 to an engaging history.

Chivers gives us a gripping, exhaustively researched, and far-reaching assessment of the most important weapon of our time. It is sure to be of intense interest to readers fascinated by military and international affairs, the history of firearms, the legacy of the Soviet Union, the evolution of modern warfare, or of a well-told tale that furthers an understanding of the world today.

And with its probing historical analysis, vivid reportage, and provocative moral dimension, it will be equally compelling to those concerned with the origins, dynamics, and resolution of global conflict.

“Far too many people regard the study of weapons as an illiberal art,” Chivers writes. “The chronicle of automatic firepower, viewed through the AK-47 and its infiltration across the world, suggests otherwise.”

Arsenal M-47US10P (Plum), M-47US5

Arsenal 5 and 10 Round US Made Magazines for 7.62×39 AK Rifles

Arsenal Firearms

Las Vegas, NV -(Ammoland.com)- Introducing one of Arsenal Inc’s latest accomplishments, the 5 and 10-round 100% US made magazines for 7.62×39 AK rifles.

For the first time ever, there is a 100% US made magazine with a steel lug insert. The solid steel lug allows for a precision fit and longevity for the magazine. Your magazine will not wear over time due to rubbing against the mag catch.

The new double-stack magazine is perfect for all shooting enthusiasts who like to bench shoot or shoot from prone position. There are also great for those of you that live in a state that only allows lower capacity magazines.

These magazines are made using the original Kalashnikov design. They are not reverse engineered and are made to the original specs. These are by far the highest quality, low profile magazines on the market today. These magazines pass the Russian Mil-Spec drop tests. Smooth body made from the same high quality polymer and texture as the US made furniture found on all Arsenal Inc. firearms.

The magazine will count as three (3) 922r compliance parts and is available in plum and black colors.

No L.E.O. or MILITARY unit would accept inferior non Mil-Spec magazines, SO WHY WOULD YOU?  We might be based out of Las Vegas, but we won’t gamble with your lives. These magazines come with a limited lifetime warranty.

Distributed through K-Var Corp.  For more information visit Arsenal website.

Arsenal’s SGL12-03 12 Gauge Shotgun

Arsenal Firearms

Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- Born out of a requirement for Military and L.E. demands worldwide, Arsenal, Inc is proud to introduce its’ latest model for the U.S. civilian market: The SGL12-02, and 03 chambered for 12 gauge 3” rounds.

Featuring the redesigned, ergonomic, RPK style forend, a true AK style steel retainer (with left side sling loop), and an indexed four-sided picatinny rail machined out of aircraft grade aluminum (available only on the SGL12-03) this shotgun will meet the requirements of virtually any situation demanded by it.

With the newly designed RPK style lower handguard that gives the SGL12 an ergonomic and tactical feel, this shotgun puts style and comfort in the shooters hand while keeping the cost down. This handguard is a U.S. made, military grade composite that also counts as 1 (one) U.S. Sec 922 (r) compliance part.

The steel, AK style, retainer adds functionality and practicality because of the ability to add an AK style sling and Arsenal’s own indexed Quad rail machined from aircraft grade aluminum. This newly designed steel retainer allows for the proper placement of Arsenal’s lower handguard while providing the proper spacing and alignment for the Quad rail. The Quad rail is machined from aircraft grade aluminum and has been specifically designed to sit centered on the “X” and the “Y” axis in relation to the center of the chrome lined barrel. This precision alignment allows for the proper placement and use of many different types of accessories, such as lasers, lights and forward grips.

These three features combined truly set this shotgun apart from anything else in its field. By adding them to one of the hottest shotguns in the market it makes for one of the most exciting shotgun releases in years. With an MSRP starting out at $499.00 Arsenal’s SGL12 are a must have for the hunting, sporting, and self defense purposes.

Arsenal’s SGL12-02 12 Gauge Shotgun - hand guard and steel retainer with sling loop only

About:
Starting out as a manufacturer and importer on the west coast, Arsenal, Inc. developed a reputation for building and importing only the highest quality parts. Then, when Arsenal, Inc moved to Las Vegas, NV they transferred that same passion and attention to detail spirit into manufacturing and importing firearms. Now Arsenal serves as full line manufacturer, importer, and developer of the best combat rifles and shotguns available and the accessories for them.

For more information on this product or any other product by Arsenal, Inc. line please call (702) 643-2220 or visit www.arsenalinc.com.

Dragunov Tiger Hunting Variant

FirearmsTruth.com

Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- During the Cold War it was the sniper weapon of choice throughout the Warsaw Pact, and was later licensed by China and Iran. Similar variants are used throughout the world, and while not quite as iconic as the AK-47, the Dragunov rifle has become quite popular with collectors today.

The long gun fires the versatile 7.62x54mmR, which was used for the Mosin-Nagent bolt action rifle developed at the end of the 19th century, and later with the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle that was developed during World War II.

The rifle, which is also known as an SVD (Russian for Dragunov’s Sniper Rifle), was one of three competing designs being considered for use by the Soviet Red Army at the height of the Cold War during the 1960s. Yevgeny Dragunov’s concept, which included a semi-automatic gas-operated operating mechanism with a short-stroke gas-piston system, won out blasting away the competition. The innovative design remained part of the Soviet small arms arsenal for more than 20 years, and the weapon is still used by the Russian army.

The SVD does bare a resemblance to the AK-47, notably with the large dust cover, iron sights, and lever safety selector – but these are actually just cosmetic similarities as the actual operation is vastly different. It features a 10-round curved box magazine, slotted flash suppressor and a barrel bore that is chrome-lined. While standard 7.62x54mmR ammunition can be used, for precision shooting, specifically designed sniper cartridges would be used.

Commercial variations have been developed and the rifle’s cosmetic design was also been widely copied, most notably the Romanian PSL. Today the PSL is the most commonly encountered version that collectors will encounter for sale, and the gun is sometimes marketed as the FPK Dragunov to make it seem like it has more in common with the original Dragunov design. However, not one part is actually interchangeable between the rifle – although both use the same 7.62x54mmR cartridge.

Chris Berg: Dragunov enthusiast and Webmaster for Dragunov.net, offered some facts on owning and collecting the Dragunov “style” rifles.

FirearmsTruth: The Dragunov style rifles have become really popular with collectors and sport shooters. Why do you think these have gotten so popular in the last couple of years?

Chris Berg: I would say 95 percent of the rifle’s popularity is due to their appearance. The SVD looks like the Devil’s own rifle, and not many other rifle designs will attract as much attention at your local shooting range. Collectibility-wise, it’s hard to beat a Dragunov, even the Russian Tiger, as they were imported in very low numbers and are currently banned from ever being imported again. I’ve seen the value on every genuine Dragunov rifle at least double in the last 5 years.

FirearmsTruth: All things Communist Bloc seem to be popular, including the AK-47 and SKS. Is this in your opinion just because of price and availability?

Chris Berg: Dragunov rifles weren’t initially very popular due to their price and unfounded reputation for poor accuracy. Plus the “post-ban” Tiger suffered from a lack of flash hider/muzzle brake, which gave it unpleasant recoil from such a lightweight rifle. PSLs have always been a popular second choice, especially after people see the current price tag of a Tiger, SVD, or NDM-86.

With regard to the SKS I’d say its price is a huge reason for its popularity. When these rifles were first imported from Russia, China, Romania, and Yugoslavia, their prices were around $100 to $200, which made them within reach of most American shooters. In the SKS what you get is an extremely reliable rifle that is accurate enough for most people’s needs, and it shoots one of the cheapest calibers this side of rimfire. These days, with SKS imports slowing to a trickle, collectors have taken notice of these neat carbines. There are now a small but very loyal number of SKS enthusiasts who have identified which model or marking is rarer and prices have risen accordingly.

As for the AK, I would say it’s a mixed bag as far as their popularity. Three generations of American soldiers have faced the Kalashnikov in battle. So some people buy them for a certain kind of nostalgic reflection, whether it is memories of the battlefield or of Patrick Swayze yelling “Wolverines!” President G.H.W. Bush’s ban on imported weapons in 1989 did the most for increasing the popularity of the AK. Once people were told the supply was being cut off sales rose dramatically, as did their prices, and distributors couldn’t keep up with demand.

Having their Combloc AK appetite whetted with cheap Romanian and Egyptian AKs in the 1990s, people started demanding more from the design. They wanted the reliability and badass looks of a Kalashnikov, but the modularity and accuracy of Eugene Stoner’s AR-15. European manufacturers from Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia, and even the U.S. have stepped up and now offer high quality AKs built on modern CNC machinery in a variety of calibers.

Ultimately, as long as AKs and Dragunovs continue to get featured in video games, movies, and magazines, people will be drawn to these legendary Combloc rifles.

FirearmsTruth: There is a lot of confusion about the SVD and PSL. It almost seems as if “Dragunov” has become a generic term for all rifles of this particular style. What really sets apart an SVD from a PSL for example?

Chris Berg: You’ve touched on the main reason I created dragunov.net. So much confusion and mis-information about these rifles existed that people often didn’t know what they were buying. More than a few people paid quite a bit of money for a rifle their dealer claimed was a genuine Russian SVD, only to later learn they actually owned a Tiger hunting rifle, or worse, a Romanian PSL. And you can understand why since they all look very similar at first glance.

On the most basic level, the SVD is built around a solid machined steel receiver with parts carefully fit and assembled for precision. It was designed by an Olympic shooter to be an extremely reliable rifle capable of very good accuracy at ranges far exceeding the AK-47 and AK-74. The design lends itself to portability and reliability, with accuracy not far behind. The fact is that Mr. Dragunov designed a great rifle that was just a little too complex and expensive for some smaller countries to effectively manufacture. China was the only other country with the budget and infrastructure to make a true Dragunov rifle initially, though Poland and Iran now make very close copies of the SVD too.

The compromise was the stamped sheet metal design of the PSL from Romania. These rifles are far simpler and cheaper to make, plus some of its parts will interchange with the AK-47. However the PSL design is (or can be made to be) as accurate as the Russian Dragunov.

The sad fact is most American owners of these rifles will never realize the true accuracy potential, since match-grade 7.62x54R ammunition is scarce and very expensive. Shooting half a century old military surplus ammo through a PSL or SVD is an exercise in futility, if accurate shooting is important to you.

FirearmsTruth.com: While the standard SVD and PSL rifles, as well as other models, are 7.62x54mmR, we’re seeing other calibers. Why are these coming about now?

Chris Berg: For the reasons previously mentioned about quality ammunition. There is a .308 version of the PSL and SVD and both rifles are considerably more accurate in that caliber. Some people use these rifles to hunt and .308 has a broader range of hunting bullets that can be tailored to a specific animal.

For the people lucky enough to live in a country where they can still buy new Dragunov rifles from Izhmash, Tigers are offered in .30-06, 9.3×64 (9mm Brenneke), and even 6.5×55 Swedish. This is testament to the Dragunov’s popularity as a medium-large game rifle capable of reliable performance in very harsh environments.

Thanks to Chris Berg for the straight shooting on the Dragunov.

Peter Suciu is executive editor of FirearmsTruth.com, a website that tracks and monitors media bias against guns and our Second Amendment rights. Visit: FirearmsTruth.com

AKMR AK47 Polymer Magazine Release Extension

EMA Tactical

Tullytown, PA --(AmmoLand.com)- EMA Tactical is proud to introduce our new AK47 Polymer Magazine Release Extension (AKMR). Providing easier access to the magazine release and quicker magazine changes.

ITEM #: AKMR
When installed, our new magazine release extension wraps around the front and bottom of trigger guard and enables the operator to ambidextrously release the magazine by providing large serrated surfaces on both sides and the bottom of the trigger guard.

It securely mounts on to the existing magazine release with three set screws. Precision manufactured from an extremely durable high density polymer, this no gunsmithing design does not interfere with the trigger but provides sufficient surface area to make magazine changes instantly. Manufactured in Israel. Lifetime Warranty.

• Weight (oz.): 0.6oz
• Width (in.): 1.625″
• Length (in.): 1.4375″
• Height (in.): 1.5″
• Retail price: $14.99

AKMR AK47 Polymer Magazine Release Extension

About:
EMA TACTICAL is the world leader in the development and manufacture of superior advanced arms accessories. Our products are specifically designed to meet the rigorous demands of tactical solutions required by worldwide armed forces, Law enforcement units & weapon professionals. Visit: www.ematactical.com

EMA Ak47 Tactical Hand Guards

EMA Tactical

Tullytown PA --(AmmoLand.com)- EMA Tactical is proud to introduce our new improved AK47 polymer replacement handguard with four rails.

The improvements include skeletonizing the body for better heat dissipation and reduced weight and also increasing the length of the side rails to 3”.

Precision manufactured from an extremely durable high density polymer, this no gunsmithing design replaces the AK47 wood furnature and mounts securely to most AK 47 variations providing the operator with a 4.75” top rail, two 3” side rails and a 4.5” bottom rail.

The upper handguard contains the top rail and the lower handguard contains the 2 side rails and bottom rail. Both are available separately or are packaged together as a set. Manufactured in Israel. Lifetime Warranty.

• Item # RS47T Upper handguard with 1 rail 1.6 oz 1.25” W 4.75” L 1.5” H Top rail length 4.75”
• Item # RS47B Lower AK47 Polymer handguard with 3 Rails 6.72 oz 2.5” W 5.375” L 1.75” H Bottom rail length 4.5” Side rail length 3”
• Item # RS47SET Upper and Lower AK47 handguard with 4 rails

EMA Ak47 Tactical Hand Guard Set

About:
EMA TACTICAL is the world leader in the development and manufacture of superior advanced arms accessories. Our products are specifically designed to meet the rigorous demands of tactical solutions required by worldwide armed forces, Law enforcement units & weapon professionals. Visit: www.ematactical.com

Ironwood Designs Military Gun Stocks

San Jose, CA --(AmmoLand.com)- Ironwood Designs is happy to announce our new “in Stock” products pages. Over the past couple of months, we have been putting together tons of pre-boxed, on the shelf, ready to ship stock sets. Included are some of our most popular sets, and numerous limited offer combo sets. Our primary goal is to reduce delivery times, and to keep more of our best seller sets, in stock, on a regular basis.

Why we are doing this? Our business has been increasing steadily for the past 3 years, as well as our product offerings. The results are that our delivery times and production flow have slowed down. We are finally creating a break between our standard, and custom orders, to better manage their production flow. More parts in stock, and defined delivery times is the idea.

Ironwood Designs is not a huge industrial entity, nor is it a war time sized stock production facility. We are a small custom production house, that produces a huge amount of many different stock variants. Our reproduction stocks cover over 12 different countries of origin, spanning over 30 years of various military rifle variants and models.

In addition, we offer several different wood options, hybrid and interchangeable parts, as well as several custom options, for many of those parts. It is a monumental task at times, but, we embrace it, because we love what we do. In fact, stock production is all that we do. We make everything in house, from scratch. no imports, no re-selling surplus. Everything is done here in the USA, to the closest specs possible.

Our new “In Stock” section will enhance your stock selection process, and better inform you to make the choice that suits you best. We have added tons of new Tech Page features, and will be adding more in the following weeks. Because our e-mail and phone inquiries have been overwhelming, we have been updating and improving our site, to answer all of the questions we hear on a daily basis. We will never be a faceless organization, but, we need our site to do some of the heavy lifting, so we can stay in the shop, turning out new product. We humbly request that you let the site guide you through your purchase experience, as it is much better equipped to do so at this time.

Ironwood Designs Military Gun Stocks

About:
For over 15 years, Ironwood Designs has driven the military gun stock market, specializing in custom production stock parts for some of the world’s most prolific and significant military small arms. We offer the most comprehensive line of modern military stock parts for the AK-47, FN FAL & AR15. Our commitment continues with the quest to increase the availability of hard to find, out of production stock parts. Our customers range from the individual shooter collector, to the largest military small arms importers & manufacturers in the USA. Visit: www.ironwooddesigns.com

In Range Now Taking Custom Ak-74 Rifles Work

Kodak Tennessee - -(AmmoLand.com)- At IN RANGE we have just about cleared our entire backlog of custom work, and we are now at our shortest turn-around time for building rifles ~ only 4-6 weeks.

We recently completed a large contract for AK-74 rifles for a major distributor and we are now ready to get back into our regular business of building custom Kalashnikov Rifles.

As all of you are aware, recent events in the news (shootings, confiscation of kits, original barrels no longer available, etc.) have motivated us to double our efforts building custom AKs.

We will continue to build guns as expeditiously as possible, and for as long as we possibly can in the event any new anti-gun legislation is introduced in congress.

The best way to contact them is via email. Time on the phone takes away from time in the shop. You can reach them at: inrange97@aol.com or www.inrangec2.com

About:
IN RANGE is your Krinkov “AKS-74U” connection. We have built numerous Krinks, AMD-65s, RPKs and full size AKs. If you bought that Krink kit and it’s a larger project than you thought. Give us a call we’ll build it for you. We also enjoy tackling that oddball parts kit. If there is a project you’ve been itching to have built call us.

M. T. Kalashnikov receiving the birthday card

Arsenal Firearms

Las Vegas, NV –-(AmmoLand.com)- Recently Arsenal, Inc called upon the firearms industry to wish Mikail T. Kalashnikov (Inventor or the AK-47 and many other rifles) a happy 90th Birthday.

We did this by having people from through out the firearms industry sign individual birthday cards that would then be placed onto a 3ft X 4ft poster and delivered to Mr. Kalashnikov himself in Izhevsk, Russia.

The firearms industry’s response was amazing, more people than ever expected participated in this simple but impactful gesture from the American firearms community.

Arsenal, Inc as a company would like to say THANK YOU to the firearms industry for making this possible.

Mr. Kalashnikov was truly amazed by this gift and wished to express his extreme gratitude for the kind wishes on his Birthday.

His official Birthday is on November 10th and the poster was delivered to him personally at the Izhmash museum in Izhevsk on November 13th. When delivering the giant card, it was evident on his face of how amazed he was at the outpouring of support from the United States and he verbally expressed that to the Arsenal team in his native language of Russian.

Through the translator, the team from Arsenal was told of his gratitude for this amazing gift. After leaving the museum, the team was informed later on in the evening, of how a small argument started between the museum curator and Mr. Kalashnikov, the curator thought I would be appropriate for the card to stay there in the museum and Mr. Kalashnikov felt the best place would be at his personal residence. To date the winner of the argument is yet to be determined…

Again, on behalf of Arsenal, Inc, THANK YOU to everyone who participated and made this possible.

The team from Arsenal, Mr. Kalashnikov and the giant card from the firearms industry.

About:
Arsenal Inc, the exclusive licensed US manufacturer of the finest and most authentic examples of the time proven assault rifle design. We utilize the latest technology and materials while upholding the legendary standards of Arsenal of Bulgaria. All U.S. made models are semi automatic, shoulder fired, gas operated, magazine fed rifles built on forged and milled receivers made with the latest CNC technology. Several models are available in calibers 7.62 x 39mm, 5.56 x 45mm, and 5.45 x 39.5mm.

Dateline – 1974-The Soviet Union introduces its AK-74 rifle chambered in 5.45X39. Nicknamed the “Devil’s Round” by the Afghans, this weapon and round quickly became popular with elite Special Forces units around the world and still is to this day.

ARSENAL’S SGL31 5.45X39 RIFLE

Arsenal Firearms

Las Vegas, NV –-(AmmoLand.com)- September, 2009 Arsenal, Inc introduces its own AK-74 rifle chambered in 5.45X39. Combining 21 century technology with original Mil-Spec design features, Arsenal has succeeded in producing America’s first ever AK-74 built on an original Russian Kalashnikov platform.

Bringing the flat shooting, superior ballistic characteristics of the5.45X39 round together with the world’s most reliable battle rifle ever made, Arsenal is sure to re-invent history with the addition of this rifle to its product line.

Each SGL31 will come standard with Arsenal’s own, new production, US made, AK-74 muzzle brake that uses modern day CNC technology to improve upon an already highly effective brake. As with all Arsenal products, this brake is made with original Mil-Spec designs, insuring the effectiveness of the brake is never compromised and only improved upon.

Also, every SGL31 will have Arsenal’s upper and lower handguards that are said to be the world’s most effective heat dissipating AK handguards on the market due to its stainless steel heat shield. The SGL31 features a hammer forged chrome lined barrel that is built to stand not only the test of time but against any environment or situation encountered.

In keeping with Arsenal’s tradition of insuring authenticity and reliability every SGL31 comes with a bullet guide and the ability to accept and feed reliably Arsenal’s Mil-Spec, steel re-enforced, legendary, double circle 10 high capacity magazines. And, with Arsenal’s exclusive two stage trigger design, the SGL31 provides a clean and crisp pull when shooting. Available with optional accessories, like the KV-04S scope mount and the four-sided aluminum picatinny rail, the battle tested and battle proven design of the AK-74 becomes the battle rifle of the future in the form of the Arsenal SGL31.

Combining these features and many more, like the different stock lengths and colors, the SGL31 sets the standard as the most reliable and accurate battle rifle ever. And with a starting MSRP of $799.00, the SGL31 sets the standard in yet one more category… affordability.

Starting out as a small manufacturer and importer on the west coast, Arsenal, Inc. developed a reputation for building and importing only the highest quality parts. Then, when Arsenal, Inc moved to Las Vegas, NV they transferred that same passion and attention to detail spirit into manufacturing and importing firearms. Now Arsenal serves as full line manufacturer, importer, and developer of the best combat rifles available and the accessories for them.

For more information on this product or any other product by Arsenal, Inc. line please call (702) 643-2220 or visit www.arsenalinc.com.

Arsenal’s SGL31 5.45X39 Rifle

Arsenal’s SGL31 5.45X39 Rifle

Arsenal’s SGL31 5.45X39 Rifle

Arsenal’s SGL31 5.45X39 Rifle

Arsenal’s SGL31 5.45X39 Rifle

Arsenal’s SGL31 5.45X39 Rifle

About:
Arsenal Inc, the exclusive licensed US manufacturer of the finest and most authentic examples of the time proven assault rifle design. We utilize the latest technology and materials while upholding the legendary standards of Arsenal of Bulgaria. All U.S. made models are semi automatic, shoulder fired, gas operated, magazine fed rifles built on forged and milled receivers made with the latest CNC technology. Several models are available in calibers 7.62 x 39mm, 5.56 x 45mm, and 5.45 x 39.5mm.

Arsenal’s SGL41 .410 Shotgun

Arsenal Firearms

Las Vegas, NV –-(AmmoLand.com)- Using one of the world’s most reliable firearms design, in the AK based Saiga platform, Arsenal, Inc. has produced a shotgun for all seasons at a cost of almost half the retail price of any competitor.

Arsenal’s SGL41 features an original Russian receiver with a hammer forged barrel and comes standard with almost $600.00 worth of premium components that could not be offered on any other Saiga at the MSRP of the SGL41. Chambered in the 3” .410 shot shell round the SGL41 will accept and feed with unmatched reliability 2 ¾” and 3” .410 shot shells, which is sure to make the SGL41 the standard by which all other .410’s will be judged.

Utilizing Arsenal’s precision engineered, Mil-Spec accessories distinguishes the SGL41 as a shotgun with “Custom Shop” features at about half the retail price.

These accessories include some of the following:

• The exclusive two stage trigger group that provides a crisp, clean break when shooting with no trigger slap.
• The AK-74 style muzzle break that virtually eliminates felt recoil, and reduces muzzle rise makes this a shotgun for shooters of any size.
• Upper and lower handgurads that incorporate Arsenal’s exclusive Stainless Steel heat shield that has been proven to be 50% more effective at dissipating heat than all other heat shields available.
• Mil-Spec polymer pistol grip.
• Polymer buttstock that has the storage compartment for a cleaning kit and is engineered to absorb recoil in the proper contact points.
• hreaded barrel for utilizing different available chokes.

The fact that the SGL41 uses these features, and many more, as standard equipment is a testament to the commitment and dedication of Arsenal to produce high quality, affordably priced firearms.

Being able to offer the SGL41 in different stocks lengths, configurations, and colors makes this shotgun something that can suite the needs of many different applications. Whether it’s a back-up weapon for our L.E. community, a home defense shotgun that can be used by both spouses, or a field shotgun for the hunter, there is no application this shotgun can’t meet and with an MSRP that starts at $745.00 this feature packed shotgun is an affordable shotgun for all.

Arsenal’s SGL41 .410 Shotgun

For more information on this product or any other product in the Arsenal, Inc. line please call (702) 643-2220 or visit www.arsenalinc.com.

About:
Arsenal Inc, the exclusive licensed US manufacturer of the finest and most authentic examples of the time proven assault rifle design. We utilize the latest technology and materials while upholding the legendary standards of Arsenal of Bulgaria. All U.S. made models are semi automatic, shoulder fired, gas operated, magazine fed rifles built on forged and milled receivers made with the latest CNC technology. Several models are available in calibers 7.62 x 39mm, 5.56 x 45mm, and 5.45 x 39.5mm.

BATFE

Los Angeles, CA - -(AmmoLand.com)- An investigation into guns being trafficked from Arizona to California has led to the arrest of four individuals, one of whom sold several machine guns to a undercover operative and claimed to be tied to a Mexican drug cartel.

The four defendants were arrested early this morning by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department. During the course of the 10-month investigation, authorities purchased or seized 50 firearms, including 17 guns that were discovered during the execution of search warrants this morning.

During the investigation, an undercover operative made a series of gun purchases from three of the defendants. The purchases included guns similar to AK- 47s, Uzis and AR-15s, some of which were fully automatic weapons.

Those arrested today are:

• Edgardo Prado Casteneda, aka “Primo,” 26, of Azusa, who claimed to be a Southern California operative of the La Familia drug cartel based in Michoacan, Mexico;
• Vicente Garcia Jr., aka “Chevy,” 38, of Azusa;
• Steven Scott Blanks, 47, of Norco; and
• Victor Velasquez, aka “Fingers,” 34, of El Monte, who is accused of delivering a quarter-pound of methamphetamine that was purchased by the undercover operative.

The four defendants are scheduled to make their initial appearances this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles.

“Today’s arrests and enforcement actions conclude a successful investigation by LAPD and ATF into a firearms trafficking ring with possible ties to Mexican drug cartels,” said Christopher Shaefer, Acting Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Los Angeles Field Division. “Many firearms were taken off the street that may have otherwise ended up in the hands of those determined to further their criminal activity. ATF will continue to utilize our expertise in conducting firearms trafficking investigations, and will trace each firearm purchased or seized in this operation to determine who else may be facilitating illegal firearm sales.”

LAPD Captain Kevin McCarthy stated: “Today’s arrests were the result of a collaborative effort between the Los Angeles Police Department, ATF and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. By bringing together each agency’s unique expertise, we were able to effectively and efficiently stop this firearm and drug trafficking ring. LAPD will continue to work jointly with other agencies to further reduce crime in our city.”

The arrests were made today as Prado apparently made plans to collect a “debt” and possibly kidnap a man he said owed money to La Familia. Over the past several weeks, Prado allegedly had a series of conversations with the undercover operative about helping collect a large “debt” that a man owed to La Familia. According to the affidavit, Prado told the informant that a boss in the cartel that he called “Cuete” had sent a courier to Mexico to transport narcotics, but the courier was arrested and provided information to Mexican authorities that led to the arrest of another high-ranking cartel member in Mexico City. As a result of this, “Cuete” owed the Cartel $3 million. If the informant participated in the collection of the “debt,” Prado promised him a share of money that would be paid by the cartel.

A criminal complaint filed in United States District Court in Los Angeles charges Prado with selling firearms without a license and distributing methamphetamine. Garcia is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Blanks is charged with possession of a machine gun. Velasquez is charged with distribution of methamphetamine.

If convicted of the crimes alleged in the criminal complaint, the defendants would face maximum potential sentences of at least 10 years in prison.

A criminal complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The investigation that led to today’s arrests was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Los Angeles Police Department. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department provided substantial assistance in this morning’s operation.

CONTACT: Special Assistant United States Attorney Shawn Nelson Violent and Organized Crime Section (213) 894-5339 Release No. 09-090

About:
ATF – Is a unique law enforcement agency in the United States Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products.

We partner with communities, industries, law enforcement and public safety agencies to safeguard the public we serve through information sharing, training, research, and use of technology.

Browning AR34F Tactical Gun Safe

Browning Firearms

Morgan, Utah - -(AmmoLand.com)- The AR34F Breaks New Ground. Browning has been the industry leader and innovator in gun safes for over 27 years.

But there has never been a Browning ProSteel safe like the all new AR34F Tactical safe. In fact the AR34F leads in ground breaking innovation and is the first Tactical gun safe ever.

And it is perfect for the person who has special guns — tactical guns — that have special storage requirements.

On the outside it has the tactical look you like — black and textured — with the unique look of overhead and side racking. On the inside it is specially designed to handle the odd shapes and sizes and special storage requirements of tactical guns. That means its made for shorter length rifles with different shapes, unique optics and unique buttplate-to-magazine-to-muzzle dimensions. Finally a practical way to secure your AR, M-16, M4, AK, FAL, FNAR, SCAR, or whatever, in a way that makes sense and doesn’t waste valuable space. It is not a beginner’s safe. If you have the goods that need protection from theft and fire, this gun safe excels. If you like the look of black guns, then this gun safe rises to the top.

The AR34F – Tactical looks and an interior that will conveniently hold both tactical and sporting guns.

MORE FEATURES SPECIALLY CONFIGURED FOR TACTICAL GUN OWNERS

• 12-gauge steel body
• 1″ formed steel door
• Force Deflector Locking Mechanism
• Hardened steel pin lock protection
• 1″ chromed locking bolts
• DPX Storage System
• UL tool attack listed
• S&G electronic lock
• Elevated floor to facilitate removal of guns
• Door Frame – U-Channel reinforced steel
• 1200°/60 min.
• Additional Barrel Rests – shorter configuration allows for convenient storage of shorter overall length tactical guns.
• Tactical Design Features – The tactical gun owner gets a safe that matches the looks of his guns.
• New interior configuration conveniently holds both tactical and sporting guns
• External Accessory Rack – conveniently hang your gear outside the safe.
• Additional internal storage features – side mounted hooks and tray for top shelf slot
• Reinforced patterned rubber bottom panel
• Picatinny rail accessory – mounts on shelves
• Short gun capacity – interior and door

• 1200° F/60 min. fire protection
• Three layers of 1/2″ fire-resistant insulation in the body and door
• Palusol® expanding fire seal

About:
Browning…The Best There Is in shooting and hunting sports. Check out our full line of rifles, shotguns, pistols, archery, clothing, footwear, shooting accessories, gun safes, knives, and flashlights.

Taos Industries

Iraq - -(Army-Technology.com)- The Republic of Iraq has awarded a $30.2m contract to Taos Industries of the US for 33,400,938 rounds of non-standard ammunition.

Non-standard ammunition refers to non-Nato standard weapons such as the Soviet calibre 7.62×39 used in AK-47-type assault rifles, which Iraq is replacing with the American 5.56mm M4 carbine.

Earlier this year Taos Industries, a subsidiary of Agility Logistics, also received a non-standard ammunition contract from the Afghan Army.

About:
Founded in 1991, Taos Industries is in the business of supporting the U.S. government and its allies by providing global procurement services for commercial and military spare parts and systems. We specialize in the procurement of military systems and equipment and spare parts of foreign origin. Taos provides complete procurement services for its customers from the identification of qualified foreign manufacturers and sources of supply, to contracting, financing, quality assurance, inspection, packaging, safety certification and shipping. Taos also provides full spectrum logistical services in the areas of base operations, transportation, warehousing, and material management.

Romanian 30rd 7.62x39 Steel Magazine for AK Type Rifles

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Middletown, OH - -(AmmoLand.com)- Surplus Romanian Steel 30rd 7.62×39 Magazines for AK type Rifles.

These mags have been very lightly used and are in Excellent or better condition as pictured.

May have minor finish wear. While supplies last.

Not for sale in CA,MA,MD,NJ,& NY.

Price: $10.95 (50 or more) $9.95

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AK-GPWASR Romanian GP-WASR 10/63 7.62x39 Rifle

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Middletown, OH - -(AmmoLand.com)- New Romanian Cugir Factory GP-WASR 10/63 Semi-automatic 7.62×39 caliber Rifles.

Features a chrome lined barrel and side optics rail mount.

Includes 2 New Tapco 30rd polymer magazines, Bayonet, and other assorted accessories.

Typical SPECS: (Does not necessarily describe the above AimSurplus GP-WASR 10/63)

A GP WASR-10 is a Romanian semi-automatic AKM (aka AK-47) clone. This version of the rifle has a pistol grip and can accept Hi-capacity magazines because the receiver was milled out.

The end of the barrel has threads, a bayonet lug, and comes with a muzzle brake. It uses the standard AK-47 7.62*39 cartridge.

The fit and finish of this rifle is average; this rifle has wood similar to the SAR and some minor machining marks. The glaring disadvantage of this rifle is some machining burrs on the mag-well should be removed with a file because it causes some magazines to fit tightly. Also this rifle lacks the dimples for to keep the Hi-capacity magazines from wobbling side to side, and instead have plates welding inside the receiver.

This rifle has 10 Imported parts and 5 US parts. The advantages of this rifle are its reliability, cheap ammo, large selection of replacement parts, accepts single and double stack magazines, comes with a threaded barrel, and now has a bayonet lug.

This is a good starter AK and is great if you cannot find a SAR-1, want to save some money, or want an AK that accepts both single and double stack magazines with all the post AW ban features.

Price: $499.95ea
Not for sale in CA,MA,MD,NJ,& NY.

About:
AimSurplus is the web’s biggest surplus ammunition and surplus firearms dealer in the USA and maybe the world. We offer great prices on top quality ammo in bulk and low low prices on unquie used firearms and parts. Visit us on line at Aimsurplus.com for more info.