E152: Jim Fuller on AK-47s and Rifle Dynamics

AK-47s have a mystic all their own. But they also have a lot of hyperbole. So…

In this episode we sit down with AK-47 legend Jim Fuller of Rifle Dynamics. He’s going to set us straight on the truth, myths, and proper perspective in understanding these comblock badasses.

AK-47 topics covered in this interview:

• What’s Jim Fuller’s story?
• What makes the AK-47 so special?
• Is the AK-47 durability fact or urban legend?
• Is the AK-47 accuracy deficit fact or urban legend?
• What’s the real perspective to take when it comes to the purpose of an AK-47?
• What myths, or overblow facts, exist around the AK?
• What advantages does the AK have over the AR-15?
• What is it about AKs that make them stand up to steel case ammo so well?
• What’s the effective range of a standard AK?
• What considerations must be made when looking to put glass on an AK?
• When it comes to shopping the import and budget market, what should be looking for in an AK?
• What are Jim’s thoughts on the Kalashnikov USA rifles?
• What’s the difference between an Ak-47 and it’s perhaps lesser known brother the AK-74?
• What’s the difference between AK and the much lesser known VZ58?

AK-47 Episode Resources:

• Rifle Dynamics Website
• Rifle Dynamics AK Classes
• More on the Silenced AKs
• Rifle Dynamics on Facebook
• Rifle Dynamics on Instagram
• ITS Tactical article on the AK Build Class
• Colion Noir Reviews Rifle Dynamics AK
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