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Just hanging out with the Kalashnikov RPK-16 light machine gun (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerSo you take a select-fire RPK-74, update the ergos and give it a Picatinny rail and a very sweet 95-round drum mag and what do you get? The RPK-16 of course.
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Feds add Molot to list of sanctioned Russian companies
by Chris EgerThe U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday added VEPR firearm maker Molot to the growing list of sanctioned Russian companies and individuals involved in the conflict in the Ukraine.
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Russian Kalashnikov group adding 1,700 jobs due to export orders
by Chris EgerThe Kalashnikov Concern-- which manufactures guns under the Kalashnikov, Baikal and Izhmash brands-- announced they plan to grow their production staff by at least 30 percent in 2017.
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Could Trump administration lift floodgates on gun imports?
by Chris EgerSome are hopeful the new management in Washington will be able to lift barriers to overseas firearm imports erected over the years.
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A look inside the Kalashnikov factory (23 pictures)
by Chris EgerRussian blogger Ilya Varlamov got a chance recently to visit the Kalashnikov Concern in the Ural Mountains town of Izhevsk to take a tour of the Motherland's great arms works
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Tough choices: The AK-47 or the AK-74?
by David HigginbothamLooking to pick up an AK? The time is right. They're in stock. And the used market is flooded with AKs that were bought in the last six months, and some of them are selling at fire sale prices. But which one is better, the AK-47 or the AK-74?
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