Many AK owners don’t fully understand how their new Kalashnikov works. It is quite different from the ubiquitous AR-15. That’s not a bad thing. This article continues our explanation of some of those differences—both good and bad—of your AK rifle over the AR-15. In part one of this three part series, we discussed how the AK platform was not well-known in the United States until after the Clinton gun ban of 1994 expired in 2004 and was not renewed by Congress.  Very few AKs were in the United States prior to that legislation being enacted and former President George Bush had also banned t ..read more

Many AK owners don’t fully understand how their new Kalashnikov works. It is quite different from the ubiquitous AR-15. That’s not a bad thing. This article explains some of those differences—both good and bad—of your AK rifle over the AR-15. At Kalashnikov USA, we get a lot of questions from new AK owners trying to figure out how their newly acquired AK rifle works and what modifications or accessories are compatible with it. These questions are understandable. Many of today’s shooters grew up with an AR-15 at home or were exposed to its military counterpart, the M-16 rifle or M-4 carbine, w ..read more

Kalashnikov USA Shooter Alaina James Again Secures First Place Finish in the Ladies Division at the Red Oktober Kalashnikov Championships Pompano Beach, Florida (October 26, 2022) – Kalashnikov USA’s (KUSA) sponsored shooter Alaina James placed first in the Ladies category at the Red Oktober Kalashnikov Championships that took place October 22-23 at Pro Gun Vegas in Boulder City, Nevada.  This is the second year in a row that Ms. James took home the top Ladies ranking in the competition. More impressively, she did so as the only woman competing in “full kit”, wearing a ballistic plate ca ..read more

Kalashnikov USA, Field Ethos and Outlaw Ordnance present The Conflict Rifle, a limited edition 7.62x39mm Semi-Auto Kalashnikov Rifle Pompano Beach, Florida November 10, 2022 – Kalashnikov USA (KUSA), the premier manufacturer of AK-pattern firearms in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Field Ethos, a hunting and adventure lifestyle content creator, and Outlaw Ordnance to produce a limited number of The Conflict Rifle.  This custom version of our signature KR-103 rifle pays tribute to the incredible proliferation of the Kalashnikov rifle throughout the wor ..read more

Kalashnikov USA presents new apparel for the winter season. There was a time when shooting and hunting were merely weekend hobbies.  Nowadays, with more women and men enjoying and carrying firearms daily, it has become a lifestyle.  Show your enthusiasm for your favorite firearm– and for individual liberty— with our new line of winter apparel!   Check out our KP-104shirts in men’s and women’s sizes, our homage to the KS-12T shotgun, and a KUSA branded long-sleeve T-shirt. Finally, if you’ve ever wanted to roast chestnuts over an open fire while practicing your favorite slav squ ..read more

The trigger gurus at CMC Triggers have put together an excellent video that we’ve posted to KUSA’s You Tube Channel. CMC’s Charles West takes you through the process that takes about 7 minutes from start to finish.  Following the install, Charles identifies a list of possible stumbling blocks that you might encounter depending on your specific AK variant.  The KUSA AK 2.0 Trigger was designed around our KR-103 rifle which follows the original Russian specifications and is built by skilled American workers using a precise manufacturing process.  However, dimensional differences ..read more

Pompano Beach, Florida August 12, 2022 – Kalashnikov-USA (KUSA), the premier manufacturer of AK-pattern firearms in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Outlaw Ordnance, a Louisiana-based custom gun builder, to offer several new versions of the most popular KUSA firearms, including the KR-9S and KR-103S rifles, and the KS-12T shotgun. Outlaw Ordnance is known for creating some of the most unique firearms on the market. They use custom finishes, engraving and configurations to develop true works of art. Their firearms hav ..read more

Pompano Beach, Florida (June 15, 2022) – Kalashnikov-USA (KUSA), the premier manufacturer of AK-pattern firearms in the United States, is pleased to announce the production and distribution of the KP-104, a 7.62x39mm semi-automatic pistol featuring a 12.25” hammer forged, chrome-lined barrel.  The KP-104 weighs just over 7 pounds and has an overall length of only 23”.  It uses commonly available AK-pattern magazines.  The KP-104 can be transferred to and sold by Federal Firearm Licensed Dealers (FFLs) in most states not explicitly banning such firearms. *  The MSRP i ..read more

Show Us Your Best “Slav Squat” and Win a New KR-103! Let’s be honest.  Your name may not be Boris or Ivan but you long to be a gopnik.  This is your golden opportunity to show us your best “Slav Squat” and win a KR-103 or “The Dragon”, a limited-edition muzzle brake designed for the Kalashnikov rifle by Jesse James Firearms Unlimited (JJFU).  The sole Grand Prize winner gets both! Send us your best Slav Squat photo—preferably with a KUSA firearm and no alcoholic beverages —– and we’ll select the best pics for reposting on our Instagram page.  Whichever photo gets the most ..read more

Zeroing your AK’s iron sights, otherwise known as “sighting in”, is the process by which you ensure that your rounds are impacting your target at a specific distance or within certain parameters at various distances (e.g., 100 to 300 yards).  There are various ways to do this, and several good videos exist on the web that can visually walk you through the process.  We’ll cover some of the basics in this article, focusing specifically on the 7.62x39mm KR-103 and then the 9x19mm KR-9 Rifle. First Things First When zeroing in any rifle, certain things should be kept in mind: Have a st ..read more