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- The Digital Armory: A Consumer’s Guide to the Top 50 U.S. Online Firearms Retailers August 14, 2025The market for firearms, ammunition, and accessories has undergone a profound transformation, shifting from the local gun store counter to the vast, complex digital marketplace. This evolution has empowered consumers with unprecedented choice and access to competitive pricing. However, it has also created a bewildering landscape of hundreds of online vendors, each vying for attention. ...
- A Definitive, Data-Driven Tiered Analysis of 1911 & 2011 Manufacturers in the U.S. Market August 13, 2025For over a century, John Moses Browning’s M1911 pistol has remained an icon of firearm design, celebrated for its ergonomic excellence, unparalleled trigger, and combat-proven reliability.1 Its evolution, from the single-stack.45 ACP to the modern, high-capacity, optics-ready 2011, has spawned a market of unprecedented breadth and complexity. The U.S. market is saturated with vendors ranging ...
- The Definitive Tiered Guide to the U.S. AR-15 Market: A Data-Driven Analysis August 11, 2025The modern U.S. commercial market for AR-15-style rifles is saturated with a bewildering array of manufacturers, each vying for market share through a combination of performance claims, marketing, and brand identity. This has created a landscape where consumers, law enforcement agencies, and even industry professionals are often forced to rely on anecdotal evidence, brand tribalism, ...
- The 100-Series: A Technical Analysis of the Kalashnikov Platform’s Bridge to the 21st Century August 10, 2025The Post-Soviet Imperative: Genesis of the AK-100 Series The Kalashnikov AK-100 series of assault rifles, introduced in the mid-1990s, represents a critical evolutionary juncture in the history of this iconic firearm platform. It was not a revolutionary leap in technology but rather a pragmatic and commercially-driven modernization born from the geopolitical and economic realities of a ...
- An Engineering and Manufacturing History of the AK-47 Barrel August 9, 2025The barrel of the Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947, or AK-47, was not conceived in an engineering vacuum. It was forged from the brutal lessons of the Second World War and shaped by the specific demands of a new Soviet military doctrine. To comprehend its design, one must first understand the strategic and tactical environment it ...
- A Post-Mortem of Pioneer Arms USA (Pioneer Arms Poland Seems to Still be in Business August 8, 2025This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Polish firearms manufacturer Pioneer Arms Corp. (PAC) and its presence in the United States civilian market. The findings are based on a thorough review of corporate history, product specifications, market data, and extensive consumer sentiment analysis. The current operational status of the company is bifurcated. As of September ...
- A History of the AK-74 Rifle’s Design and Development in the USSR August 7, 2025The development of the AK-74 assault rifle and its associated 5.45x39mm ammunition represents a pivotal chapter in Cold War small arms history. It was a direct and calculated Soviet response to the operational lessons gleaned from the Vietnam War, specifically the tactical advantages demonstrated by the American M16 rifle and its small-caliber, high-velocity (SCHV) cartridge. ...
- A Post-Mortem Analysis of SCCY Industries August 6, 2025Introduction – The Fall of a Budget Titan The sudden and complete collapse of SCCY Industries, a company that as recently as 2022 ranked in the top 10 of U.S. pistol manufacturers by volume, serves as a critical case study for the modern firearms industry.1 For years, the Daytona Beach, Florida-based gun maker carved out a ...
- An Engineering and Historical Analysis of the AK-47 and AKM Fire Control Group August 6, 2025The fire control group (Ударно-спусковой механизм, УСМ) of the Kalashnikov rifle is often overshadowed by the platform’s larger reputation for reliability. However, a detailed analysis of its design reveals a microcosm of the entire weapon’s philosophy. The FCG of the early milled-receiver Kalashnikovs, known in the West as the Type 2 and Type 3 AK-47, ...
- A Technical and Historical Analysis of the Soviet 5.45x39mm Cartridge August 4, 2025The global landscape of infantry small arms underwent a seismic shift in the 1960s. The United States’ adoption of the M16 rifle and its revolutionary 5.56x45mm M193 cartridge during the Vietnam War showcased the profound tactical advantages of a small-caliber, high-velocity (SCHV) round. Soviet intelligence, ever watchful of Western military developments, acquired and meticulously studied ...
- The 7.62x39mm Cartridge: Engineering, Evolution, and Impact of the AK-47’s Ammunition August 4, 2025I. Introduction: The Birth of an Intermediate Cartridge The Strategic Need: Post-WWII Soviet Doctrine The 7.62x39mm cartridge, commonly known as the M43, emerged from a profound re-evaluation of small arms doctrine during and immediately following World War II. Soviet military strategists identified a critical operational gap between the existing infantry firearms. On one hand, submachine guns, such ...
- Nadyozhnost’: How the Soviet Doctrine of Reliability Forged the Red Army’s Arsenal August 3, 2025The Western perception of Soviet and Russian weaponry has long been colored by a simplistic and often dismissive maxim: “crude but effective.” This phrase, while containing a kernel of truth, fundamentally misunderstands the sophisticated and deeply pragmatic philosophy that underpinned the design and production of the Soviet Union’s vast arsenal. The defining characteristics of Soviet ...
- Top 10 Soviet Small Arms Designs Misunderstood by the West August 2, 2025The enduring rivalry between Soviet and American small arms design is not a simple narrative of superior versus inferior technology. Rather, it represents two profoundly different answers to the fundamental question: “What wins wars?”.1 The American answer, shaped by a doctrine of technological supremacy and faith in the highly trained professional soldier, resulted in weapons ...
- An Analyst’s Report on Soviet Military Firearm Preservatives and Their Removal: PVK vs. Cosmoline August 1, 2025Section 1: Introduction – Deconstructing the Myth of Soviet “Cosmoline” For any collector of 20th-century military surplus firearms, the experience is a familiar one: opening a wooden crate or unwrapping a paper-and-oilcloth bundle to reveal a piece of history, entombed in a thick, sticky, amber-to-dark-brown grease. This ubiquitous substance, the bane of many an enthusiast, is ...
- List of Ammunition Brands in the US Market, Where They Are From, & Sentiment About Them July 31, 2025The United States civilian ammunition market of the mid-2020s is a landscape fundamentally reshaped by recent history. The confluence of unprecedented demand surges, significant geopolitical shifts, and resulting supply chain disruptions has created a dynamic and fiercely competitive environment. Understanding these forces is critical to contextualizing the current brand hierarchy and consumer sentiment that defines ...
- 7.62x39mm Ammunition: A Comprehensive Sentiment and Performance Analysis of the U.S. Civilian Market (2024-2025) July 31, 2025Section 1: Executive Summary & Current Market Landscape This report presents a comprehensive market intelligence and sentiment analysis of the top commercial 7.62x39mm ammunition brands and loads available for new purchase in the United States civilian market. The analysis synthesizes data from a wide range of sources, including online retailers, consumer reviews, technical forums, and media ...
- The History, Chemistry, and Strategic Imperative of Soviet Corrosive Ammunition July 30, 2025The decision by any military to adopt a particular ammunition technology is never made in a vacuum. It is the result of a complex interplay between historical experience, technological capability, strategic doctrine, and fundamental chemistry. The Soviet Union’s long-standing reliance on corrosive-primed ammunition is a quintessential example of this process. To comprehend this choice, one ...
- Foreign Military Surplus 7.62x39mm Ammunition in the U.S. Market: A 30-Year Analysis of Performance, Sentiment, and Availability July 29, 2025The American civilian market for 7.62x39mm ammunition has been defined by a deep reliance on foreign military surplus and foreign commercial production for the past three decades. This report provides an exhaustive analysis of this market, segmenting its history into three distinct periods dictated by U.S. geopolitical and trade policy: The “Chinese Era” (pre-1994), The ...
- Custom AK Builders in the US: A Five-Year Social Media Sentiment Analysis July 29, 2025U.S. Kalashnikov Market Intelligence: A Social Media Sentiment Analysis and Qualitative Review of Premier Builders Revised July 29, 2025 8:00pm US Eastern The purpose of this report is to provide objective information on a curated list of AK builders created with input from members of theakforum.net. A reader should treat this as background information to help form ...
- Palmetto State Armory’s AAC Ammunition Venture: A Strategic Analysis of Market Disruption and Execution July 28, 2025This report provides an in-depth analysis of Palmetto State Armory’s (PSA) strategic entry into the ammunition manufacturing sector through its parent company, JJE Capital Holdings, and the revitalization of the Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) brand. Following the acquisition of the AAC brand’s intellectual property from the 2020 Remington Outdoor Company bankruptcy, JJE Capital has executed ...