To me, the AK family of rifles are some of the easiest designs on the planet to field strip … but I have done it hundreds of times.  For a newcomer, how to take the rifle apart can be daunting.  I took a few minutes and assembled some of my favorite videos and online resources / manuals to help clarify matters:

AK manuals that are online:

• https://www.tnguns.com/shop/manuals/AK47Manual.pdf
• Grainy but you’ll get the point:  http://guns-nn.ru/manuals/manual_ak47servicemanual_en.pdf
• http://www.centuryarms.com/manuals/WASR%20type%20sporting%20rifles_FINAL.pdf
• https://www.ar15.com/content/webPDF/VEPRIIManual.pdf

YouTube Videos:

Now Brownell’s did some videos on Youtube also but they split them into separate parts:

Part 1 – Disassembly:

Part 4 – Reassembly

We will have a future post about cleaning and maintenance so keep an eye out for it.