I find it amazing that you are blind and still know all the little fine details that you would think would only be known by sight like the color of the bolt and all the other fine details. Keep it up I love your Channel
I am an ak collector and I definitely love my 2 type 56's people can hate on them all they want but try to price one out, they are expensive for a reason and they are super reliable
I'm really glad I'm not a collector. I would have gone insane obsessing over all these details. I run my AKs only as AKs, they are scratched up, worked on top to bottom and inside out with spare part on the ready. My AKs are meant for one thing and it's freedom from tyranny.
Misha, I love your videos. Not to down on other channels, but ever since I've found your channel I've found it fulfills all of my interests in gun related videos. I've stopped watching a lot of the bigger gun channels on youtube and stick to mainly yourself and Rob at AKOU. I really enjoy your historical standpoint on everything. Keep up the excellent work, I watch every one of your new videos!
I just recently discovered his channel, I'm right there with you. The only 2 firearms channels I actively watch and look forward to are Misha's and AKOU. I'm more into the history of guns and technical details, than actually shooting. Watching some bum shoot a handful of rounds in the woods and say a gun feels great in the hands is just kinda... not interesting to me.
Love the Chinese AK's and SKS's. My father still has his Norinco Type-56 AKS-47 in it's original box with everything, including the receipt from when he purchased it in California. (Before they were a bunch of communists.) I've got my Type-56 SKS. Great video!
Hi Misha, I have the norinco 84S-1. I bought it in the late 80’s and it’s been my flagship weapon ever since. .556 is a badass caliber that shoots like a laser beam. The gun is always flawless, I’m glad to see the price reflecting their worth. Plus well pre ban bragging rights, ya there’s that.
Another great video on the AK variants. Thank you so much for all the information provided. As a pre-ban AK collector myself, I agree with you on the Chinese AK being lower quality. I would rank from best to lowest being Hungarian, Yugoslavian, then Chinese. I love how much you know on AK, AR, FAL, M14, Galil, Valmet, AR180, and all the other guns you have experience with.... you are truly a walking encyclopedia of guns.
Thank you for watching. Also, while I didn't have it in time for this video, we will be posting another episode on just the Clayco AKS w/ the bakelite furniture, cheers.
Hello Misha, Came across your channel this morning. It is the most informative and knowledge filled video I have seen on this subject. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and educating me and the rest of your audience. Regards,
It should be noted that for the Global/European market there are some Chinese AK that clone Russian designs quite well in terms of parts, but the rivet pattern is still distinctly Norinco. What's funny is that the high quality airsoft repros have the correct Soviet/Euro pattern.
+Alexandru Ianu Intetesting. Funny how some of those airsoft copies get some small particulars extremely right. No wonder they have a history of customs issues!
Yeah it was very expensive but for me, it's like owning a piece of history. That's priceless. I'll make that money back thousands of times in my lifetime. But they're not making any more of those rifles.
@@TheActualJesus Oh I understand fully and feel the same way , I see it as you said a piece of history as well as an investment, I searched it last night after seeing Misha review it, they are Beautiful pieces and I see quality just in the images. Congratulations on your purchase, I am fairly new with the AK variant and it is addictive I can say Haha and I am gonna visit the next gun show if and when it is allowed back due to this virus problem, do you know if these are normally on display at most gun shows or not, thanks for the information and again congrats, I'd be proud of such an awesome Rifle!!!!
No, definitely not. You may see some here and there, especially at gun shops that make a point to buy these kinds of firearms but your run of the mill, or big gun store isn't going to have anything like that. Most around my area don't even sell AK's and the ones that do it's just WASR's. It's all about AR's in this country. GunBroker is the place to find all this stuff.
Interestingly my local indoor Range has a polytech milled underfolder, with wood handguard and wood grip new in box never been fired, that was way out of my price range lol
Great video, was really excited to see this one done! Have you tried taking the Legend out shooting again? I think I remember this specific legend for sale on gunbroker from a guy out in North Carolina.
Thanks much for watching. No sorry, haven't had time to try it again. We have a number of guns to try out always. Just finished a big thing on the Ace actually. Not sure on the Legend, but I am sure it was on GB at some point? I didn't buy it off their site. I grabbed it off a fellow FFL.
Misha, maybe you could do a video describing the process of Russia setting up production of rifles in various soviet republics. Was the whole process just funded by communism or did Russia require payment or formal alliance with the host country? What were the logistics like setting up the production factories? Did they require the host to import Russian machine tools?
Yes, sounds like a good idea for a video. And yes, Russia did require payment and/or an alliance (i.e. Russian troops on their soil). Trust me the AKs weren't free-free.
Republics did not have to pay, the factories was built there, where it was convienient in terms of a production line and population. Example: Eastern ukraine, coal, iron, tanks, ammunition, engines vor aircraft, titanium. Maybe poland or czech had to pay, but they Are not republics of ussr.
There was payment for both the transfer of factory equipment and plans and bulk purchases of equipment, but the political part varied from country to country. Egypt was offered a lot to buy political influence, Poland, EG, and Hungary were pretty good allies, so they were given priority, Romania mostly received equipment based on Warsaw Pact obligations, even though there were no freebies due to the fact that the leadership didn't play nice with the Soviet Union (Soviet troops were kicked out by 1958, in 1962 an independent foreign policy was announced, then throughout the 60s-80s, Romania revoked military access to WP nations, refused participation in common military exercises, blocked Soviet "advisors" from entering, and vetoed Mongolia from joining the pact).
Please tell me that I was not only one singing Adams Family theme? "They are quirky and assaulty, They come from factories all about me, The Chicom AK Family."
Yes, at least relatively early. The B-West imports were every bit as good as any of the others exported by Norinco. I like them for their minimalist rollmarkings too.
I have a 56s that has a knife bayonet and serial number is 300xxx can you tell me roughly what year it was made and how common are the knife bayonet ones. Thanks
All nice ak family but I have problem do u know website for gunpowder shipping online which one for send to middle East brother my regard ur video very nice
Even if i tried no way i will have the knowledge this man posses when it comes to Ak. To me they all look the same other than the color of wood furniture and the addition of bbq skewers at the end of barrel.
Hello Misha my name is John and I have an Egyptian maddi Egyptian ak-47 it still has the band that lug would like to know more about it anyway you have a RU-vid channel that we can talk since you know so much about these rifles just wondering if it's a pre-ban? Thank you very much sir please if you have time get back to me!!
Oh boy I have found my new love in Rifles and I never felt it coming on that Soviet China built Rifle you have is it something that is available pretty much nowadays?
As with the original Russian AK, yes the earlier Type 56 rifles did not have the out of battery safety (i.e. rate reducer), but it does seem like later/more recent production ones can come with this device, cheers.
Interesting that people in US hold the Chinese AK in high regard, whereas where they are in use in the mideast and africa, they are considered sub-par compared to most combloc aks. I don't know if that's just the rarity in US talking, or the fact that Chinese AKs have been floating around for decades.
In 1994, Chinese AK's changed in quality. China was made a most favored nation, and therefore acquired a near monopoly on manufactured goods sold. Their focus on quality firearms was left by the wayside as they began making most of the things you own. consequently, all Chinese AK's in the US are these older, higher quality AK's. Also, you bring up a good point, it's also about scarcity
@@lioncelica5170 You are right about that, I remember seeing at a gun show one of the last of the Chinese imports a milled receiver in one of those ugly thumbhole stocks, the lightening cut was done so bad. I think the cutting tool was worn out. The cut barely removed any metal in the middle. The early imports were very nice. Maybe they knew the exporting was coming to an end, so they just threw together what ever parts were on hand, and shipped them off. The Clintons were in bed with the Chinese, so maybe some party members got a heads up?
@@kevinwilson9589 They knew it was coming. And it wasn't a ban per se, but rather something like making China a most favored nation. They jumped at the chance to dominate all manufactured goods to the US for the small price of not being able to sell us guns anymore. So they made the most of it by cranking up production. There was this cool interactive globe I found online that showed arms exports from country to country and by year. I plugged in China to USA and 1994 for the year and there was the largest line I found on there lol I also had an SKS-M made in 1994 and it was a massive pile of shit compared to another from 1993. But none of the AK's marked 1994 I've seen every had any issues
What would you like to know about it? I have had the 84S in the past. Basically just the same as a 56S, but in .223 for the US market. Not really any service history to talk about or mechanical differences to point out. The birdcage flash hider is probably the most unique feature, and it was copied from the Russian RPK-74, cheers.
Best or worst is pretty subjective. These days though, the AK collecting community is quite in love with the Chicom guns. I can't say much as I do own some too lol.
No best AK are from Poland (Radom made wz 88 Tantal), Hungaria (AMD), and former East Germany (MPi). They are better then Russia made Izhmash AKs. Im from Slovakia (central Europe). I know. We have addopted vz. 58 assault rifle, Cz 805 BREN and now we produce in Slovakia KA 17 Kalashnikov assault rifle ;) Company name is Kolarms.
Mikhail thought so... I think everyone had there own preferences since Manny have their own purpose esp in own turrain and elements.. mine is the Finland M62 with bicycle grip
That was the original style Russia had on the AK milled guns. Pretty much the Type 56 is just a milled gun with a 1.5mm stamped receiver instead (also the different FSB and bayo lug too of course). So the answer is it is a carry over feature from the original AK Type III (Type II gas tubes were similar but a bit different).
I love your knowledge, your guns, and most of all that you talk about. Indo however grunge every time you rack the actions over and over followed by a dry fire. It happens 2-3 times a video..Why do you feel the need to do this?. Do you think it's cool? It's not really. Learn to Decock, the our a gun guy you know better...now quit that stupid crap..