Rap's Favorite AK, THE DRACO 

I have never seen a Draco with attachments that are worth 3-5x more than the gun itself

AK, Eotech, Short Barrel and an after market compensator; Beautiful.

It never dawned on me that in the same way that people "modernize" an akm, people can modernize a draco. I like it

Even in slow motion, the gun is almost motionless. All recoil is into his shoulder. Damn impressive.

I've had a pretty good run with VA disability, my rep was top notch, but I'm glad these guys are here. Lots of my friends have had a tough time with the VA. Keep it up my guys!

As a baltimore resident (basically home of the draco) it is the worst thing ive ever shot in my life, unless it has a stock, then its ok

Its great to see the most functional and accurate way to use a draco. Awesome setup.

I constantly try to tell folks you can kit out a Draco as such and make it actually useful.

BIG THANK YOU TO REE MEDICAL! Go check them out! www.reemedical.com

So glad that there are places out there like Ree Medical now. My dad fought for nearly 10 years to get benefits this was about 20 years ago. He was constantly denied and redirected. Strangely and just bizarrely once they gave him benefits they just keep throwing them at him and adding to them. You’d think that it would still be a difficulty.

I’ve always hated Draco’s cause of the stigma around them and the fact I’ve never seen one be functionally useful but now I’m kinda interested

Brandon Herrera would be proud

Thank you for mentioning Charlie. I was wondering if you guys had a split or something, but whenever I looked him up, there were video's of him saying how much you two love each other. I was very confused, but you said that he's busy moving, so that explains his absence. Whenever you talk to him next, tell him that the viewers miss him, and wish him well. ^_^

Draco’s have been a hidden gem- I have a PSA AKP and use that as my main ak for training. Super fun smaller package and if you throw an AK103 brake on it it also deletes recoil entirely

It's a Draco but not a rap draco

Most dracos are imported some are made in US by CAI and we all know the quality that is done by century so definitely go with the import

my grandfather is 72 years old, a vietnam veteran , following nam a baltimore city cop , then retiring from dept of corrections/case management. his friend being in marines during nam is deep in the VA work with getting veterans 100 percent or as close as possible, his son being a marsoc marine lost in a plane crash here in the states. you men deserve the world with after care and its a damn shame to see what goes into the process and how long it can take due to lack competent record keeping or low staff. its nothing less than a crime. my grandfather loves when i show him your videos. thanks for everything youve done and continue to do.

I love my Draco. It's not as fully augmented as this one but it's definitely something I'd run any time the SHTF. It's what I've trained on the most and is adapted to the environment I'd be doing stuff in. Her name is Faye.

Thats not even the draco rappers talk about at this point 😂😂.

Micro Draco with the folding stock and slr furniture, keep that in a bag in the car everywhere I go. Bought it when it was $400 too, never regretted it a day.

Not huge into Dracos but this is a build I could get behind, too bad I'm broke as shit. 😂

That muzzle device is amazing! No muzzle rise and the recoil impulse is unbelievable.

As a Romanian this brought me a lot of joy ❤ sadly we can't get them here but I'm happy you guys can ejoy them.

I’ve never seen such a tactical looking Draco in my life

My lawyer friend was a VA lawyer early in his career, so every time he sees a veteran in public he makes thanks them for their service and then asks them if they’re aware of what benefits they could get

I just bought a Draco a few weeks ago. Bought a peanut butter Glock yesterday. All I need now is a good stage name and my rap career will blow up. Edit :Need suggestions

I dont own guns, i live in a country tryin to turn birdshooters illegal. I never cared much for guns since i was a young boy, but this channel is so damn entertaining i love coming to watch the entertainment, and it kinda brings back that childhood love for playing with toy guns and bb rifles. Keep making great videos my dudes.

Congrats to Micah for having one of his guns reviewed! brake-o for the win

Very efficient cartridge for the barrel length. You only get like 2450fps out of an RPK length barrel that is about 23 inches.

if pistol AKs are called Dracos then pistol ARs should be called Kodras

When Mike learns Ian was an officer and immediately starts calling him sir lmao

0:03 my experience every raid in tarkov

That intro was so good, imagine the guy that shot you just being bummed about shooting another AK guy and then being like “well guess this is mine now.” “ I did the cheeky breeky and you didn’t do the thing.” I don’t know what you said but that was so good

First gun I SBR’d added a folding hinge and modified a AK 74 black plastic stock. It was one of the first AKs with the front sight gas block combo. I love it for its compactness!

7.62x39 doesn't suffer as much from a shorter barrel as 5.56 does. It's the original .300 blackout & is well suited to close quarters setups

Ease of maintenance is a big plus in my book. Mod 92 n pap with adj. gas piston and railed dust cover scratches my AK itch. P.S.- It drops deer in their tracks

As a Big Black Dude behind enemy lines in California I found the title of this video very amusing. Keep up the great work.

He is just being soft on the Ak platform because he knows Brandon is running for office and he wants favors once he wins 😂😂

yea I concur, here in Atl, we've seen every imaginable ghetto configuration thought of and I believe all would still go bang regardless if it was coated in kool-aid mix and been under the floormat of a 87' Buick Regal! 😂 its still something to be said about the engineering of the AK47 platform!🔥

What I like about the Draco is that they kept the original sight leaf of the AK/AKM instead of putting the 'Krink' style sights. I also like the 12.5" barrel over the 10.5" you see on the M92. However, Zastava builds are generally higher quality I've heard. Not only that, but Zastava USA has customer service with a lifetime warranty for any issues you might encounter, unlike Cugir and Century Arms imports. Thinking about it, the Draco is essentially a Romanian AK-104 without a side-rail.

0:34 Sacred Heart of Jesus 😍👏🏻🫵🏻

Only got a diagnosis of PTSD two months ago, even though my last deployment was in 2008. Waiting for my evaluation for my claim now, and if they deny me again I'll be very VERY upset. Glad someone like REE Medical gave a sponsorship as many of us navigating claim madness don't know of their existence. My buddy is going through the same, and if his route falls through it is good to know other groups exist to help.

I can confirm the Zenitco brake on a SBR is VERY loud. Shooting it on my M92 SBR ... had people coming over to see what "huge cannon" I was shooting only for them to see a small rifle in my hands. Can also confirm all of your results with the Zastava M92 10.5" SBR. No issues out to 300 yards (the holds are just a little higher) and farther.

people hate the Draco cause the hood loves it, its literally a small ak, how could you hate a ak

I'd love to see him run a stock Draco. That would be worth a watch. This was cool, but I'd be curious of his experience shooting it stock.

The best thing is they run and run. Not the prettiest fit and finish wise, but mine has been 100% . Forged, chrome lined and solid . CNC warrior stock and a KNS piston and you have a good gun . I use a an AKademia darkness flash hider and it does a good job of sending the report down range .

Getting Sniped by Flannel Daddy, and battlefield pick up that's sweet! Congrats Micah on the new kid!

I swear this dude and administrative results are carbon copies of each other. Lol the heavy breathing and fast talking…both short … 😂 these guys have a generic blueprint of looks and personality

Fun little fact. Hornaday Zombie max in 7.62x,39 is some of the most consistent ammo available. Very accurate and the projectile is an A-max just with a green tip instead of red. Same bullet. Performance is outstanding.

God Bless these guys! You are truly doing the Lords work! I see too many Veterans going through trouble like this. I wish I had known about REE Medical sooner. Thanks GT! And God Bless you for bringing this to light. You may have just helped a lot of folks. And we need to get the number 22 down to zero! o7

Can we please get the “becoming deadly in the mountains” series back

I never really much wanted a draco, but I won't deny they have some primo vibes.

I was honestly starting to worry a bit after so many videos without Charlie, but the fact that he's moving there is awesome, means plenty more Korean Meat Bathing Suits jokes to come.

I own 3 Dracos(the full size, the micro and the nak9). I just have to get the mini Draco to complete the collection. They are some fun guns to shoot and they can be money pits if you want to add upgrades to’em.

If you've ever been kicked off a range because of your muzzle break, hit that subscribe button.

Fuckin love it. I've had mine for a few years. With such a large aftermarket for the draco it's really hard not to turn one of these into a very personal cursed weapon. I love mine and wouldn't trade it for the world but it doesn't do anything better than any other gun i own (except maybe fit in a backpack). Time and time again though, its a crowd favorite at a range day.

I owned a Draco from 2011 to 2020. I loved that little beast so much.

These were an unbelievable deal when they were $350, even at double the price they're still pretty decent for what you get.

For those who are now looking at Dracos, there is a HUGE difference between a Century Arms import(made in Romania) and a Century Arms Manufactured(Made in USA). THE USA MADE DRACOS ARE SHIT

I have the micro draco, I got the SB tactical AR/AK brace connector and used it for a while, as of now I have a sling from AR500 that I like better since I can put it in a backpack and still have contact points that act as a brace, I feel confident up to 20 yards for accuracy. So far no isses, only had the the thrigger reset fail so had a gunsmith fix that for 40 bucks and now runs great, just cant put any barrel mods on it since the gas block and recieveer are so short and it damages the internals.

I’ve had a few Draco’s. The biggest allure for me is that they are 100% factory built. Being imported as a pistol allows that. Which then mean Century Arms have kept their dirt little paws off of it. Don’t have some guy in an American factory attempting to cut the mag well

I don't think most people had "spending $3k on attachments" on their board when referring to a draco being crap 😂 I wish you would've tested it in OEM form, which I'm sure is what most people refer to when talking about dracos being meh.....thing looks freaking siiiiick though

Gotta compare this to the micro draco, the one people think of when they think of a draco

The coolest looking Draco setup I’ve ever seen! The attachments just make it look so tactical

Sum about a tactical draco, it's just so... 🤩 The charging handle popping back, 😘 That gorgeous flash, 🫠 The sound... 😮‍💨 Oh man, what a gun. I appreciate what you've done to this under-appreciated (and under-used by most spec-ops)

garand thumb always has the best and funny intros ever.

Dracos aren’t inaccurate that’s a safety feature, 1 in 30 should hit the narcotics entrepreneur you’re shooting at

Oh and by the way I learned that with the clear ballistic Gel blocks if you run one of those Home Depot Style propane torch over it, it re-melts the top layer and gets clear again and takes out all those wrapper with wrinkles.

The comp on this thing will make anyone around you hate you. The light mount right next to the comp seams like the concussion would cause undo wear and tear to the light mount pretty fast. Definitely wanna use a linear muzzle break on this thingy. But hey, what do I know? LOL

I love everything about this... The "I hate my neighbor" brake, the light, the grip, the absolute FLAT recoil profile! Niiiice!

That Draco is PIMPED to the gills. It looks super soft to shoot too. Love it👌

Thanks Garand! I uniquely appreciate this vid. I live in Maryland & AKs are on our ban list, Draco being the exception. Love AKs & upset I can't buy them. As for Dracos, never much wanted one but this vid changed my mind

Crazy how much work is needed to make one of those modern. :) Sweet build, just imagining the cost...

I have a Draco, same model, and I put a recoil buffer, Krinkov brake, alg trigger, and hi-vis front sight post, and a light on the front rail. I also have two polymer mags jungle taped together, and it is my, "in case I hear something go bump in the night," gun. I feel pretty vindicated by my choice after hearing the praise, because I knew it was a great setup and is ready for whatever.

I love the 7.62X39, I have taken deer with a soft tip and it drops them close in with authority. I see it at 150 yards and in as well as a 30-30 and destroys less meat than my 30-06.

I used REEmedical to go from 20% to 80%, took just over a year from start to finish and cost just over $2k.

I appreciate the clickbait but the PM90 was made as a 2nd line weapon for tankers, airborne and air assault troops. Yeah they're popular but raps favorite AK is the MAK90. Gangwars in California, Jackie Brown, LA shootout, Vietnam vs China or rather Nike country vs Apple country. Using the rap comparisons aren't based, this is an SBR. They just got the hand break version. Glad you didn't have any rappers present.

Ah, well, as a Romanian, thanks, I didn't even know that our AK variants are so appreciated!

SBR’d full-size dracos are awesome. Dong set 😘

I own a mini draco so I can’t wait to see the review and mods you choose to run on it

The problem with this “review” is that Basketball Americans don’t have attachments on their Dracos This is like reviewing coffee but you add flavored creamers, whipped cream, chocolate swirl and some sprinkles It’s no longer a review of actual product It’s a review of what can be done with it

Charlie - " Hey Mike , could you help me move??" Mike- " Ahhh , I'm filming a video.... I wish I could. "

Why did I understand “Charlie is in the process of moving here” as Charlie is going to live in a tent on the range now. Lol

thumb's rap career is about to take off

Speaking on the weight of parts on the gun, I think weight shouldn't matter too much as long as its not obnoxiously heavy. We could all stand to get in the gym more and better ourselves and our health while helping others up along with us.

No rapper will have a Draco as beautiful as yours.

Built up a draco like this and have been running it heavily since’19. Thing is a champ.

Im half finnish and half romanian. So its kinda funny that both sides are some of the best AK makers apparently. Havent shot a draco but my service rifle was a RK 95 and i loved that thing.

Thank you, for doing the reemedical sponsor. I have 100% P&T, I got it in 2019. Was discharged in 2012. Had both feet reconstructed in 2014, followed by an additional 6 surgeries from 2015 to 2019, for a total of 10. With my 11th in the pipeline. It has been a nightmare the entire time. Not the surgeries, not the recovery. The VA. I sometimes think I might actually have PTSD from the VA. And that is not a joke, I would talk about it with a therapist, but the VA is so fucked they cannot even get me registered in their system. Which is BS on its own. I moved from Dallas to San Antonio.. There should not be separate systems period, but especially within the same fing state!!!!! And 2-3 weeks before I get a call to be registered. And then another month wait to be seen by primary care. Just to get a consult to go to specialty care for my feet. Like they don't fucking know both are reconstructed and possibly need to be amputated in the future. Obviously I need Podiatry. But no, I will shut up and wait. And If I even begin to get angry about it the call people will hang up on me, not tell my doctor anything and I have to start all over. The VAs solution. Go to the emergency room. I go there and the Doctor says this is not an emergency I cannot do anything. And now I am just left to sit in my truck and scream and cry, and wait for this shit to repeat again for the 10000000th time. The fight for medical care is stupid. But the fight for benefits is even more stupid. 3 attorneys, A video hearing with a VA judge, and another bro bono attorney who was amazing, and I was ready to go to actual court. The date was set. And without telling me, I look in my account and I have 30k more in my account. Which was a tiny fraction of the back pay that was owed to me. I applied for benefits 3 months before discharge, so Januaryish 2012, I received 10% Disability, After my foot reconstructions I received 30% in 2015, I received 50% once I filed for depression. And then it went up to 80% in 2017 randomly, no explanation no letter no nothing. In 2019 I randomly saw the big ass check in my account, called the VA and they said I have been changed to 100% P&T. Unless you are missing body parts, the fight is going to be stupid and long. And I bet it is still stupidly long for those who have been through far more than I have. I am a veteran who has been through the entire process, I am just typing it out so you can hear from one of your own, and I offer the 10 things I learned going through this. 1.Keep every piece of paperwork, period. 2.If you can get legal help, do it. 3.Do your research about any attorney you want to hire, I had one lie and fail to submit documentation and was proven in court. And he still got to take some of my money. 4.If you can, outside medical evals (non-VA) are very beneficial, even if at first the VA does not accept them as enough evidence. 5.It is a long process, get a therapist, or someone you truly can say anything to. 6.Family, friends, loved ones. Keep them close, it sucks going through this shit alone. 7.Every single time there is any issue with your medical conditions, go to the doctor. Do not tough it out, or not want to go because the VA sucks ass. In my specific case one of the factors they looked at was hospitalization time. I have only had out patient surgeries, so each one was less than a day. But when you add together all the hospital visits, all the pre and post ops, all the surgeries, all the physical therapy. It equaled out to just under 2 years. Which is a lot of time in a hospital. It makes a big difference. 8.Do not lie, just to try and get a better rating, that shit fucks all of us. 9. Try, Try, Try. Try to work, try to have fun, try to have life. You will only fuck yourself if you give up. 10.Find a hobby. I found leatherworking, and it saved my life. And now I have a master skill. Speaking of, if anyone is looking for a really nice handmade wallet. I am your guy. And if you are active, or a veteran I will give you a discount. Seriously find something you love that you can do with your disabilities.

In 100’s of years somebody is going to buy Garand ranch and wonder what insane war fighting happened there based off all of the brass they find

It's crazy how dope dracos look when they aren't being waved around by a drugged up rapper with a drum 😅

I built a 7.5” Mini Draco with similar upgrades to this. Also added an MF’er magwell and a folding stock adapter. One of the best all around effective rifles I have in my collection. BT Dubs, get trained ya’ll ❤

I love the format of new people rotating through. Id definitely love to see normies run these drills with you

I'm so glad you brought ree med on, I am currently out processing and I feel I may get fucked over. Thanks GT means a lot to have this information out for us

Kick ass video TACP BrothernLaw....🔥😉 not only do you bring the pain w/ one of the most dependable combat arms known to man but you also find the space/time to bring a huge issue of vets getting screwed over by the same GOV'T they would've died for just a few years ago! Love your work Mike, keep it coming!

I'm not sure whether or not Garand Thumb understands that Yugoslavia is not a thing anymore. 🤔🤔🤔

One the best weapon ever made, the suppression power of this arm is impressive, the damage it can do in a close combat is unrivaled 😬👍

Pretty sure a real “draco” is just the cheapest AK47 you can find with the butt stock cut off and iron sites

thats not the same draco from all those rap music videos, they use the micro draco with wood furniture and the only attachment you might see is a extended round drum.

Awesome kit on that Draco. I know you're a beast but that build looks super manageable. Sweet!