FROM AMERICA WITH LOVE

Until recently, Americanbuilt AK pattern firearms weren’t economically viable. The extreme high end of the market was dominated by rifles that worked wonderfully, but priced out of the reach of most shooters — diametrically opposed to the low end, where spurious materials and methodologies were the order of the day and still priced higher than imported variants. It seemed like your average shooter and AK fan couldn’t catch a break.

Fortunately, Kalashnikov USA has done quite a bit to change that business model by producing a quality firearm with the Kalashnikov name right here in America, and they’re keeping the retail price at around $1,000.

It probably doesn’t hurt that they have all the right specs and all the proper tooling. You could say, “They know a guy.”

Let’s look at their KP-9, a 9mm AK that’ll give any 9mm carbine a run