The AK-47

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Volumes

1. Vol 1 Overview — The Most-Produced Rifle in History
2. Vol 2 Kalashnikov, Zaitsev, and the 1943–47 Competition
3. Vol 3 The Cartridge — 7.62×39 mm M43
4. Vol 4 Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 — The Receiver That Had to Be Abandoned
5. Vol 5 The AKM (1959) — The Rifle Everyone Means
6. Vol 6 How It Works — Long-Stroke Piston, Rotating Bolt, Deliberate Slack
7. Vol 7 Accuracy and Reliability — What the Slack Buys, and What It Costs
8. Vol 8 The AK-74 and 5.45×39 — Conceding the Argument
9. Vol 9 Reading an AK
10. Vol 10 Soviet and Russian Production
11. Vol 11 Yugoslavia — the M70 Family
12. Vol 12 China — the Type 56
13. Vol 13 Romania and Bulgaria
14. Vol 14 Hungary, Poland and East Germany
15. Vol 15 The Rest of the World
16. Vol 16 US-Made AKs, Imports and the Parts-Kit Era
17. Vol 17 What a Parts-Kit Build Is, and the Law It Sits Under
18. Vol 18 Receiver Choice — Milled, and Why That Changes Everything Downstream
19. Vol 19 Tooling and Setup — What the Operations Actually Require
20. Vol 20 Headspace — Set It First, and Use CIP Gauges
21. Vol 21 Barrel Buildup Order — Four Components, One Possible Sequence
22. Vol 22 Pressing the Barrel, and Finding a Pin Hole That Does Not Exist Yet
23. Vol 23 The Retention Joint — Failure Modes, Hoop Stress and Groove Depth
24. Vol 24 Verification — What Is Established, and What Is Still Assumed