The Arsenal SAM7R-61 is the closest thing to a real milled Russian AK-47 as you can get. With a forged and milled reciever, hammer forged 16.3" barrel and classic black furniture, this AK is perfect from the box.
Arsenal, Inc., the premier American importer and manufacturer of semi-auto rifles, is proud to offer to American shooters the Bulgarian-made SAM7R. This 7.62x39 caliber rifle combines authentic, high-quality features rarely seen in the American market. From its intermediate-length trapdoor buttstock to its removable four-port muzzle brake, every component of the SAM7R is engineered to provide decades of dependable and accurate service. The SAM7R rifle is bound to become a sought-after shooter and collectible firearm.
Arsenal’s Exclusive Milled And Forged Receiver Each SAM7R receiver is milled from a hot-die hammer forged receiver blank by the Arsenal Co. of Bulgaria. Other milled-receiver AKs are machined from bar stock, but Arsenal’s hot-die hammer forging produces stronger and finer-grained steel. Internal voids and cooling deformations are eliminated by the 5-ton hammer forging process.
Each forged receiver blank requires over 5.5 hours of milling before assembly. This forging and milling process is complex and time-intensive, but Arsenal’s meticulous attention to detail delivers a receiver of unequalled strength, precision and durability.
Specifications :
- 7.62x39
- 16.3” Cold hammer-forged barrel from Arsenal’s Bulgarian factory
- 10 Round Magazine
- Accepts all 7.62x39 AK-47 magazines
- 36.5" Overall
- 8 lbs without magazine
- 100% production parts and components
- Bulgarian hot die hammer forged milled receiver, bolt, bolt carrier, and double-hook trigger
- Hard chrome plated bore and chamber
- Removable 4-port muzzle brake with 14x1mm left-hand threads
- 13.4” Intermediate length US-made 10” trapdoor buttstock
- AK scope side rail
- Cleaning rod
- Bayonet Lug
- Black polymer furniture
- 922(r) compliant with US or imported magazines
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 7.62X39mm (7.62mm Russian) was adopted by the Soviet Union in 1943, first in the SKS semiautomatic, and then in the famous AK-47 selective fire assault rifle. The concept was based on Russian experience with the 7.92X33mm Kurz in the German MKB42, the world's first assault rifle. The 7.62X39mm has more case capacity, thus higher velocity and somewhat more range than the German cartridge, but the concept remains: A short to medium-range cartridge that offers a high volume of fire as, literally, troops closed in the assault. Although officially replaced by the 5.45X39mm in the AK-74, the 7.62X39mm and its AK-47 remain in use the world over, very possibly the most prolific military rifle and cartridge ever made. The 7.62X39mm has been adapted to the AR platform, and also chambered in various civilian platforms. Firing a 123-grain bullet at 2365 fps, the 7.62X39 is low in recoil and is an excellent deer cartridge at short to medium range.
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Craig Boddington
