In addition to comrade koi’s comment, the AK magazines/7.62x39 combination offer more reliability compared to other designs which use a redesigned AR mag and cartridges such as 6.5 Grendel.
As civilian-legal fully automatic firearms continue to proliferate across the USA, more shooters are realising that a setup that is reliable in semi auto is not necessarily so in full auto and military systems are usually better in this regard
Sort of. Some years ago “forced-reset” triggers were legalized. These are legally distinct from full auto but functionally the same, kind of like “pistol braces” vs stocks for barrels <16". Cheap versions of this machine have proliferated widely and can be purchased for as little as $45 or printed at home.
Light, accurate and modular like AR15 plus hard thumping wall piercing Kalashnikov round, best of both worlds
There’s also a niche online where people like to build these as little compact fireball-throwing backpack blasters because unlike the 5.56, the 7.62 does not require a full length barrel to get up to speed.
I have a question. Why make such a thing?
In addition to comrade koi’s comment, the AK magazines/7.62x39 combination offer more reliability compared to other designs which use a redesigned AR mag and cartridges such as 6.5 Grendel.
As civilian-legal fully automatic firearms continue to proliferate across the USA, more shooters are realising that a setup that is reliable in semi auto is not necessarily so in full auto and military systems are usually better in this regard
Did something happen with the NFA?
Sort of. Some years ago “forced-reset” triggers were legalized. These are legally distinct from full auto but functionally the same, kind of like “pistol braces” vs stocks for barrels <16". Cheap versions of this machine have proliferated widely and can be purchased for as little as $45 or printed at home.
Light, accurate and modular like AR15 plus hard thumping wall piercing Kalashnikov round, best of both worlds
There’s also a niche online where people like to build these as little compact fireball-throwing backpack blasters because unlike the 5.56, the 7.62 does not require a full length barrel to get up to speed.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: