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11-06-2015, 08:06 PM
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AK-47 Question
I have observed that at AK-47 muzzles' the lower portion of the barrel is longer than the top. What is the reason?
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11-06-2015, 08:19 PM
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What you have noticed is the AK-47's crude version of a muzzle brake. In AK circles it is known as a slant brake due to the shape you have described. The slant brakes are reverse threaded and can be replaced by a variety of more effective after market muzzle brakes, compensators, and flash hiders/suppressors.
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11-11-2015, 10:03 AM
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The slant brake keeps the muzzle down as it tries to rise.
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11-11-2015, 11:03 AM
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Slant brake. It's on an angle to reduce muzzle climb. Works pretty well for when it was made.
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11-11-2015, 11:34 AM
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prolly state of the art in the '40's.
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11-11-2015, 08:39 PM
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As with the Kalshanikov, simple, easy to make.
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