You should most definitely do that. One thing i look forward to for retirement is i'll finally be able to publish that scandlice tell-all book about the gun business lol. Hint: entire chapter on Vector Arms, and another on Century!
An AK specific channel would make sense. Most people consider you to be the authority on AKs, but youre equally knowledgeable on all other types of guns, as I recently learned after watching your excellent Armalite history video.
Collecting some old videos to post on it + some blooper stuff i have in the vault. I will post exclusive content on there too from time to time. It'll be like SciFi Channel cerce 2000 lol.
I love my Armalite tac16 308. They still make amazing rifles...that you can actually find on sale. Mine is built just as well as my Daniel Defense for literally half the price due to the awesome sale.
@epiccowboymemes2042 actually they kept some of the original smart guys around. Garrett is the Grey beard running Armalite now...the guy is a genius 👌 I'm blessed with his contact information.
Riley defense, or a smaller shop would probably do a great job too. Like Misha said as long as they stick to the specs for hardness and TDP they could be the best.
Kr103 fr is one the best aks I’ve shot . Didn’t even have to adjust sights on it , accurate, no malfunctions , good metal strength on the bcg . Should have sold for more . Glad I got one
For what it’s worth my experience with Arsenal’s customer service was horrible, despite being considered absolutely untouchable in the AK industry, as if everything they touch turns to pure gold. Well if that’s the case then maybe the standards of the AK section of the gun industry are just simply through the floor and the old notion of AKs being associated with criminals etc is fitting because that company is just the furthest thing from professional and transparent you could ever imagine, they simply don’t fit with the standard an American gun owner is used to at all. And the issues with the gun I bought from them still to this day make me shocked it was 2 grand. Imagine a Daniel Defense rifle with a misaligned gas block that was wiggling around, and not just a little bit misaligned I’m talking not even close i.e. no one even eyeballed it by the time it got to me. I know KUSA was the brand everyone loved to hate and criticize and granted I’m not defending them, but I simply have no clue how Arsenal keeps walking away with everyone still bowing to them. Maybe the AK world always has been and always will be sleazy sketchy and barely legal.
@@patron6666why to impress the people at Reddit and for its better “wood” material the parts used to make that gun don’t even come from the same factory like other said one made for commercial the other is made for military in a military industrial factory
The local shop had a number of kr103’s that they never were able to move. Haven’t been by in four or five months because my wallet always leaves with a hole in it, but now I wanna go check if they still have any and snag one up.
Yeah tbh I’m not really a supporter or anything I’ve only watched two videos but if this guy splits his ak videos to a different channel it will only hurt the growth of both accounts. Hopefully he thinks of this before going thru with it
This is an unfortunate turn of events as the idea of AK100s being built domestically to Russian TDP is what we need. I have long had my eyes on a 103 folder but two things kept me from pulling the trigger 1) the fact that Beryls and Zastava’s were available in the same price range and 2) the reports of QC issues and the troubles dealing with the company to get them fixed. As for Bonnie, I had no real problem with her working and shooting for them. The firearms community comes in all flavors and we don’t all have to be Templar Knights, however it was definitely a poor decision to make her the de-facto face of the company.
I purchased my 5000-serial-number-range KP-9 in the summer of 2020 and SBRed it later that year. It quickly became and has remained my favorite AK-style firearm. I wish KUSA all the best and hope they can get through their current financial problems relatively unscathed.
People need to get over the concept that the less produced means its a quality gun…or even collectible…the whole,culture has become obsessed with this concept…it has ruined collecting for me…i cant stand talking to anyone anymore because they all follow the same shit, all rush out to buy the same shit…it just never used to be this way…everyone has the same shit, you can literally see any type of any gun at any time…nothing is “cool” nothing is fun anymore…this whole comment section who go…man i need to go grab one of these…all because they are going bankrupt…like..thats the message you took away from this? And listening to you…Its funny how all guntubers are also experts in manufacturing, metallurgy, qc…finance…etc… Id love to see you do a video on how the materials are made, how the presses operate, the science behind all of it…but you cant…because you dont know shit…its all opinion, i could put fifty examples of steel or metal in fromt of you, not shaped into anything, just raw…and you are going to tell me which is stronger? No…youre not… Gd its all the same drama, over and over and over…just buy a gun and stfu…buy what you like…not everything is a three hour debate…not everything needs a gd history lesson…its so passionless…have some original ideas…you are given a whole history lesson on KUSA, talking about loans that you literally have no idea what the terms were…but you are speaking like you were signing the terms….gd… I also cannot trut a man who goes on the internet and says they have never saw “porn”….really? You have never had spam email in the history of internet sent to you? Youve never seen a nude woman in a movie? You are a nerd and your channel sucks
Jesse James can call himself the "Pope of Welding," all he wants, but he certainly isn't the Archdiocese of Running a Business soundly. 7 figures in debt to an Indian MIM conglomerate who made their small parts, probably just as much to the companies they shafted who did their logowork for their booths. KUSA has been embroiled in a terminal downward trajectory for as long as I can remember.
This will be one of those videos that is historical. Give it two, four, maybe eight years, but eventually there will be more people asking, "what happened to Kalashnikov USA?" And this video will be at the top results to answer that question.
Again, the clone correct AK market is niche. Sure, the market exists. It's just not enough to save a company. They would be better off making a small number of "clone correct" guns while making a "good enough" budget option to rival competition and satisfy the majority of the market. Meanwhile, their 9mm Vityaz clone has the ability to dominate the market of 9mm AK's. It is better than any other option on the market today, and is the most fun gun I own to shoot. They would also branch out into "close enough" version of the AK-12 and AK-15 with limited numbers of "clone correct" AK-12 and AK-15 models thst would satisfy a larger market.
This week I emailed a representative there , that helped me in the past with my 103 & she told me.do not pay attention to what you hear or reading. They are just making some changes!
Love my kr103 it’s been a solid reliable rifle so far I wanted more to damnit bought mine back in 22 for 900$ seen a whole bunch at the local gun shop the other day and they want like 13-1400
Really kicking myself in the nuts now. Sold an earlyish (SN 3800~) kp9 with 6 mags and nicely accessorized (zenitco RP2 charging handle, an ALG trigger, and a hand fitted plum magpul handguard to mount a light to.) at a decent loss because I didn’t want to deal with the brace/stock bullshit. Life is suffering. The vityaz is a great little gun. I hope someone with capital can swoop in and buy them up (PSA looking for clone builders?) so at minimum the vityaz can live on.
The other thing I was actually emailing them about was actually asking them if they were ever going to do builders kits. This was a couple years ago. But man that would be AWESOME!!
90% of the products on KUSA's website don't make since to me. I wish they would just focus on the 100 series rifles. It would be nice if the bolts were forged, hell it would be nice if you could buy a basic safety selector from them. Offer all the basic parts and high quality rifles, then move on to the other 90% of things that no one wants.
I was really researching for a great tactical shotgun (reliable) The Kalashnikov KT12 was on the top of the list, the more I searched, it dropped on the list… Now the Beretta 1301 mod2 is on top, little more expensive but I must have the reliability
If there are no assets there is no point to investing as you still have to pay off that debt. Best would be to wait for them to declare bankruptcy and buy out the shell out of bankruptcy.
@@TexasNationalist1836 Bull shit...the blind dude has forgot more than hair guy will ever know... Ain't BRANDON running for Mayor or something? Anywho you just keep believing in yourself...
This may be the unpopular opinion, but I don't mind and even prefer to just have all of your content in one place over being spread across multiple. If one of your videos isn't somebody's fancy they can just skip that one [shrug] But if you're happy, then I am happy to support you regardless.
The idea is to repost some old content that gets lost in the sauce. For example the WASR10/63 video. Also instead of doing say a preview video and then a review video later on here, i may just do an informal preview over there and then do a more professional looking review video for this channel. Also, i am curious how youtube's al-gor will take to something new? Just pla ying around to try and boost exposure somehow. While i don't ever want to be big, it would be kind of nice to hit 100k after doing this 13 years lol.
Nobody has been able to provide proof that KUSA acquired and used the real Russian AK100 series TDP. I seriously doubt they did. Most likely reverse engineered. There's no way to know for sure if KUSA met the spec as the imported Russian SAIGAs or AK100 series. For that reason I never chose to purchase one.
I’m really into AK’s do i would definitely appreciate a channel solely to AK’s . I also just picked up a K-USA KP9 … just in time apparently 😂 I have also been to their offices in Florida. Nice guys. I also own 2 K-USA Track suit jackets 😂
Don't forget KUSA raised all their prices drastically around end of 2022. Example, they had MSRP of $1599.00 for the side folding 103 rifle. There was tons of blowback not just by the AK community\buyers but even some of the wholesale distributors who sell their firearms. The CEO's lavish spending trying to prove KUSA is a well off, extremely busy firearm manufacturer in the USA. But the big spending, slowly cutting corners to save money. Money that was being wasted outside manufacturing. KUSA also didn't offer enough variants of their firearms. There are 15 different AKs they could make but only offered different aftermarket expensive rails and stocks that were nearly all metal mlock. Didn't offer 6 different wood colors or dong equipped AKs. Could have done a spiker like PSA, a true Krink, plus just various barrel lengths for both AK pistols and rifles. Rather than wanting $1800 for metal stock 16" barrel AKs. Still a 103 but with mlock front stocks. Their marketing department, which I assume was just the CEO and a handful of investors could have had better vision and diversity in what they offered. The steel cased ammo they offered in 7.62x39 like 2-3 years ago was good stuff and I know it sold extremely well. They should have always been offering their own re branded ammo for the four most popular calibers... 7.62x39, 5.45x39, 5.56, and 12 gauge ammo for AKs. It would be a steady form of revenue and could have been a tiny department on its own.
@@misha5670the Ukrainian army is using so many arsenal rifles and even ZPAPs seen in the trainings in the UK. Tens of thousand AK rifles bought for the Ukrainian military. Please address this
KUSA was the only American company that produced large quantities of AKs that were worth a $hit. PSA is hit or miss. Every other youtube review you see of a PSA involves someone sending their rifle back into PSA for (insert issue here) The same cannot be said about KUSA and I will miss them if they go forever
@@Enjoyer.762 Somebody deleted my comment but rest assured that it did not approve of yours and I was quite belligerant. Given another chance, I'd say it again. No rag-rets
@@Enjoyer.762 WOW, you're so right! That's a really good point, I never thought about it that way. Thank you for opening my eyes to the reality of the situation. You really showed me how it is man! Thank you for your cervix! XD
Spot on. Same exact thing happened with Boeing. In the middle of building entire aircraft, everything gets shut down, everyone leaves for a while, then they come back, people think they’re on step 243 when in reality they’re on 242. Steps get skipped. Can’t get parts so they try to force nonconforming parts to work. Same story. Think everyone got to witness what happens when the whole world shuts down.
Of course I’ve always wanted a kp9 and now they’re going bust, everything I get interested in firearms wise either skyrockets in price or gets discontinued unbelievable lol
You are SO much better than most UA-cam gun guys, it's not even funny. You stay away from sensationalist BS, always go in-depth on every topic, really know your stuff and speak very well. Unfortunately, all of this will keep your channel relatively niche, because the ADHD Generation doesn't have the patience for "in-depth" and likes being fed sensationalist BS. :(
Sincere thanks, and yes I know. Years ago I had to make a simple decision: go with the trend & do what youtube (and the masses) want? or be myself and make videos that I can personally be proud of? The first leads to more views & money, but also burnout and loss of creative control. The second way will never relaly pay, but retains the joy and learning aspect. Going #2 is why I've lasted on here for 13 years this July.
Ironic that they had strict qc on the early kp9. Mine came in with a rivet so long and unpressed that it blocked the chamber. Customer service was another issue altogether. Scared me away. Even still I’d hate to see them go belly up. The 101 was intriguing.
NGL, I bought another AR in 2020 and didnt need it, or even really want it, and its been sitting in the safe _untouched_ to this day. In fact that was my last gun purchase since then.
This is a dark day for mid-tier USA AK manufacturing in general and one focusing on Russian clones... I was patiently waiting on their 105 too... Now I gotta go the kit route as I will not buy PSA trash (I own a PSA and it is garbage). But great talk as always Mr. Misha- thank you. (edited for more info)
@@Scott079 such as? Yes, they made stupid decision to discontinue entire centerfire lines to replace with CZ600... BUT reality is... CZ has sucked really bad... besides being the niche CZ-75 and CZ 457 makers.... their polymer pistols have been a commercial failure, and CZ600 has been horribly handled. I actually feel majority of their issues are CZ europe thinking they know better. I did about 4 videos on the CZ600 specifically.
I quite like my KR103, I agree that it would be a loss to the industry if they shut down. Hopefully they can pay their bills, change course with their business practices and get back on their feet.
I really like my 103. Fixed stock, but serial number just over 1000. Pair it with the zenitco rails I hated and took off and this thing is going to be worth its weight in gold.
I looked and the KR103 fixed stock i got back-when was serial #00079 hah. I have bought KUSAs from several distributers (such as Orion) but that one came from Atlantic according to my records.
I've owned the 103 sidefolder and kp9 since the first week they were each released. And planned on grabbing there 101 and 74m when released. I've always been a import ak guy. But after buying there kp9 and recognizing the quality and reliability of it. I knew I was going hokd out for there sidefolder with CHF chrome lined barrel instead of going with the first released fixed stock button barreled 103. But they are true clone correct quality built reliable aks. I've been very impressed after having all the imported aks I own and have owned. I use my 103 as my drill gun running courses and matches. So it gets run the hardest and actually spray painted it about a year and half ago. And after 5 or 6k thousand rounds the only wear on the internals at all is the finish. Out of all the aks it has the smoothest bolt throw and softest recoil out of any ak I've fired. It's a laser beam when it comes to keeping on target shooting fast. Out of all the rounds using different ammo. I've never had a single malfunction out of same with the kp9. I would hate to see them go because I really wanted to continue buying there products I really wanted grab there 101. And on top of that they were selling parts if someone wanted convert there saigas. Front sight blocks 90 degree gasblocks rear folding trunnions and folding stocks. That was a big plus since Bulgarian and Russian parts have become hard to find and when u can find them they are stupid expensive. K-usa was helping fill that void with correct spec parts. And most the people I see hate on K-usa guns are people who don't own one or who has never fired one. And typically are the people who own 1 ak and they crap on every other ak on the market. Talking to them it is easy to see they are not true ak guys not true collectors and not true ak shooters that might fire there 1 ak that they own once a year and talk like an expert. When in reality they no nothing about K-usa products or quality. They are typically fudds. And that's why I have followed your channel from the beginning Misha u see the true quality and craftsmanship in the kalashnikovs. And when u speak on it it is facts and truth not here say. U actually go out and fire your aks as much as possible when u have the time to do so. And I respect your knowledge and passion on aks. Every bit of knowledge I have learned and no is from watching your videos. Cause like u I like AKs due to the history behind the platform. And they have always been my favorite firearms since the first time I handled and fired one. Between knowledge from you and Rob ski. You guys have been a major help to the ak guys and ak community. And also klayco47 is a good channel of knowledge on the competition side showing the upgrades and capabilities of aks on the competition scene. And I respect him also because everytime I have had questions on modernizing some of my aks for competition Klay is a guy who actually will take his time out and talk to u about what will work best as far as muzzle devices furniture and kns pistons. To keep your ak fast and muzzle flat for running competition and has been a huge help giving me personal advice on certain aks to push them to there limit running on a clock. And he has proved the myth several times showing video proof that aks can be run just as fast in competition as ARs and has run competition with all ARs and will be the only ak guy out there and beat 60 shooters with his aks. All 3 of u are true pioneers in the ak community. Keep up the awesome content Misha really appreciate your long videos of knowledge
I’ve had the same experience and thought process. Only real AK people will spot the difference in other U.S. companies and how kusa nailed the authenticity of a Russian AK.
I’d love to pick up a KR9 but the last I’ve heard they’ve been, very recently, having out of battery discharge issues. If the company is truly going bankrupt it would suck to run into that issue, especially since there aren’t really any after market parts for it. Not mention the mags which are essentially proprietary save for maybe the Saiga-9 which never got imported.
Do it you will not be disappointed just be sure you don't accidentally get the 10 Rd mag cause they look just like the 30 omg I was so pissed the seller never disclosed it
@marvincampjr935 well unfortunately I live in Commifornia so I'm unconstitutionally restricted to 10 round mags. But that doesn't mean I can't use the standard capacity mags I bought during "freedom week" in cali. We had a week back 2019 when we could buy standard capacity mags and a lot of ppl stocked up on mags for guns they had and wanted to get eventually.
The Komrad was a cool looking firearm. I missed out on the chance to get one when they were well under $1K and didn't want one when they were selling for over $1K.
I hope that, if KUSA gets new owners, they have an even sharper eye for accuracy. Correct accessory lug reinforcement, rear sights and fire selectors would make all of the hard parts basically 1:1 the Russian spec. From there, the only real changes are all in metal finish. I'm not sure why KUSA coats their rear sights, pins and stock latches. The Russians just only parkerise those parts.
I hope they stay open and take care of the employees. I had to sale 3 kp9 pistols back to the dealer I bought them from because of medical bills. I still have a bunch of magazines because I was hoping to replace them later.
I'm very sad to hear this! My dad and I went shooting and took the first few mags with the kp9 and the recoil spring guide broke and thankfully my dad didn't get hurt while shooting but it sucked how it broke and I couldn't find a replacement recoil spring in stock on their website.
There was « Kalashnikov Group » official channel on youtube with some pretty badass videos, but they got randomly banned after war in ukraine started. Eh
Complete honestly with you on 'Mishakco'? That wouldn't work for me. My TTS reads it too similar to 'Mishaco' and sooner or later, i would get confused & in a hurry, logging into the wrong account. Then i'd post things in the wrong place lol.
Also, it's funny that you mentioned that K-USA's leadership seems to have a similar approach to Arsenal's because they are both Armenians lol. Too funny not to point out
In 2020 i had some rivets lopsided on my kp9. I went to there building. I live in the area. The manager named Evan treated me like family in there. Fixed my gun right away. Sucks there in that situation now.
Wow😊 Ak channel love it misha your knowledge on the Ak is awesome being of a huge military family and myself a veteran the 1st gun I had was an Sks bought out of a crate in the dairy bar parking lot in east Texas that’s were all the country boys met in the morning for coffee etc before the grind of the day guy pulled up selling Sks and crates of 7.62x39 for nothing sks was like I want to say $80 we walked with a couple sealed crate of steel core Chinese 550rd spam cans and Sks for maybe $200 and then the sickness was born then it was mak90 maadi and yeah I knew and loved the Ak before the ar if you grew up with a 30-30 well shooting the Ak round was stupid simple great for hogs deer whatever it’s not match but it wasn’t meant to be but if you know your rifle etc it does the job awesome news misha
@mishaco I have an Arsenal SA M-7 without a rail and with the 3 hole shark-filled muzzle break but can’t seem to locate this model information online. Any idea what it is?
I feel like palmetto state will buy them . Great deep dive. Excited for the new channel ! Please do another deep dive into the Mak 90 I feel like that video could of been longer
The value there is absolutely the name. Wow sucks to hear about their issues… but like you not surprised. You absolutely have to market but you cannot just piss money away.
Further, based on what I heard from the live stream, I don't think someone like PSA should pick up KUSA. It's a money sink. A terrible business move if you ask me. Yeah, KUSA was making "clone correct" AK's (mostly). But that's such a niche market. It's not profitable enough to pick up all that debt. Personally, at this time (4/27/24) I wouldn't touch KUSA with a 10 yard stick. Unless they change their business model it's going nowhere. The Vityaz clone was maybe their best product released. They should have stuck to that.
How about zastava? Serbia is close to russia and yeah it might compete with their guns somewhat, but the russian spec guns have more aftermarket support so it would be a good line for them Edit: we had the same thought !
KUSSY is most certainly kill. I was appalled by their assembly line when I saw it in person a while back. They were missing some very basics of manufacturing (have been an engineer in manufacturing for most of my career) and it really sucks because I was pulling very hard for them. It was nice to know them like I did but it seems their time is neigh. I had money set aside to buy multiple guns from them that never made it to market. That is what frustrates me most; they were always on the horizon but then they never showed up.
Interesting, most i've spoken with that visited KUSA's factory have told me it was quite modern and reasonably well run. But hey things change and different people notice different aspectss too.
People seem to be selling AK's and AR's lately. A lot of local gun shops in my area have tons of used AK's and AR's for sell. The new semiauto guns are just sitting on the shelves for months.
My biggest problem with KUSA was the shotgun safety issue. The ONE part that prevents unintentional discharge did not operate correctly. I handled one, in fact, and it was floppy and loose and I see absolutely see it flipping from safe to fire with little effort. The detent notches didn't line up and there was zero retention. Now, their excuse was "oops someone grabbed the wrong box of safeties on assembly day." Really? You mean to tell me hundreds or thousands of rifles went out with the most important part being incorrect? You can instantly tell that the safety does not work as intended. My theory is they knew this, but because of parts shortages, they sent the rifles out anyways to dealers so that they could get some cash flow. At worst, it was a scummy slimeball move. At best, it was dangerously negligent and displays the fact that there was ZERO QC check on that run of rifles.
Let us redneck-hillbillies handle the marketing. Seriously, we could do it right. "This hear's a damn fine gun. It'l out shoot anything built by a yankee and you can take it with ya muddin' or into the deer woods." And that's it. Make a good product and it advertises itself.
I got a kp9 just before they went under, completely unshot, i had them fix the oob safety and bought a ton of mags, idk wether to keep it or not, with support drying up
Getting the AK channel up and running today. Its a simple beginning right now...
I think it's time I made a video telling my KUSA story. Thanks Misha! Great insights.
You should most definitely do that. One thing i look forward to for retirement is i'll finally be able to publish that scandlice tell-all book about the gun business lol. Hint: entire chapter on Vector Arms, and another on Century!
@@misha5670 Audio book PLEASE for those of us that enjoy ASMR.
@@misha5670i know the feeling. Decade working for an optics company…I have LOTS to say too 😂
Emperor palpatine voice: Do it!
You should buy KUSA in some fashion 😉
"I've never watched porn in my life." 😀 😆 🤣
Lol was that a blind joke
Not many people can say that and be completely true/honest haah
@@touofthehighplains No
Have you listened? 😂
@gunsnwater2668 its like stirring a moaning pot of vulgar mac n cheese.
An AK specific channel would make sense. Most people consider you to be the authority on AKs, but youre equally knowledgeable on all other types of guns, as I recently learned after watching your excellent Armalite history video.
Collecting some old videos to post on it + some blooper stuff i have in the vault. I will post exclusive content on there too from time to time. It'll be like SciFi Channel cerce 2000 lol.
Most people?
I love my Armalite tac16 308. They still make amazing rifles...that you can actually find on sale. Mine is built just as well as my Daniel Defense for literally half the price due to the awesome sale.
@@mobilegamersunite It's not the same company. Like that isn't a dig, it literally isn't the same company as the one that Stoner founded.
@epiccowboymemes2042 actually they kept some of the original smart guys around. Garrett is the Grey beard running Armalite now...the guy is a genius 👌 I'm blessed with his contact information.
Very sad to see that they re going bankrupt.
I literally just got one of their 103s and I absolutely love it. I do hope they’re not gone forever.
you just got the come up. people going to be asking way too much for them
I love my KP9 - its fantastic.
Need brandon herrera to buy their assets
Riley defense, or a smaller shop would probably do a great job too.
Like Misha said as long as they stick to the specs for hardness and TDP they could be the best.
Kr103 fr is one the best aks I’ve shot . Didn’t even have to adjust sights on it , accurate, no malfunctions , good metal strength on the bcg . Should have sold for more . Glad I got one
Their customer service treated me like shit. No idea if it's related to the other standards they have but throw it on the pile.
Same here.
For what it’s worth my experience with Arsenal’s customer service was horrible, despite being considered absolutely untouchable in the AK industry, as if everything they touch turns to pure gold. Well if that’s the case then maybe the standards of the AK section of the gun industry are just simply through the floor and the old notion of AKs being associated with criminals etc is fitting because that company is just the furthest thing from professional and transparent you could ever imagine, they simply don’t fit with the standard an American gun owner is used to at all. And the issues with the gun I bought from them still to this day make me shocked it was 2 grand. Imagine a Daniel Defense rifle with a misaligned gas block that was wiggling around, and not just a little bit misaligned I’m talking not even close i.e. no one even eyeballed it by the time it got to me. I know KUSA was the brand everyone loved to hate and criticize and granted I’m not defending them, but I simply have no clue how Arsenal keeps walking away with everyone still bowing to them. Maybe the AK world always has been and always will be sleazy sketchy and barely legal.
@@GrippinTheGauge206 Arsenal is overrated af. WBP, WASR, or Zastava ftw.
Yup. Their customer service was terrible. Reflected on how management ran things.
Makes you wonder if psa can get sorted if they really might take over with their seemingly really well sorted customer service
How about MishAKo?
I dig that.
3rded
Love it
Mishakov goes harder
Swing and a mish... @@atf4920
Zastava has been getting my business with me buying 3 guns in 3 calibers from them in less than a month. I love them too.
You should try some other brands
I’d pick a wbp jack over a zastava
They put in the work,innovation and tradition and since cutting out the middleman, they provide products!
@@patron6666why to impress the people at Reddit and for its better “wood” material the parts used to make that gun don’t even come from the same factory like other said one made for commercial the other is made for military in a military industrial factory
Zastava yuck, I’ll stick to a basic wasr
The local shop had a number of kr103’s that they never were able to move. Haven’t been by in four or five months because my wallet always leaves with a hole in it, but now I wanna go check if they still have any and snag one up.
Same here in tulsa. Same KR103 for forever but pretty much everyone here is an AR bro
they gone fasho
Nobody wants AKs considering ARs are superior.
@@Enjoyer.762 not true at all. KUSA just overpriced their firearms when competitors were offering the same product for significantly lower prices
Maaaan I remember seeing Kalashnikov USA’s initial catalog and they were suppose to make the SV98 and traditional looking Saiga’s
Plenty SV98s on the private market already
The only ones to make an ACTUAL 100 series clone. Sad.
Nah don't split up your viewership we sopport you here
Yeah plus that's his biggest pull
Yeah tbh I’m not really a supporter or anything I’ve only watched two videos but if this guy splits his ak videos to a different channel it will only hurt the growth of both accounts. Hopefully he thinks of this before going thru with it
@@patron6666why wouldn't he,that English boldly has 8th different channels and he's expert on none, yet getting rich!
Misha, you're the man.
Glad you covered the Bonnie Rotten thing. That REALLY hurt them
Of course, it is part of the history and was a factor.
The pornstar ?
@@superhashbrom8441 To be fair, she did fill a big hole for their marketing team.
@@misha5670 wait so it is the hor?
@@misha5670yeah… after showing the whole world her other big holes getting filled…
This is an unfortunate turn of events as the idea of AK100s being built domestically to Russian TDP is what we need. I have long had my eyes on a 103 folder but two things kept me from pulling the trigger 1) the fact that Beryls and Zastava’s were available in the same price range and 2) the reports of QC issues and the troubles dealing with the company to get them fixed. As for Bonnie, I had no real problem with her working and shooting for them. The firearms community comes in all flavors and we don’t all have to be Templar Knights, however it was definitely a poor decision to make her the de-facto face of the company.
Great video (as always) Misha! Excited to hear about the second channel!
I purchased my 5000-serial-number-range KP-9 in the summer of 2020 and SBRed it later that year. It quickly became and has remained my favorite AK-style firearm. I wish KUSA all the best and hope they can get through their current financial problems relatively unscathed.
People need to get over the concept that the less produced means its a quality gun…or even collectible…the whole,culture has become obsessed with this concept…it has ruined collecting for me…i cant stand talking to anyone anymore because they all follow the same shit, all rush out to buy the same shit…it just never used to be this way…everyone has the same shit, you can literally see any type of any gun at any time…nothing is “cool” nothing is fun anymore…this whole comment section who go…man i need to go grab one of these…all because they are going bankrupt…like..thats the message you took away from this?
And listening to you…Its funny how all guntubers are also experts in manufacturing, metallurgy, qc…finance…etc…
Id love to see you do a video on how the materials are made, how the presses operate, the science behind all of it…but you cant…because you dont know shit…its all opinion, i could put fifty examples of steel or metal in fromt of you, not shaped into anything, just raw…and you are going to tell me which is stronger? No…youre not…
Gd its all the same drama, over and over and over…just buy a gun and stfu…buy what you like…not everything is a three hour debate…not everything needs a gd history lesson…its so passionless…have some original ideas…you are given a whole history lesson on KUSA, talking about loans that you literally have no idea what the terms were…but you are speaking like you were signing the terms….gd…
I also cannot trut a man who goes on the internet and says they have never saw “porn”….really? You have never had spam email in the history of internet sent to you? Youve never seen a nude woman in a movie?
You are a nerd and your channel sucks
Jesse James can call himself the "Pope of Welding," all he wants, but he certainly isn't the Archdiocese of Running a Business soundly. 7 figures in debt to an Indian MIM conglomerate who made their small parts, probably just as much to the companies they shafted who did their logowork for their booths. KUSA has been embroiled in a terminal downward trajectory for as long as I can remember.
Pope is a fraud 😂😂😂
I was hoping to see their version of the 74. But i get why they didn't go through with it.
I bought a zastava m70 zpap new about a grand love it.
Bought a wasr 10 63 used six hundred and change.
I didn't even look at kusa site.
A DEDIDCATED AK CHANNEL! Love the idea.
This will be one of those videos that is historical. Give it two, four, maybe eight years, but eventually there will be more people asking, "what happened to Kalashnikov USA?" And this video will be at the top results to answer that question.
Fantastic idea to have a dedicated AK channel! ...really looking forward to it. Thank you
I regret not buying one of their premium WOOD SETS
Like the KR103AW?
Nah they sold kits with the wood handguards and buttstocks
Again, the clone correct AK market is niche. Sure, the market exists. It's just not enough to save a company. They would be better off making a small number of "clone correct" guns while making a "good enough" budget option to rival competition and satisfy the majority of the market. Meanwhile, their 9mm Vityaz clone has the ability to dominate the market of 9mm AK's. It is better than any other option on the market today, and is the most fun gun I own to shoot. They would also branch out into "close enough" version of the AK-12 and AK-15 with limited numbers of "clone correct" AK-12 and AK-15 models thst would satisfy a larger market.
August update the Kusa website is no longer up however u can still buy the fixed stock kr-103 barrel assembly from atlantic firearms.
Yesssss AK World 🌎
Absolutely
This week I emailed a representative there , that helped me in the past with my 103 & she told me.do not pay attention to what you hear or reading. They are just making some changes!
Hope it's not bs but they're not gonna tell you if things are going to shit. They'll just quietly disappear
Love my kr103 it’s been a solid reliable rifle so far I wanted more to damnit bought mine back in 22 for 900$ seen a whole bunch at the local gun shop the other day and they want like 13-1400
Personally, i was hoping/waiting for an AK105 clone pistol.
Really kicking myself in the nuts now. Sold an earlyish (SN 3800~) kp9 with 6 mags and nicely accessorized (zenitco RP2 charging handle, an ALG trigger, and a hand fitted plum magpul handguard to mount a light to.) at a decent loss because I didn’t want to deal with the brace/stock bullshit. Life is suffering.
The vityaz is a great little gun. I hope someone with capital can swoop in and buy them up (PSA looking for clone builders?) so at minimum the vityaz can live on.
The other thing I was actually emailing them about was actually asking them if they were ever going to do builders kits. This was a couple years ago. But man that would be AWESOME!!
the blind man "I've never watched porn in my life". I'm dying over here!
Is he really blind
There’s a lot of options around $1k especially if bought second hand. I was very tempted but held out for a used Saiga. Very happy with it
Very informative thank you sir ! ❤
90% of the products on KUSA's website don't make since to me. I wish they would just focus on the 100 series rifles. It would be nice if the bolts were forged, hell it would be nice if you could buy a basic safety selector from them. Offer all the basic parts and high quality rifles, then move on to the other 90% of things that no one wants.
Thank you for the Update..
Hopefully Everything works out for K- USA, USA,USA!!!
I was really researching for a great tactical shotgun (reliable) The Kalashnikov KT12 was on the top of the list, the more I searched, it dropped on the list…
Now the Beretta 1301 mod2 is on top, little more expensive but I must have the reliability
If there are no assets there is no point to investing as you still have to pay off that debt. Best would be to wait for them to declare bankruptcy and buy out the shell out of bankruptcy.
Mishka the king of information on AKs❤🎉😮
That’s Brandon Herrera dude
@@TexasNationalist1836 sure it is😏
@@dougshelton69 it is he is more knowledgeable on the platform and the history of the Kalashnikov
@@TexasNationalist1836 Bull shit...the blind dude has forgot more than hair guy will ever know... Ain't BRANDON running for Mayor or something? Anywho you just keep believing in yourself...
This may be the unpopular opinion, but I don't mind and even prefer to just have all of your content in one place over being spread across multiple. If one of your videos isn't somebody's fancy they can just skip that one [shrug] But if you're happy, then I am happy to support you regardless.
The idea is to repost some old content that gets lost in the sauce. For example the WASR10/63 video. Also instead of doing say a preview video and then a review video later on here, i may just do an informal preview over there and then do a more professional looking review video for this channel. Also, i am curious how youtube's al-gor will take to something new? Just pla ying around to try and boost exposure somehow. While i don't ever want to be big, it would be kind of nice to hit 100k after doing this 13 years lol.
@Michaco you should buy them and set the standard. A cool pipe dream at least lol.
Definitely would want Kalashnikov Concern have their hand (indirectly) in it, and build what we can’t get here.
Any involvement at all from KC in Russia, even indirectly would violate the sanctions.
@@misha5670 like k USA now, right? Didn't they somehow get Russian blueprints?
@@jtkrpm1 What happened before July, 2014 would not have been sanctioned.
Nobody has been able to provide proof that KUSA acquired and used the real Russian AK100 series TDP. I seriously doubt they did. Most likely reverse engineered. There's no way to know for sure if KUSA met the spec as the imported Russian SAIGAs or AK100 series. For that reason I never chose to purchase one.
I’m really into AK’s do i would definitely appreciate a channel solely to AK’s . I also just picked up a K-USA KP9 … just in time apparently 😂
I have also been to their offices in Florida. Nice guys. I also own 2 K-USA Track suit jackets 😂
I gave up on quality US made AKs. Gladly stuck with imports when I was still heavily into AKs.
Gonna have go finally grab me one those Vityaz clones
They're really soft shooting. I've convinced a few people to buy their own and they're always surprised. The Brace is unnecessarily expensive, though.
Looking forward to the new channel!
Don't forget KUSA raised all their prices drastically around end of 2022. Example, they had MSRP of $1599.00 for the side folding 103 rifle. There was tons of blowback not just by the AK community\buyers but even some of the wholesale distributors who sell their firearms.
The CEO's lavish spending trying to prove KUSA is a well off, extremely busy firearm manufacturer in the USA. But the big spending, slowly cutting corners to save money. Money that was being wasted outside manufacturing.
KUSA also didn't offer enough variants of their firearms. There are 15 different AKs they could make but only offered different aftermarket expensive rails and stocks that were nearly all metal mlock. Didn't offer 6 different wood colors or dong equipped AKs. Could have done a spiker like PSA, a true Krink, plus just various barrel lengths for both AK pistols and rifles. Rather than wanting $1800 for metal stock 16" barrel AKs. Still a 103 but with mlock front stocks. Their marketing department, which I assume was just the CEO and a handful of investors could have had better vision and diversity in what they offered.
The steel cased ammo they offered in 7.62x39 like 2-3 years ago was good stuff and I know it sold extremely well. They should have always been offering their own re branded ammo for the four most popular calibers... 7.62x39, 5.45x39, 5.56, and 12 gauge ammo for AKs. It would be a steady form of revenue and could have been a tiny department on its own.
Yes they did raise their prices. Thing is...so did everyone else, including Century/Cugir, Arsenal, and even....PSA.
@@misha5670the Ukrainian army is using so many arsenal rifles and even ZPAPs seen in the trainings in the UK. Tens of thousand AK rifles bought for the Ukrainian military. Please address this
RIP
Looking forward for the misha ak dedicated UA-cam channel
KUSA was the only American company that produced large quantities of AKs that were worth a $hit. PSA is hit or miss. Every other youtube review you see of a PSA involves someone sending their rifle back into PSA for (insert issue here) The same cannot be said about KUSA and I will miss them if they go forever
I haven't been impressed with any US-made mass-produced AK clones. Buy imports.
@@Enjoyer.762 Somebody deleted my comment but rest assured that it did not approve of yours and I was quite belligerant. Given another chance, I'd say it again. No rag-rets
@@RabbertKlein Just as junk as PSA.
@@Enjoyer.762 WOW, you're so right! That's a really good point, I never thought about it that way. Thank you for opening my eyes to the reality of the situation. You really showed me how it is man! Thank you for your cervix! XD
@@RabbertKlein You sound mentally unstable and shouldn't own firearms.
Spot on. Same exact thing happened with Boeing. In the middle of building entire aircraft, everything gets shut down, everyone leaves for a while, then they come back, people think they’re on step 243 when in reality they’re on 242. Steps get skipped. Can’t get parts so they try to force nonconforming parts to work. Same story. Think everyone got to witness what happens when the whole world shuts down.
KUSA was just bought by Century Arms in Georgia VT. This is going to be interesting to watch where this goes
Of course I’ve always wanted a kp9 and now they’re going bust, everything I get interested in firearms wise either skyrockets in price or gets discontinued unbelievable lol
You are SO much better than most UA-cam gun guys, it's not even funny. You stay away from sensationalist BS, always go in-depth on every topic, really know your stuff and speak very well. Unfortunately, all of this will keep your channel relatively niche, because the ADHD Generation doesn't have the patience for "in-depth" and likes being fed sensationalist BS. :(
Sincere thanks, and yes I know. Years ago I had to make a simple decision: go with the trend & do what youtube (and the masses) want? or be myself and make videos that I can personally be proud of? The first leads to more views & money, but also burnout and loss of creative control. The second way will never relaly pay, but retains the joy and learning aspect. Going #2 is why I've lasted on here for 13 years this July.
KUSA website has halted sales.
Looks like I should have bought that KP9 last month.
They're still available from other sellers.
I picked up a blem KR-9 from them a couple months ago for about $850. I got very lucky, I guess.
I have an unfired KP9 SBR’d you can have if you’re interested.
Ironic that they had strict qc on the early kp9. Mine came in with a rivet so long and unpressed that it blocked the chamber. Customer service was another issue altogether. Scared me away. Even still I’d hate to see them go belly up. The 101 was intriguing.
The PORN joke was HILARIOUS !!
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I just got my KP104 back from KUSA on Thursday for a cosmetic issue I had them fix. They seem open to me.
NGL, I bought another AR in 2020 and didnt need it, or even really want it, and its been sitting in the safe _untouched_ to this day. In fact that was my last gun purchase since then.
Great financial decision
Why
This is a dark day for mid-tier USA AK manufacturing in general and one focusing on Russian clones... I was patiently waiting on their 105 too... Now I gotta go the kit route as I will not buy PSA trash (I own a PSA and it is garbage). But great talk as always Mr. Misha- thank you. (edited for more info)
PSA makes trash ARs too. PSA defenders make excuses for bad QC.
@Armored_Ariete They are supposed to do that.....right?
😎👍🏼 Thanks Misha For Helping Explain The KUSA Saga 😩 When You Start The New Channel Let Us Know So I Can Subscribe To It As Well 😊😎
CZ buying colt was a bad reference because they fired basically everybody at CZ USA and put Colt in charge and they are fucking it up
Eh, can’t be bad, the CZ USA people were horrible… hence the horrid CZ 600 launch.
@@SlavGuns just look at all the guns that they discontinued ever since they put Colton in charge
@@Scott079 such as? Yes, they made stupid decision to discontinue entire centerfire lines to replace with CZ600... BUT reality is... CZ has sucked really bad... besides being the niche CZ-75 and CZ 457 makers.... their polymer pistols have been a commercial failure, and CZ600 has been horribly handled. I actually feel majority of their issues are CZ europe thinking they know better. I did about 4 videos on the CZ600 specifically.
@@SlavGuns Personally, I'm still salty over the Bren 2MS....why? just why? They had a winner in the Bren 2S already.
I quite like my KR103, I agree that it would be a loss to the industry if they shut down. Hopefully they can pay their bills, change course with their business practices and get back on their feet.
I really like my 103. Fixed stock, but serial number just over 1000. Pair it with the zenitco rails I hated and took off and this thing is going to be worth its weight in gold.
I looked and the KR103 fixed stock i got back-when was serial #00079 hah. I have bought KUSAs from several distributers (such as Orion) but that one came from Atlantic according to my records.
I've owned the 103 sidefolder and kp9 since the first week they were each released. And planned on grabbing there 101 and 74m when released. I've always been a import ak guy. But after buying there kp9 and recognizing the quality and reliability of it. I knew I was going hokd out for there sidefolder with CHF chrome lined barrel instead of going with the first released fixed stock button barreled 103. But they are true clone correct quality built reliable aks. I've been very impressed after having all the imported aks I own and have owned. I use my 103 as my drill gun running courses and matches. So it gets run the hardest and actually spray painted it about a year and half ago. And after 5 or 6k thousand rounds the only wear on the internals at all is the finish. Out of all the aks it has the smoothest bolt throw and softest recoil out of any ak I've fired. It's a laser beam when it comes to keeping on target shooting fast. Out of all the rounds using different ammo. I've never had a single malfunction out of same with the kp9. I would hate to see them go because I really wanted to continue buying there products I really wanted grab there 101. And on top of that they were selling parts if someone wanted convert there saigas. Front sight blocks 90 degree gasblocks rear folding trunnions and folding stocks. That was a big plus since Bulgarian and Russian parts have become hard to find and when u can find them they are stupid expensive. K-usa was helping fill that void with correct spec parts. And most the people I see hate on K-usa guns are people who don't own one or who has never fired one. And typically are the people who own 1 ak and they crap on every other ak on the market. Talking to them it is easy to see they are not true ak guys not true collectors and not true ak shooters that might fire there 1 ak that they own once a year and talk like an expert. When in reality they no nothing about K-usa products or quality. They are typically fudds. And that's why I have followed your channel from the beginning Misha u see the true quality and craftsmanship in the kalashnikovs. And when u speak on it it is facts and truth not here say. U actually go out and fire your aks as much as possible when u have the time to do so. And I respect your knowledge and passion on aks. Every bit of knowledge I have learned and no is from watching your videos. Cause like u I like AKs due to the history behind the platform. And they have always been my favorite firearms since the first time I handled and fired one. Between knowledge from you and Rob ski. You guys have been a major help to the ak guys and ak community. And also klayco47 is a good channel of knowledge on the competition side showing the upgrades and capabilities of aks on the competition scene. And I respect him also because everytime I have had questions on modernizing some of my aks for competition Klay is a guy who actually will take his time out and talk to u about what will work best as far as muzzle devices furniture and kns pistons. To keep your ak fast and muzzle flat for running competition and has been a huge help giving me personal advice on certain aks to push them to there limit running on a clock. And he has proved the myth several times showing video proof that aks can be run just as fast in competition as ARs and has run competition with all ARs and will be the only ak guy out there and beat 60 shooters with his aks. All 3 of u are true pioneers in the ak community. Keep up the awesome content Misha really appreciate your long videos of knowledge
I’ve had the same experience and thought process. Only real AK people will spot the difference in other U.S. companies and how kusa nailed the authenticity of a Russian AK.
Not the same QC as the Russian imports
@@Enjoyer.762 yep definitely way better QC than Russian imports besides molot imports. Saigas QC is no better
@timothycain4512 Absolutely wrong. KUSA clones have had more QC problems than any Russian imports. Stop with the cope. US-made AKs are trash.
@@timothycain4512 Wrong.
I’d love to pick up a KR9 but the last I’ve heard they’ve been, very recently, having out of battery discharge issues. If the company is truly going bankrupt it would suck to run into that issue, especially since there aren’t really any after market parts for it. Not mention the mags which are essentially proprietary save for maybe the Saiga-9 which never got imported.
MishAKo for the other channel.
Man I've been wanting to get a Kusa 101! I'm tempted to get a psa 101 but I'm trying to hold out. I'll definitely be getting a kr9 asap.
Do it you will not be disappointed just be sure you don't accidentally get the 10 Rd mag cause they look just like the 30 omg I was so pissed the seller never disclosed it
@marvincampjr935 well unfortunately I live in Commifornia so I'm unconstitutionally restricted to 10 round mags. But that doesn't mean I can't use the standard capacity mags I bought during "freedom week" in cali. We had a week back 2019 when we could buy standard capacity mags and a lot of ppl stocked up on mags for guns they had and wanted to get eventually.
Psa ak is the epitome of junk my man. ESPECIALLY the 101....
@@samuellund8175 Can you use them in your gun while on California soil though?
@markp4401 yes as long as it's configured in what's called a featureless rifle. California is stupid af I can't wait to move out of this state.
The Komrad was a cool looking firearm. I missed out on the chance to get one when they were well under $1K and didn't want one when they were selling for over $1K.
Understandable
I hope that, if KUSA gets new owners, they have an even sharper eye for accuracy. Correct accessory lug reinforcement, rear sights and fire selectors would make all of the hard parts basically 1:1 the Russian spec. From there, the only real changes are all in metal finish. I'm not sure why KUSA coats their rear sights, pins and stock latches. The Russians just only parkerise those parts.
AK channel yes, please
I hope they stay open and take care of the employees. I had to sale 3 kp9 pistols back to the dealer I bought them from because of medical bills. I still have a bunch of magazines because I was hoping to replace them later.
I'm very sad to hear this! My dad and I went shooting and took the first few mags with the kp9 and the recoil spring guide broke and thankfully my dad didn't get hurt while shooting but it sucked how it broke and I couldn't find a replacement recoil spring in stock on their website.
There was « Kalashnikov Group » official channel on youtube with some pretty badass videos, but they got randomly banned after war in ukraine started. Eh
A "B" channel is a good use of resources ❤
So chronic mismanagement has toppled KUSA. Amazing 😑
Great videos keep it up
I for one am a big supporter of MishAKco channel
Complete honestly with you on 'Mishakco'? That wouldn't work for me. My TTS reads it too similar to 'Mishaco' and sooner or later, i would get confused & in a hurry, logging into the wrong account. Then i'd post things in the wrong place lol.
@@misha5670 I appreciate the honesty! I was mostly joking, love ya bro
@@misha5670Mishakov from another commenter would be better imo
Also, it's funny that you mentioned that K-USA's leadership seems to have a similar approach to Arsenal's because they are both Armenians lol. Too funny not to point out
You said it...not me...and you aren't wrong.
What’s the average Armenian IQ?
In 2020 i had some rivets lopsided on my kp9. I went to there building. I live in the area. The manager named Evan treated me like family in there. Fixed my gun right away. Sucks there in that situation now.
Wow😊 Ak channel love it misha your knowledge on the Ak is awesome being of a huge military family and myself a veteran the 1st gun I had was an Sks bought out of a crate in the dairy bar parking lot in east Texas that’s were all the country boys met in the morning for coffee etc before the grind of the day guy pulled up selling Sks and crates of 7.62x39 for nothing sks was like I want to say $80 we walked with a couple sealed crate of steel core Chinese 550rd spam cans and Sks for maybe $200 and then the sickness was born then it was mak90 maadi and yeah I knew and loved the Ak before the ar if you grew up with a 30-30 well shooting the Ak round was stupid simple great for hogs deer whatever it’s not match but it wasn’t meant to be but if you know your rifle etc it does the job awesome news misha
An ATF agent just shit himself reading your post lol, keep it up hee
I am happy with the products I've received from kusa. I would prefer they continue to exist.
@mishaco I have an Arsenal SA M-7 without a rail and with the 3 hole shark-filled muzzle break but can’t seem to locate this model information online. Any idea what it is?
What a shame I really wanted one of the 103s but the price jumped
I miss tulammo and being able to just mag dump and not care what i was hitting. I have kids now.
Hope they pull through and fix their iffy managment i did really want a kr101.
I feel like palmetto state will buy them . Great deep dive. Excited for the new channel ! Please do another deep dive into the Mak 90 I feel like that video could of been longer
That's terrible because psa can't make an ak for SHIT
@@coreysharp9794I agree
@@coreysharp9794weird, AKOU and Klayco both still regularly use PSAKs.
@@coreysharp9794laughs in psa spiker
@@k24civic laughs harder with a real mak.
The value there is absolutely the name. Wow sucks to hear about their issues… but like you not surprised. You absolutely have to market but you cannot just piss money away.
That and its the closet clone spec wise to an actual Russian saiga
Further, based on what I heard from the live stream, I don't think someone like PSA should pick up KUSA. It's a money sink. A terrible business move if you ask me. Yeah, KUSA was making "clone correct" AK's (mostly). But that's such a niche market. It's not profitable enough to pick up all that debt. Personally, at this time (4/27/24) I wouldn't touch KUSA with a 10 yard stick. Unless they change their business model it's going nowhere. The Vityaz clone was maybe their best product released. They should have stuck to that.
I will sub to that in a heartbeat!!!
How about zastava? Serbia is close to russia and yeah it might compete with their guns somewhat, but the russian spec guns have more aftermarket support so it would be a good line for them
Edit: we had the same thought !
KUSSY is most certainly kill. I was appalled by their assembly line when I saw it in person a while back. They were missing some very basics of manufacturing (have been an engineer in manufacturing for most of my career) and it really sucks because I was pulling very hard for them. It was nice to know them like I did but it seems their time is neigh. I had money set aside to buy multiple guns from them that never made it to market. That is what frustrates me most; they were always on the horizon but then they never showed up.
Interesting, most i've spoken with that visited KUSA's factory have told me it was quite modern and reasonably well run. But hey things change and different people notice different aspectss too.
People seem to be selling AK's and AR's lately. A lot of local gun shops in my area have tons of used AK's and AR's for sell. The new semiauto guns are just sitting on the shelves for months.
Yep, I've mostly been selling old milsurp/C&R guns this year.
My biggest problem with KUSA was the shotgun safety issue. The ONE part that prevents unintentional discharge did not operate correctly. I handled one, in fact, and it was floppy and loose and I see absolutely see it flipping from safe to fire with little effort. The detent notches didn't line up and there was zero retention.
Now, their excuse was "oops someone grabbed the wrong box of safeties on assembly day." Really? You mean to tell me hundreds or thousands of rifles went out with the most important part being incorrect? You can instantly tell that the safety does not work as intended. My theory is they knew this, but because of parts shortages, they sent the rifles out anyways to dealers so that they could get some cash flow.
At worst, it was a scummy slimeball move. At best, it was dangerously negligent and displays the fact that there was ZERO QC check on that run of rifles.
*hugs my ‘14 SLR107-FR a little tighter now*
If I won the lottery, I would buy them and move them to Fort Smith ,Arkansas.
Let us redneck-hillbillies handle the marketing. Seriously, we could do it right. "This hear's a damn fine gun. It'l out shoot anything built by a yankee and you can take it with ya muddin' or into the deer woods." And that's it. Make a good product and it advertises itself.
Move it to Southern California. There actually was an AK manufacturer in Oceanside lol
I got a kp9 just before they went under, completely unshot, i had them fix the oob safety and bought a ton of mags, idk wether to keep it or not, with support drying up
I would love to see you publish an AK only channel , sir !
No need to make another channel for AKs, keep it all under one roof
Capital One AK would be pretty neat lol
'What's in your wallet?"
Nyet
@@misha5670😂😂😂🤣