Interview with the Jedi Master of the AK Platform, Jim Fuller

[@mphil3051]

Anytime I see an Interview with Mr. Jim Fuller, I watch it at least 2x to learn....He and Marc Krebs are AK legends .....

[@yrsued]

Yes, they both are!! Marc is a genius too!! I met Marc in the 90's when he was doing all sorts of parts for USPSA Open Guns!!

[@Harley.Davidson]

Jim was in the kalash game before it was "cool". I luv seeing these never-shoot $5000 Kalashnikov Carbines! 😂

[@yrsued]

Jim is the Jedi Master for a reason!! Mine was never fired, but didn't cost me $5K, trust me!!

[@timothycain4512]

Aks are the most beautiful platforms in my eyes u can't beat them my number one platforms u can't beat aks

[@yrsued]

Yes they are!!

[@ba-ba1193]

"A horrendously, horrible looking gun" ? I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think thre AK with wood furniture is the best looking gun ever!

[@yrsued]

I think they are gorgeous!!

[@tecate9408]

Fuller knows his stuff! Wish I had the coin to have him build me one. Lucky enough in State of Hawaii to own two Bulgarians one in 556 and another in 762. Also bought a Vepr 12 from a private party way back in the day. Type 56 would be holy grail to own as well

[@yrsued]

I'm not familiar with Gun Laws in Hawaii, but I heard they are not good!!

[@JDR1971]

AK is beautiful.

[@yrsued]

Yes IT IS!!!

[@mrod7692]

Very interesting conversation.

[@joshlanter0928]

My grandfather has a very early milled Type 56 he brought back from Vietnam.

[@yrsued]

Semi?

[@reliablethreat23]

Jim is the man.

[@yrsued]

Yes, HE IS!!!

[@kevinstrade2752]

In my opinion the AK is the Mauser of modern firearms. I cant think of a more ingenious ,modern design. I do not know of another weapon platform that can still function half assembled or broke.

[@yrsued]

This thing is reliable, the range is not as long as some other rifles, but it's reliable!!

[@kevinstrade2752]

@@yrsued Soviet doctrine only required a 300 yard/meter accuracy against a man sized target. Some can go further as discussed in the video. It fulfills the doctrine. Ammunition is important as well as build can effect accuracy.

[@yrsued]

@@kevinstrade2752 Right you are!!

[@TheFaveteLinguis]

@@kevinstrade2752 spot on. And that's a requirement for any intermediate cartridge gun

[@ogdadbod]

Great interview. Hoping your other interview focuses on the NATO AKs

[@yrsued]

Yes, there will be more interviews coming up soon, send us your questions for Jim!!

[@BNatoAk]

Absolutely!!!

[@yrsued]

@@BNatoAk NATO AK's are coming!!

[@94twentytwo76]

Excellent video fellas!

[@yrsued]

Thanks

[@ogdadbod]

On making a NATO AK reliable, would changing to STANAG mags help? I’m assuming the reliability issues have more to do with the taper of the case than anything. Also Jim has referred to NATO AKs as having issues due to higher pressure cartridges? Is this due to 5.56? 223 has a max psi of 55k while 5.45 is around 52k

[@yrsued]

I will have to ask him the next time we have a sit down!! Those questions are good for the next meet.

[@tsorevitch2409]

Russian 5.56 magazine is as reliable as 5.45 mags.

[@Sporora]

At 12:20, you mentioned some new stuff Jim Fuller's coming out with, I remember he also mentioned something a while back when talking to Travis Haley, anything that can be shared/hinted at?

[@yrsued]

Sorry, not yet, instead of a Legal NDA, I used something vastly more powerful in the Firearms Industry, "The Pinky Promise". That is an oath that can no be broken!!

[@Sporora]

@@yrsued I totally respect that, thanks for the reply.

[@OpalImagesIncMesa]

Nice!

[@yrsued]

😁

[@wod5203]

The AK-74 is my all time favorite rifle, I have a 47, an AR, a PTR 91 and I like them all, but the 74 ... muah!!!

[@yrsued]

I wish I had a 74, I have a source for a pile of Bakelite Mags for it!

[@yrsued]

@@johnwickfriends2876 HUH??

[@yrsued]

@@johnwickfriends2876 I train with REAL Guns in REAL Life!! I don't play fantasy games, I train for the REAL thing with the REAL thing with the REAL people!! The last time I played Video Games, it was Pacman!!

[@bigbadjohnpesek9894]

For me there is nothing better than an ak. I have owned ak's for over 40 years and never had one fail me. Even the cheap Romanian ak. Now I have a converted saiga and i'll never get rid of it.

[@yrsued]

Hey, most of them are really good and they will last a lifetime.

[@bigbadjohnpesek9894]

@@yrsued I believe you. For me there is nothing like an ak.

[@yrsued]

@@bigbadjohnpesek9894 I'm very happy with the ones I have!!

[@barneymiller7894]

I still clearly remember the day the owner of my local gun shop (A Vietnam vet) finally relented and decided there was "to many asshats with commie crap to not atleast sell the mags." I bought quite a few rare mags from him back in the day for dirt cheap lol

[@yrsued]

LOL, I remember guys like that!! I wish I could find a couple of good Bakelite Mags cheap!!

[@barneymiller7894]

@@yrsued I wish I could find anything cheap in 2022! 😂

[@yrsued]

@@barneymiller7894 Me too!!

[@petedivine]

Can you ask about the higher end customized AK kits I see out there? Which receivers and barrels we should look for like Childers or tortort. TIA

[@johnnottahcal5725]

I want my steel cased ammo back! 🤬

[@yrsued]

There's tons of steel cased ammo out there!! I see it advertised every day!!

[@BNatoAk]

Saiaga? Lol Jim's the Man!!

[@yrsued]

Yes he is!!

[@mobilegamersunite]

I love my full tactical Zastava M70XT her name is Svetlana, and she's beautiful AF to me

[@yrsued]

And she will never fail you, cheat on you or divorce you, just saying 🤣

[@mobilegamersunite]

@yrsued no woman will ever divorce me! Mwahahaha 😆 🤣 I don't believe in a relijjy system like that, so that contract means nothing to me.. that being said 👏 I'm very much in an amazing relationship with a beautiful woman, (with the most amazing ass-ets 😉)

[@yrsued]

@@mobilegamersunite I've been married for 37-1/2 years, I'm lucky!!

[@mobilegamersunite]

@yrsued thankfully that worked out for you good sir, you beat the odds already. Congrats on your strong relationship

[@yrsued]

@@mobilegamersunite I just do an inventory of all sharp objects before going to bed every night...

[@hridoygovindadas914]

1:23 🥰♥️I'm with you buddy!

[@yrsued]

Always 🤣

[@petedivine]

Did you see Jim's facial expressions when Yamil brought up his new AK product around the 12:30 mark?

[@yrsued]

???? I was there, sitting next to him, I didn't see anything, now, you don't know what was said off camera...

[@dougshelton69]

Proof the russian gun powder brings long life and knowledge😅

[@yrsued]

YUP, Jim has that and then some!!

[@willivonfromhold4524]

"Horrendously horrible gun" .... Must be talking bout the AR platform...

[@yrsued]

Don't know,

[@julispiri]

Браво

[@yrsued]

Bravo??

[@Ac22768]

Cool guy, but as a Jedi Master I would expect him to pronounce Kalashnikov correctly.

[@yrsued]

He's been in Russia, he pronounced it the way the Red Bastards do!!

[@yrsued]

@Mark Lasco Well, my neighbor is from Astonia, I will have him pronounce it correctly on camera!!

[@yrsued]

@Mark Lasco I will still do a Video with Andrei speaking Russian :)

[@DonPato1911]

🤣👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@yrsued]

😁

[@amym828]

What is that high pitch noise throughout the video?

[@yrsued]

You guys need your ears checked, really, you do!!

[@zeph-8244]

I see so many new guns out of box at range and they fail. AK does not.

[@yrsued]

Crappy ones do fail, trust me!!

[@zeph-8244]

@@yrsued Not AK when fail.

[@yrsued]

@@zeph-8244 CRAPPY AK's, not well made ones!! I have seen some very expensive, yet crap and unreliable AK's out there!! PURE TRASH!!

[@charlesackley1988]

Does anyone else notice how Ak guys are usually slimmer/skinny?

[@yrsued]

LOL!!! Not all of us are... But I have lost 30+ Lbs, thanks for noticing 🤣

[@charlesackley1988]

@@yrsued Looking good Yamil! 😘

[@yrsued]

@@charlesackley1988 Thanks, I can't help it, I have to be on a Keto Diet, Type 2 Diabetes... Under Control now!!

[@barneymiller7894]

We're all utilitarians, so we only eat when we're hungry 😂

[@yrsued]

@@barneymiller7894 And in my case, No Carb, No Sugar!!

[@armani_5.565]

Horrible high pitched sound throughout, this video is painful to watch or listen to.

[@yrsued]

YOu must check your ears... Honestly, you need to!!

[@g.b.5125]

SO Jim needs to teach another company like PSA how to produce high and rifles AND BE WeLL PAID.

[@yrsued]

He doesn't need to...

[@g.b.5125]

i know would be cool his ak are great thinking about ordering one.@@yrsued

[@yrsued]

@@g.b.5125 I know, I've had one for quite a bit of time!!

[@aaronwilkinson8963]

Why call it the AK platform

[@yrsued]

Because it IS a platform, several firearms based on the one original firearm. That is the definition of a Firearms Platform.

[@aaronwilkinson8963]

@@yrsued I thought we just called it a rifle

[@yrsued]

@@aaronwilkinson8963 It is not just one firearm, it is a whole family of different firearms based on the same design, therefore, a platform!!

[@joshuabennett7334]

I love my AKs but reliability is way over stated they do not do as good in sand and mud as there competitors there straight up reliability is great but they are too loose and let things inside them.

[@yrsued]

OK, I gather by your comments that you have taken one of these into combat?? Right? Right?? Right??

[@joshuabennett7334]

@@yrsued I am American I have not but I have operated around them and fully understand how they work in combat the M4 on the other hand yes and with its tight tolerances and dust cover does better in dirty conditions it is a myth that started in nam that the M16 is less reliable and has kept going

[@yrsued]

@@joshuabennett7334 I have too, but I've NEVER been in combat!! Have you used one of these in Combat??? I don't believe in torture tests, they show little or nothing, you can't replicate all combat situations. I'm NOT saying one system is better than the other, I have both!! But unless you have used one of these in Combat, you can't safely tell performance!!

[@hairydogstail]

The knowledge to build a reliable AR is not a lego set lol.. You need correct chamber gauges, function gauges, pin gauges etc. The most false narrative being spewed in the gun world is the AR is a lego set. By the way, the Browning 50 cal machine gun and the FN 240 are also stamped guns used by the US military..

[@yrsued]

OK, have you ever built an AK??? NOT THE SAME!!!

[@Nylonscheme]

Well AK building requires rivits and presses Ect whereas AR with correct specd parts can be put together with hand tools and a vice. I’m an AR guy myself but the AK definitely is harder to build and less accurate afterwards too, lol

[@yrsued]

@@Nylonscheme Very much so!! Once you accurize an AK, don't mess with it!!

[@hairydogstail]

@@Nylonscheme Depends on the AK. Milled receivers with a threaded barrel need few rivets as does the M-16. Good luck finding AR parts that are correctly specked. I see lower receivers from the same manufacturer that have different and out of spec tolerances, let alone parts from different manufacturers . If you had the proper gauges, tools and knowledge you would know this. AR rifle parts need to fit into established tolerances or they are just a cobbled together toy..It takes more tools to properly build an AK, but they also have looser tolerances than a properly built AR requires..Apple-oranges, but the AR is not a lego set, if you wish to build a proper one..