CENTURY US DRACO 7.62X39MM 10.5″ BARREL 30+1 HG4257-N

CENTURY US DRACO 7.62X39MM 10.5″

Mikhail Kalashnikov designed the Century Arms US CENTURY US DRACO 7.62X39MM 10.5″ pistol, a compact version of the same dependable and rugged handgun. The renowned 7.62x39mm cartridge is fired in this American-made AK pistol. This caliber is known for its hard-hitting features and loses relatively little velocity when fired from shorter barrels. 

The Ak 47 Draco Pistol is perfect for close-quarters home defense or having fun on the range. But the Draco name is well known for its robust build quality, and this US build is no different. Buy Glock 19 Series, and The Century Arms US Draco AK-47 pistol features a stamped steel receiver and chrome-lined hammer-forged barrel with the traditional AK slant muzzle brake. But this firearm has a polymer pistol grip and wood forearm. The Draco AK47 Pistol accepts all standard AK magazines and is compatible with AKM handguards. One 30 round magazine included. Buy POLISH HELLPUP AK-47 7.62X39 AK-47 BY PIONEER ARMS for sale.

SPECIFICATIONS

Manufacturer: Century Arms

Model: U.S. Made Draco Pistol

Caliber: 7.62x39mm

Stamped receiver

Barrel: 10.5″

Muzzle: 14x1mm LH

Capacity: 30 rds

Overall Length: 19.5″

Weight: 6.3 lbs

Compatibility with AKM handguard

Accepts all standard AK mags

It comes with one 30 rd. mag

AK “pistols”

AK “pistols” of any kind have no practical advantages over a similar AK model with a stock with the possible exception of being smaller and easier to hide.

AK pistols exist only because of a quirk of US law. In the US, a rifle with a stock must have minimum barrel length of 16 inches. If it is shorter than that, it is classified as a Short Barrel Rifle and is very heavily regulated. You have to pay a $200 tax and undergo a long bureaucratic process with lots of paperwork. The law also prohibits attaching stocks to pistols.

There are some AK models, like AK74SU, which have a much shorter barrel.

In order to sell them without restrictions on the US civilian market they are re-made on receivers that exclude the fully-automatic function and have no provision for the stock attachment. Having a short barrel and no stock allows them to be legally classified as pistols.

Obviously, they are too large and heavy to be used like normal pistol for more than a couple of shots, and the absence of a stock makes them unusable in the fashion of a rifle. As a result, the shooter winds up holding it by the grip and forend with no real support. This can be mitigated to a degree with a sling, but it’s still not ideal. Hands with no other support are a poor shooting platform for a rifle-weight gun.

Meanwhile, any AK-style rifle with a stock can be used in normal rifle fashion, allowing for greater accuracy and comfort.