Century BFT74 And BFT556: USA-Made Small-Bore AK

By Zac K

Got Kalashnikov? If you want an AK-pattern rifle but want it made in the USA, dadgummit, then Century Arms has what you’re looking for. They’ve just expanded their US-built AK lineup to include the new BFT74 and BFT556 models.Century Arms @ TFB: The Story Behind the “Budget” Thunder Ranch AKs from Century Century Arms CA-3: Rebuilt G3 Goodness Century Arms to Resume Importing Romanian PSL Rifles TFB Review: The Century Arms AP5

Built by Americans, for AmericansWe won’t re-hash the whole story of Century’s BFT lineup, but in a nutshell, it’s this: Instead of building AKs in the States with imported parts, Century went ahead and figured out how to make AK-47 rifles with US-manufactured components.We told you about this process a while back, when the first BFT47 hit the market—see here and here. Those rifles were chambered in 7.62×39, just as Mikhail Kalashnikov intended. But now Century has expanded into the poodle shooter calibers, with 5.56x45mm and 5.45x39mm options.Both the new BFT74 and BFT556 are built along the same general lines as their predecessor, with stamped

Source: The Firearm Blog