January 24, 2012
By Joseph von Benedikt
Little has made as big a splash in the AR-15 market as Slide Fire Solution's recent introduction of the SSAR-15 stock, which enables users to bump-fire their rifles at the extraordinary rate of 400 to 800 rounds per minute — and vary that rate as desired with a bit of practice (see in-depth video of the AR-15 stock here).
Now, the same system is incorporated into a stock for the AK-47. To use, pull the Slide Fire SSAK-47 XRS buttstock firmly into your shoulder, reach your trigger finger through the trigger guard and put the fingertip firmly on the stock's support pad. Then, gripping the fore-end with your off hand, slide the rifle forward in the stock's track. The trigger will contact your trigger finger, firing the rifle, and recoil will pull the rifle back and allow the trigger to reset as a fresh cartridge is chambered. Since you are maintaining forward pressure on the handguard, the rifle will again slide forward in the stock, and — bang bang b-b-b-b-b-b-bang!
Don't believe it? Watch the video. Legal? Sure. Every stock comes with a copy of the BATF approval letter. The stocks are built here in the USA of glass-filled nylon, and are tough enough to pound railroad spikes.
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Price is $300, and the stock may be ordered direct at Slidefire.com.
Joseph von Benedikt
Raised in a tiny Rocky Mountain town 100 miles from a stoplight or supermarket, Joseph von Benedikt began shooting competitively at age 14, gunsmithing at age 21, and guiding big game hunters professionally at age 23. While studying creative writing at the university he began publishing articles about firearms and hunting in nationally distributed magazines, as well as works of short fiction about ranch life. An editorial job offer presented an open door into the industry, along with an eye-opening two years stationed in the Petersen Publishing building in Los Angeles.
A position serving as Editor in Chief of Shooting Times magazine took von Benedikt and his young family to Illinois for four years. Homesick for the great Rocky Mountains, von Benedikt swapped his editorial seat for a position as a full-time writer and moved home to the West, where he's been writing full-time ever since, along with hosting the Backcountry Hunting Podcast.
Favorite pursuits include high-country elk and mule deer hunting, safaris in Africa, deep wilderness hunts in Alaska, and wandering old-growth forest in Europe for stag, roebuck, and wild boar.
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