Century Arms has launched a new flagship AK-pattern rifle chambered in 7.62x39 mm. Called the BFT47, it’s designed to be a step up from basic semi-automatic models while maintaining an ...

Rice said he doesn’t believe Century Arms had anything to do with converting the gun to automatic or selling to terrorists. “They’re totally legit. I’ve known Century for years.

Chambered in 7.62x39mm, Century Arms’ RAS47 is a gas-operated carbine. It has a Magpul folding stock, grip, and foregrip. But as a Mil-Spec AKM, it is easy to swap out aftermarket parts.

The gun industry’s roots can be traced to the 19th-century era of European imperial expansion. “We were arming imperialism,” says Haag. “The four gun manufacturing titans in the 1800s ...

As Century Arms is known for its imported com-bloc guns, the BFT47 is quite the departure from its AK-47-type firearms we’ve encountered before. This gun here is a U.S.-made example of ...