Is there a shorter barrel for the AK47?

Question

the ak47 barrel is pretty small. is there a shorter barrel for this gun? what about the iron sights, are there other sights for this gun too?

Answer 1

Legally no.

Answer 2

Not really. You can't legally go below 16" and most barrels are permanently pinned to the trunnion and thus the receiver. It's not a 'removable' item per say.

Answer 3

You can dress it up with all kinds of sights, furniture and goodies but a barrel shorter than 16" would be a violation of the National Firearms Act. It would have had to been previously registered as a SBR. Short Barrel Rifle on the whole Form 4 deal with the $200 tax.

To me an SBR is not worth the trouble. Plus the rifle's performance suffers from lower velocity and usually worse accuracy.

Answer 4

The AK-104 and AK-105 both have 12.5" barrels, the difference between them is the caliber, the 104 is 7.62x39 and the 105 is 5.45x39.

The AKS-74U in 5.45x39 has a 7.5" barrel.

Parts kits are available for these guns and they are available in semi-auto form as a registered short barrel rifle.  Arsenal sells versions with the barrel left long but ready to be shortened after receiving ATF approval.

Answer 5

What the heck are you doing with an AK-47???? Are those even legal for civilians to own????