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Zenitco DTK-2 Style Brakes

~ BigSal

I wanted to compare the various DTK-2 Style brakes available for the AK platform at the moment. The original design is credited to Zenitco of the Russian Federation. Several U.S. Vendors have copied the design.

From left to right in photo one: Copy made by Dnepr0mike on theAKforum w/ 24m threads, Original Zenitco w/ 24m threads, Copy made by Palmeto State Armory w/ 24m threads, and Original Zenitco w/ 14m threads. The Palmetto copy is featured in photo two on an AK104-type firearm. Original pictured below the firearm for reference. We will take each of these for a whirl, and report back at some point in the future.

Palmetto State Armory Waffle Magazine

~ BigSal

I was able to run a few different colored PSA 7,62×39 waffle magazines this weekend. We are impressed with the quality of these products, and at $9.99 a piece, they are an absolute steal! These are near clones of the Bulgarian circle-10 magazines (which were designed by the famous Bulgarian engineer Ivan Kolev). There are some differences between these and the originals, including a slightly shorter steel reinforcement plate on the spine, and a gigantic (and obnoxious) logo that PSA placed on the left side of the magazine (See picture above).

***UPDATE: I had a chance (on the ar15 dot com web forum) to ask the owner of PSA if these things were still available, and he mentioned that they were designing a second generation magazine that will be “cooler”. I let him know these were his best product, but I hoped the second generation has a smaller, less awful looking logo.

7,62×39 Magazines of the United States

~ BigSal
I am disappointed in the branding efforts of both major US AK103-style magazine manufacturers (Kalashnikov-USA, and Palmetto State Armory). Over the top branding is very common throughout US society, however it must be said that gigantic company logos on rifle magazines are not only excessive, but also aesthetically unpleasing. Both magazine company logos were a tad bit too large for my taste.
The KUSA magazine arrived scuffed up a bit. I will shoot them an email and see if they will allow me to exchange it due to the cosmetic issue (pictured above).
***UPDATE: KUSA sent me a second magazine in slightly better condition as a replacement. I wanted to thank them for addressing my concern so quickly!