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In this episode of the Talking Lead AK KORNER, presented by Pioneer Arms Corp USA, we bust some common and not so common MYTHS and MISCONCEPTIONS surrounding the iconic Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, aka the AK-47. Is it really inaccurate? Was it just a copy of the German STG44 or Sturmgewehr 44? How much influence did Hugo Schmeisser actually have in the AK’s development? Is it so simple to build any ole household appliance can be used to make it? Are you supposed to use a PB&J sandwich to clean it? All of these MYTHS and more plus we poll some of the best AK builders in the country and get their input…