APPLETON, Wisconsin   – Gun Digest Media LLC, publisher of Gun Digest the Magazine and Gun Digest books, has released a new title that tells of the AK-47’s history, design and dissemination throughout the world. Marco Vorobiev, author of AK-47: Survival and Evolution of the World’s Most Prolific Gun, does a masterful job of detailing the story behind the gun’s development and explaining the many improvements that have made it the fascinating modern firearm it is today.

With AK-47, Vorobiev, a former elite Soviet Spetsnaz solider and now a U.S. citizen, delivers a full-color, richly illustrated account of how the rifle has survived for decades despite inside political pressures and constant competition from newer military firearm designs. He goes on to provide mechanical information about the AKM, AK-74, RPK and other variants, followed by a step-by-step modernization guide and sources for AK components.

Appealing to AK-47 buffs and shooters from both an historical and practical point of view, this authoritative guide is the new reference for gun collectors and enthusiasts everywhere.

AK-47: Survival and Evolution of the World’s Most Prolific Firearm, is available now at www.gundigeststore.com (product number R6712), Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other major and specialty retailers in both print and e-book formats.

Specifications:

-          AK-47: Survival and Evolution of the World’s Most Prolific Gun, by Marco Vorobiev

-          Published by Gun Digest Books

-          ISBN-13: 978-1946267108

-          Softcover; 272 color pages

-          8.25 x 10.875

-          Price: $36.99

About the Author

A veteran of an elite Spetsnaz unit of the Soviet Armed Forces, now a U.S. citizen, Marco Vorobiev conducts firearms training classes using the methods he learned during his service. Marco has been a member of Kalashnikov Collectors Association since 1997. He has written hundreds of articles on AK history, training, practical application, modification and improvement, and has consulted and appeared in numerous television programs. As a writer-collector-consultant, he has possessed or tested even the rarest of AK variants. Vorobiev has traveled and met with firearm designers such as Mikhail Kalashnikov, Mikhail and Dmitry Dragunovs, Aleksey Kalashnikov and many others who have been and still are a part of the Russian firearm industry.

About Gun Digest Media

Gun Digest has been the firearm industry’s premier publishing brand since 1944. In addition to the Gun Digest Annual, the imprint is home to the Standard Catalog of Firearms pricing guide and more than 150 active titles on handguns, rifles, shotguns, shooting, reloading, gunsmithing, self-defense, and firearms history. Gun Digest Media properties include Gun Digest the Magazine, BLADE Magazine, Modern Shooter TV, BLADE Show and BLADE Show West.