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Arex AKB-15: A Lost AK Modernization Project (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2022-08-31 12:00:06 +0000 UTCThe AKB-15 was a project developed by Arex Defense in Slovenia in 2015. The company received a request from a small country (they decline to reveal exactly who) to modernize a stock of AKM rifles with adjustable stocks, pica tinny optics mounting, and new barrels among other features. Arex developed a monolithic aluminum upper assembly (the production model would have been made from an extrusion) and put together 100 examples for military consideration.
At the same time, they planned to release a semiauto version of the same thing on the civilian market for collectors and sport shooters. The civilian model would have been built on the tooling financed by the military contract. So when the potential client country decided not to adopt the rifle, the civilian version was left in the lurch, and will almost certainly never see production. Only 15 semiauto examples were made, and they have all since been sold off within Slovenia.
Thanks to Arex for giving me access to this example (the former factory owner's personal one!) to show to you.
Comments
Dalbunosky
And there goes Zelensky visiting Arex to see how to build the top cover for the Malyuk.
Dalbunosky
Oh sh!t! Matt just called them Eastern Europeans. Run, Samo is coming for us!!!!!!!
EyeBall
Another good example of a good Idea, perhaps just not quite good enough.
Nice video documenting a very nice, if lost, concept. I particularly enjoyed the special addition to the video at about 8:38.....
Chairman
Is that small country just a Ziga who has been drinking a wee bit to much and convinced them to try?
Forgotten Weapons
That is Ziga from the channel Polenar Tactical. He was my host in Slovenia and arranged the visit to Arex.
Guido Schriewer
watch those industrial spies. those ar style sights on an ak looking rifle... something says wrong flavor. freaking pricy but rather hk drum rear? rattle stock nah thanx but that handguard seems nice. really sad. I would see a market for that without political nonsense.
Matt Haught
It's those silly Eastern Europeans... /s
Thomas M Dunne
What is it with that guy who is " Photo Bombing " you in all the Arex videos ?
Terry
Picatinny. One word.
John Arpin
Nice photo bomb (again)! :-)
