This is a Special Interest Arms AK47 pistol with rubber covered rail handguards and Krink style muzzle attachment, Made by Special Interest Arms in Gardnerville, Nevada. SIA is an FFL type 07 license, Class 2 SOT who manufacture, buy, and sell small arms.
Special Interest Arms AK47 Pistol
Special Interest Arms AK47 Pistol with covered rail handguards
This pistol is built on an AK47 receiver that uses standard AK47 magazines. It has a simulated 'Krink' muzzle device
This is the unique rubber pistol grip with a built up lump in the area of the trigger
The markings on this AK47 pistol and the removable sling attachment
Another shot of the railed handguards with rubber covers
RE: Special Interest Arms AK47 Pistol Rating: 5.00 out of 10
Mon Jun 15 2009 6: 07 pm
I bought one of these pistols new at the Tulsa gun show in April 2009 from Joeken Firearms. The problem with the weapon basically boils down to a failure to load and extract ammunition. Of the 56 rounds we put through the weapon the first time we were able to take it out and shoot, 53 rounds stovepiped on their extraction; with only 3 being extracted properly. Even when the case was extracted properly no rounds were fed normally into the weapon; every round had to be manually loaded. The weapon was also lubricated several times at the range with no change in operation.
When I contacted Joeken by phone the sent me a UPS label to return it to SIA for repair.
On May 4, 2009 an individual by the name of Koops signed for the weapon. Not hearing anything from them by May 20, 2009 I sent a email requesting information on their findings. Not hearing anything from them by June 3, 2009 I again emailed them requesting information. When I hadn’t gotten a response from them by June 9, 2009 I tried to call their phone number posted on their website as well as calling directory assistance for the number (both have the same number). The number is non-working.
It looks like SIA is putting out crap as a weapon and has stolen to one that I returned for service.
RE: Special Interest Arms AK47 Pistol Rating: 5.00 out of 10
Wed Sep 10 2008 10: 45 pm
I recently purchased this pistol, model ERTD. Which appeared to be of good quality. On firing the very first round the gun exploded, expanding the reciever, the mag and dislocating the bolt resulting in the bolt cover ejecting and causing injury to my face and neck!
RE: Slanderous post dated June 15th. Rating: 5.00 out of 10
Sat Jun 20 2009 1: 21 am
Careful there George B., you are making false statements, and engaging in public slander.
I am SIA, I responded to your e-mail TWICE, tried to call you too.
Your firewall being too tight to receive my messages, or you not checking your mail, is YOUR problem.
Your gun has already been shipped back, I decided to be the bigger man and fixed it despite your repeated abuse.
Now I see you repeating that abuse in a public forum!
As pointed out in one of my e-mail's to you, even big companies like Ruger or S&W cannot provide instant warranty service.
It is unreasonable that you think a small company like mine should.
.223 does not have the gas volume of the 7.62x39 round, so gas port size and AMMUNITION SELECTION are more critical in .223 AK variants.
We adjusted the size of your gas port to work with Wolf ammunition, I personally test fired it, it runs fine.
When first built it ran fine on LC green tip.
Enjoy the product.
RE: Special Interest Arms AK47 Pistol Rating: 5.00 out of 10
Wed Nov 12 2008 1: 49 am
Just found this review.
I assemble these pistols under contract to a wholesaler.
This is the only pistol or rifle we have assembled to have ever failed beyond minor failure to feed or extract.
This is strange, as I PERSONALLY test fire every gun built!
No gun is shipped unless it works, this gun was replaced under warranty.
I suspect a bad round, as I KNOW the gun ran fine when I shot it.
I also have to wonder about "bump firing", possibly resulting in a misfire before the bolt was fully closed?
But there is no way to know what really happened for certain.
These guns are made from imported surplus com-bloc arms, despite careful inspection there are limits on how much can be done to improve quality.
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