At any major show like GOALs 2025, there is always a booth that makes me want to take home everything on display. That is the case with Stuff and Things, a company with an unforgettable name and products to match. 
 

Stuff and Things is known for bringing several old Russian and Soviet designs to the American market. The Cold War-era and the modern Russian military have fielded many incredible firearms designs, most of which have been unobtanium for folks living in the United States. Now, many of those elusive designs can exist in your gun collection. 
 

Groza

Stuff and Things’ big release at GOALs 2025 was its full BPK “Groza.” The original Groza was released by the Russians in the early '90s as a bullpup conversion for their AK rifles. Stuff and Things has had a few “Groza at home” kits available for both 7.62x39 and 9mm AKs, but this new release converts the PSA Krink in .300 Blackout. This is a truer representation of the Russian Groza, which was chambered for 9x39mm (Russia’s subsonic version of 7.62x39.) 

This new build is incredible. It introduces something that would normally never see the light of day in the United States, built on a readily available American-made platform. 
 

Gepard

The company also makes a clone to a 1990s experimental 9mm version of the AK. The Gepard was an AK bullpup chambered for several 9mm cartridges and feeding from stick magazines in the pistol grip. This compact build never caught steam and was relegated to one of many cool but experimental AK designs. 

The Stuff and Things Gepard is built on the Nova Modul NAK9 and feeds standard 9mm NATO through Glock magazines. This modern clone looks the part, yet uses common magazines and the more popular, readily available 9mm NATO caliber.
 

Bizon/Stizon

Another project from Stuff and Things is centered on the other unobtanium 9mm AK: the Bizon. The PP-19 Bizon also debuted during the 1990s, the golden age of experimental Russian firearm designs. This 9mm Makarov AK was unique in that it fed from a helical drum magazine that maximized capacity. 
 

Over the past few years, Americans have been relegated to experiencing this AK solely through video games, which just did not sit right with Stuff and Things. The company decided to develop its own conversion kit for popular 9mm NATO AKs on the market, including the K-USA KR-9 and the PSA AK-V. The project was so successful that Palmetto State teamed up with Stuff and Things to offer a complete AK called the Stizon. These kits attach the Stuff and Things 55-round helical magazine to the aluminum upper handguard, massively increasing the capacity of the 9mm AK. 

I was blown away by Stuff and Things’ innovation and passion for pursuing unique experimental designs.

In fact, I think I need to add to my collection all their stuff and all their things.