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my Russian houseguest took one look at this and said "that makes no sense, kalashnikov designed to be simple gun, built out of pipes"

ortusdux 6y ago
To quote Nick Cage in Lord of War: Yuri Orlov : [Narrating] Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.
- varjag 6y ago
  Like most things in the world however, most of AK rifles in circulations are Chinese.
  - jakearmitage 6y ago
    Not sure if you are talking about current exports or just raw amount of rifles in circulation, but the current top exporter of AK platform rifles is Arsenal AD from Bulgaria, with their AR-M1. Huge contracts, including India.
    - jakearmitage 6y ago
      Oh, also, nice bit of history on the Chinese copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhIBaB7MRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhIBaB7MRk
    - varjag 6y ago
      In circulation, that's why I wrote "circulation" :) China is still a major exporter of them, although of course it's not something India going to buy.
goatcode 6y ago
"Rifle is perfect! It needs bluetooth" seems strange to me too.
divbzero 6y ago
Bluetooth sync? Check. Remote operation? Check. Accidental swipe? Oops.
blackbear_ 6y ago
Reminded me of this, hilarious! https://www.thegunwriter.com/13693/ak-vs-ar-vs-mosin-nagant/ https://www.thegunwriter.com/13693/ak-vs-ar-vs-mosin-nagant/

ortusdux 6y ago

To quote Nick Cage in Lord of War: Yuri Orlov : [Narrating] Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.

varjag 6y ago
Like most things in the world however, most of AK rifles in circulations are Chinese.
- jakearmitage 6y ago
  Not sure if you are talking about current exports or just raw amount of rifles in circulation, but the current top exporter of AK platform rifles is Arsenal AD from Bulgaria, with their AR-M1. Huge contracts, including India.
  - jakearmitage 6y ago
    Oh, also, nice bit of history on the Chinese copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhIBaB7MRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhIBaB7MRk
  - varjag 6y ago
    In circulation, that's why I wrote "circulation" :) China is still a major exporter of them, although of course it's not something India going to buy.

goatcode 6y ago

"Rifle is perfect! It needs bluetooth" seems strange to me too.

divbzero 6y ago

Bluetooth sync? Check. Remote operation? Check. Accidental swipe? Oops.

blackbear_ 6y ago

Reminded me of this, hilarious! https://www.thegunwriter.com/13693/ak-vs-ar-vs-mosin-nagant/ https://www.thegunwriter.com/13693/ak-vs-ar-vs-mosin-nagant/