AK47: the open-source weapon that took the world by storm

[Dominique R. Poirier]

Kalashnikov is always credited with having created the AK for the Great Soviet Cause and Mother Russia, but my experiences with engineers would make him the exception. Every compentent engineer I have ever meet has first and foremost been "technology driven", creating gadgets for the sake of their facination with the given class of gadget, rather than idealistic motives (although several tried to rationalize, later statements and actions contradicted their claims). His experiences in the war may have started him down that path, but what Scott Adams ("Dilbert" creator) refers to as 'The Knack' took over.

You said it so better than I.

I reach to the same conclusion. Authentic exceptions exist, but they remain exceptions.

[kaur]

Van said:

AK accuracy; the design is not necessarily inaccurate, note the Finnish Valmet or the Israeli Galil.

I have seen myself 800m "5 shots - 5 hits" hits with M80 ammo with Galil sniper rifle. This made me wonder do I need quality Lapua ammo

What is the biggest problem for me? Poor attatchement system - no rails for night/day optics, handgrips, lamps etc! I just red form ar15.com forum that just now (2007) LaRue is making survey that is there demand for AK side attatchements.

... and Galil SWS stock is like heritage form 16th century

http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn32-e.htm

[kaur]

I must eat my last post's words. IMI is making efforts to modernize Galil SWS.

http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?i...cpsizedwg6.jpg

[davidbfpo]

More of an update on the question, post-Paris attacks and with a focus on Europe:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...shnikov-ak-47s

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