Russians are dumping the AK-47, switching to . . .

[melensdad]

The Russian army says it is halting orders of the infamous Kalashnikov assault rifle until a newer model is developed. Apparently the Russian army already has too many AKs stockpiled.

A new model is expected to be ready by the end of the year.

STORY => BBC News - Russian army ends purchase of Kalashnikov rifles

 

[Doc_Jon]

the BBC is behind the times...the actual AK47 in 7.62x39 has not been standard issue for quite some time...the AK74 in 5.45x39 has been...and the Kremlin has been exlporing other calibers and platforms...the AK will continue to be made for a very long time though, too many other countries use it and many of the more elite Russian units specifically request rifles that fire the more devastating 7.62x39 round.

 

[Clay]

they still use both.

 

[Mosinowner]

Ahhh he is rich as hell now. Doesnt matter

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

Cmon market! Flood with them AK's!

 

[Mosinowner]

Cmon market! Flood with them AK's!

Would that get them down to 250 or even better mosin price?

 

[Scutter01]

Now to repeal the stupid import laws, or even better, the stupid Hughes amendment...

 

[Clay]

Would that get them down to 250 or even better mosin price?

probably not.

Problems:

1) they are machine guns, only way to import would be as parts kits, ie cut up.
2) the barrels have to be cut up to.
3) in order to be imported they will have to sit somewhere for 5 years so they aren't "russian".
4) people go nuts-o-crazy for rusky AK parts kits, unless they really do flood the market, the prices will be Saiga territory.

 

[Doc_Jon]

probably not.

Problems:

1) they are machine guns, only way to import would be as parts kits, ie cut up.
2) the barrels have to be cut up to.
3) in order to be imported they will have to sit somewhere for 5 years so they aren't "russian".
4) people go nuts-o-crazy for rusky AK parts kits, unless they really do flood the market, the prices will be Saiga territory.

very true...the days of almost complete Romy $99 parts kits are long gone...the fascination over old russian ak parts is the same for old M14 parts...it makes sense when you can't find a new manufacturer of quality parts...but now companies are starting to pop up that are making good quality AK parts so it just makes sense to have a newer domestic rifle as opposed to an older foreign parts kitted together one.

 

[Mosinowner]

UGH I can dream cant i

 

[Mosinowner]

Now to repeal the stupid import laws, or even better, the stupid Hughes amendment...

As I was saying earlier.....

 

[PINski1015]

Ahhh he is rich as hell now. Doesnt matter

Not as much as you might think. From his time in the Soviet System due to their economics and spreading the wealth he's actually not incredibly rich as you think.

 

[Mosinowner]

Not as much as you might think. From his time in the Soviet System due to their economics and spreading the wealth he's actually not incredibly rich as you think.

Ok. AHHHH he made russia rich as hell

 

[vitamink]

yep. he still lived in an small apartment after selling millions of rifles. Personally i'd like to have one of their hyper burst guns... super sweet.

 

[vitamink]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWOoUsE3-Q0

 

[G_Stines]

UGH I can dream cant i

Do you want the Kremlin's number so you can call them and personally ask...

It's 01070952959051. Good luck with the long distance charges.

I should prolly put my tinfoil hat on now...

 

[Expat]

Well the Mexican cartels hopefully will starting buying these instead of semi autos from the ATF. We don't want them driving up prices in the US market.

 

[ghostpoint]

I loved this part of it.

News of the army's decision is reportedly being kept from the rifle's designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov, now 91.


"We do not want to take it upon ourselves to tell him," an unnamed member of his family told Russia's Izvestia newspaper.


"It might kill him."

 

[Mordred]

i agree, this is a very old story. Russian squads are made up of both 47s and 74s, rpk and or pkm's.....depending on what they need.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

A story I read said they have 10 times more AK-74s than they currently need. This may mean big trouble for Izhmash; they have been having financial troubles since 2009. Perhaps they'll increase their civilian output as a result.