Posted on 02/12/2005 6:07:23 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Kalashnikov said he designed his legendary assault rifles as a defense weapon. "We sell weapons not for offensive but for defense purposes, and this is done in strict compliance with international standards and regulations. As far as I know, there are no restrictions on weapons supplies to Venezuela, and if that country decided to purchase our assault rifles, we can only be glad about this" - Interfax
Combined with THIS thread.....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1342038/posts
I'm not feeling all warm and cozy right now.
These guns are not a problem for us, but they may be for Chavez's neighbors and his people.
I have a feeling that Chavez is going to solve Latin America's overpopulation problem.
That's $500 per gun. The Venezuelans are getting robbed! I can find Romanian AKs for half that here in Florida!
Kalashnikov stole the idea from a German weapon.
No, I'm pretty sure that the AKM is a 7.62mm and not an AK-74. In fact, I believe that most of the guns referred to as "AK-47s" are actually AKMs which were an improvement upon the original 47.
And full-auto from semi-auto for a Kalashnikov is not rocket science. Can't say how I know this though! ;-)
Which German weapon are you talking about? The Schmeiser? Maybe the idea of a simple, easy to dismantle gun, but the Kalashnikov is a supremely simple, easy to maintain gun. It's nowhere near as accurate as the M16 but it can be dragged through mud and swamp and still fire, be dismantled by a newbie and put together easily. That's why its so popular
To the untrained eye the AK-47 does resemble a German MP-44. However the similarity ends there. They were totally different weapons. The MP-44 was an expensive and complicated weapon wheras the AK was cheap, simple and durable.
The outcome would be the same, and the incremental loss of life would be minimal. The only way these weapons would have an impact is against their similarly under-trained, ill-led, otherwise poorly equipped and supplied neighbors in South America. The MSM continues to reflect their total ignorance of military operations.
For those out there with dial-up:
Also known as the MP-44.
Looks like they are still equipped with SKS rifles in that picture. Jeez! I didn't think any country used those anymore.
I've heard of full auto AK's going from anywhere to $50 to $100 in some third world countries.
Russia is getting the better end of this deal.
They're not a problem for us now but after 3-5 years of Chavez economics, when the population and even the army is starving and these get sold to buy bread, there's no telling where they will end up.
did they get Wolf ammo thrown in?
Chavez is giving Russia $50 million but only part of that goes to the guns. Some of that will undoubtedly be kicked back to Hugo for his own personal gain. That's how these "men of the people" operate.
So, why are we still buying Citgo (Cities Service) gasoline???
http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cache:obnkUSOqrS0J:www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO.jsp+citgo+gasoline+is+owned+by+Venezuela+&hl=en
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