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AK-47 inventor: U.S. troops in Iraq prefer my rifle to theirs
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| April 17 2006
Posted on 04/17/2006 5:35:46 AM PDT by jmc1969
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To: JamesP81; 8mmMauser
Re your #23 -
"...an M14. Maybe the finest (Battle?) rifle in history."
Well, IMHO if it isn't, then it's not far behind the FN-FAL or the H&K G-3.
7.62 X 51mm is, again IMHO, the MINIMAL personal battle weapon round.
Of course were I in charge of such things, I might go with the 7-'08 (same round necked down to 7mm) for better sectional density, or for a lighter assault weapon a 6.5 or 7 X 45mm.
That "New" 6.8 X 43(?) round has potential - but is limited by mag and action length. I say ditch Jenny and build a system around a slightly more robust round.
Perhaps a G-3 / CETME (recoil op) sort of thing scaled between the G-5 SMG and the full size G-3.
But then again, methinks that you and I may be considered a little "obsolecent" these days.
81
posted on
04/17/2006 7:02:01 AM PDT
by
Uncle Jaque
(Club Freedom; Dues: Vigilance.)
To: dljordan
3/4 in steel, huh? I have a hard time believing that one.
82
posted on
04/17/2006 7:02:19 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Shot... Splash... Out!)
To: Tatze
Always cracked me up to see him on "Tales of the Gun" get so agitated about it. So what if you stole you got a medal!
83
posted on
04/17/2006 7:02:38 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
To: G.Mason; Tatze
They look similar for the same reason many pistols look similar. Design principals are similar. Those MP44s were used on the Russian front so maybe there was some influence in the design but it is pretty clear looking at them that the guts are significantly different. At least as different as they can be for both having the same general operating principle.
84
posted on
04/17/2006 7:04:41 AM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: x1stcav
Well, should hope so. The forward assist came into being because the rounds FAILED to fully seat on occasion. Any good rifle wouldn't need an "assist."
85
posted on
04/17/2006 7:04:59 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Shot... Splash... Out!)
To: TXBSAFH
Okay... Now you I believe. Mr. 3/4 inch... not so much.
86
posted on
04/17/2006 7:06:06 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Shot... Splash... Out!)
To: Mathews
"3/4 in steel, huh? I have a hard time believing that one"
This was 3/4 inch mild plate steel at 50 yds. The .223 made a little volcano looking hole through it.
87
posted on
04/17/2006 7:07:36 AM PDT
by
dljordan
To: TXBSAFH
"Wrong. I have shot 1/4 inch plate at 25 yards with an ar15 and my ak. The ak goes through, the 223 dents it with maybe a one or two millimeter hole."
Here's the difference for me. The .223 was copper jacket and went right through the mild plate. The .30 cal was a hunting round. I suppose if it was copper jacket also it would have went through but instead it made a large round dent.
88
posted on
04/17/2006 7:09:48 AM PDT
by
dljordan
To: JamesP81
Now we're talking.
7.62 * 51 is THE cartridge.
Everything else is just prelude.
To: mad_as_he$$
#49 - "...I finished him with a 7mm Mauser - through and through."
My favorite HP rifle round!
A very accurate and effective round - as it has been since about 1883!
The much newer 7-08 is probably not far behind it; I really don't know, personally.
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posted on
04/17/2006 7:10:45 AM PDT
by
Uncle Jaque
(Club Freedom; Dues: Vigilance.)
To: dljordan
the 223 was a M193 55 gr FMJ
the 7.62X39 was a wolf 123 gr FMJ
91
posted on
04/17/2006 7:11:59 AM PDT
by
TXBSAFH
(Proud Dad of Twins, What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!!!!!!)
To: TalonDJ
I'd use the tired old ... de nile ain't just a river in Egypt, but I wouldn't want to bore you.
92
posted on
04/17/2006 7:13:55 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
(Duty, Honor, Country)
To: jmc1969
" This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy. It makes a distinctive sound when fired at you. So remember it. "
93
posted on
04/17/2006 7:19:17 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: Busywhiskers
Re your #74...
OR an M-60 LMG, M-79 Grenade launcher, or perhaps even an air strike.
If we'd had to rely on Jenny alone, America would have been a colony of the PRC 30 years ago.
94
posted on
04/17/2006 7:19:50 AM PDT
by
Uncle Jaque
(Club Freedom; Dues: Vigilance.)
To: manwiththehands
Is his name Pavel Chekov?
95
posted on
04/17/2006 7:21:17 AM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
Comment #96 Removed by Moderator
To: jmc1969
Americans using AK-47s in Iraq have deniability.
97
posted on
04/17/2006 7:24:11 AM PDT
by
Mike Darancette
(Proud soldier in the American Army of Occupation..)
To: jmc1969
"Even after lying in a swamp you can pick up this rifle, aim it and shoot. That's the best job description there is for a gun. Real soldiers know that and understand it," the 86-year-old gunmaker told a weekend news conference in Moscow.
That is correct, but its accuracy is only good at short ranges. I know of no Americans who threw away their M-16s (even the originals) in favor of the AK-47, although some did use the AK. It was sometimes good to not be identified by the sound of your weapon.
98
posted on
04/17/2006 7:25:31 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: jmc1969
99
posted on
04/17/2006 7:32:35 AM PDT
by
Armed Civilian
("Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.")
To: Mathews
...., but one hit by a 7.62 goes down... DOWN HARD!!I don't know about that. I took an AK round through my right shoulder (just missed my collarbone) in January of 1991, and I was still able to fight until I got medical attention about 20 minutes later. The guy that shot me wasn't so lucky. I had an M-14.
100
posted on
04/17/2006 7:33:40 AM PDT
by
P8riot
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