Moscow unveils monument to Kalashnikov, designer of AK-47

thegunwriter.com ^ | 9/19/2017 | Kent Thurber

[rktman]

The new statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov cradling his signature AK-47 assault rifle unveiled Tuesday in Moscow commemorates one of Russia’s most renowned and reviled inventions. By some estimates, the AK-47 and its versions account for about one-fifth of the world’s firearms, the rugged and reliable weapon of choice for many armies, terror groups and drug gangs.

[rktman]

Hmmmm. Suppose nannie bloomers will pay a hoard/gaggle/murder/flock/herd of Housewives Against Guns(HAGs) to fly over and tear down this statue dedicated to gun violence? Just sayin'. Paging shannon t watts. Pick up the red courtesy phone.

[dfwgator]

Yeah, but his rifles killed a lot of Fascists, so the Antifas should love the guy.

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[Afterguard]

Well maybe.... but it wasn’t adopted by the Soviets but two years after WWII

[RedStateRocker]

He was a patriot- loved his country, did the best job he could for it. Darned good firearm in terms of matching the mission.

IIRC, “Kalish” is actually used for “warrior” in some African areas, that’s something that many a man would envy.

[Perseverando]

[billorites]

Not to take away from Mr. K's outstanding achievement, but here's a photo of Samuel Colt's statue.

Best to visit it soon.

[NorthMountain]

Yeah, but his rifles killed a lot of Fascists,

How do you figure that?

[Fiddlstix]

[rktman]

Patriot that loved his country? I thought that made one a fascist. Was he a Trump supporter? That would elevate him to white supremacist status as well. 👹

[crazy scenario]

" Paging shannon t watts. Pick up the red courtesy phone. 

Paging shannon twatts. Pick up the pink phone & knitted cap. 

[Scrambler Bob]

One fifth?

I am under represented.

And, remember 3/4 of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.

[NorthMountain]

He was Russian. Therefore he meddled in the 2016 election.

[RayChuang88]

The AK-47 became famous because not only was it phenomenally reliable, it was also very easy to manufacture. Sure, it was not the most accurate of automatic weapons but the qualities I mentioned above explained why many millions of AK-47’s (and its smaller caliber version, the AK-74) were built around the world.

[fireman15]

You need to do a little tweaking especially on the ones that were assembled in Eastern block countries if you want to get any kind of accuracy out of them. But I do love the one that we have.

[vooch]

imagine someone trying building a monument to Remington or Colt ?

[circlecity]

I prefer a 308 caliber or 30.06 like an AR-10 or M1A, but then I only shoot in semi-auto mode. If I was going full auto I’m sure I would prefer an AK

[RedStateRocker]

You say that like its a Bad Thing :-)

[rktman]

Not at all. ;-)

[american_ranger]

I used to have one in 5.56mm but that tragic boating accident...