American about the Kalashnikov: a weapon without a statute of limitations

Former commando and authoritative weapons US expert Larry Vickers in an interview Kalashnikov Media shares his impressions of his visit to Russia. The video shows that part of the conversation in which the American talks about his acquaintance with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, his first experience of using it, and also expresses his opinion about this type of small arms, its disadvantages and advantages.

So, according to Vickers, one of the undeniable advantages of AK is its simplicity and at the same time reliability, which is undoubtedly the merit of designers. AK perfectly copes with its functions.

The American weapon expert does not agree with the opinion of some “sofa experts” that the AK is an obsolete weapon. If finalized, the Kalashnikov assault rifle will meet all modern requirements. This weapon can be easily upgraded with the help of various accessories (a good automatic belt, an Aimpoint type collimator sight) and, after revision, can be a very effective small arms. It should be noted here that such revision in the concern has been doing all lately.

Another topic of contention is preference in caliber: 5,45 or 7,62. What is the caliber of the American expert prefers, and why, you will find out from the video Kalashnikov Media:

Comments

[Pessimist22]

I like 5,45 more, more precisely and more conveniently.

[Squelcher]

The weight is 5.45x39 less, you can take more than 7.62 in a raid, the impulse-return is less.

[Pessimist22]

The excess of the trajectory at a distance of 300 meters is about 20 cm, the speed of the bullet is greater.

[skipper83]

Please tell me, for the civilian version, which is more preferable? The weight of the cartridges is not so important due to the limited capacity of the store.

[Pessimist22]

For home, self defense 5,45 is a great option!

[Avior]

Why?
it seems generally accepted that self-defense is important stopping effect, and this is clearly not about 5,45

[Conductor]

I still remember the number of my army Kalash 1609911, and 26 years have passed.

[inkass_98]

I had AKM 1973 of release, No. 471088

[Pessimist22]

I had AKM ECH 727 of 1959 and AKMS GP 5143 of 1961.

[Conductor]

Indeed, why on some episodes did the numbers have an alphanumeric designation? I saw it in 1995 with an alphanumeric number. I don’t know the year of release, but it looked pretty new and well-groomed.

[inkass_98]

We had AKMs with only digital numbers, and AKMSs came with alphanumeric designations. Moreover, AKMS were of the 60 of the year of manufacture, hence, apparently, there was a difference in the marking - the machines of the 70 of the year came only with digital designations of numbers. I had a 1951 TT model year, so there is also an alphanumeric number.

[Avior]

my AKM was clearly after the 60s, it was with an alphanumeric

[Avior]

my army AKM had an alphanumeric number.
I do not know the year of release, served in the 80s, the machine looked pretty new.

[Conductor]

No, I don’t remember the year of release, but I think later than yours.

[Avior]

US weapons expert Larry Vickers in an interview with Media Kalashnikov shares his impressions of a visit to Russia

The first key question is, at whose expense is the visit and for what purpose?

[vvnab]

Quote: Avior

The first key question is, at whose expense is the visit and for what purpose?

He writes a book about AK. He came to visit the factory museum in order to make high-quality photos of early samples. In the previous video tells.

[Avior]

for the purpose of understanding, and with material interest, too.
ordinary PR at the expense of promotion of a future publication, a classic ....

[parahutist]

My AK with whom I am serving.

[Conductor]

And how is he to you? tactical pen offset, flashlight, too, but the collimator and butt?

[Avior]

seen somewhere :)

[beeper]

Sensible uncle, this Larry , understands everything correctly in Kalash, even with his hand correctly shows the path of supply of the cartridge, it is clear that it is not overhead, but delves into the subtleties.
I completely agree with him that the perceived recoil of the AK-74 is softer and more accurate "in series shooting." That's what I liked about him (although my first and lasting love is AKM!)! But my ears, which quite tolerated numerous pistol, AKMvsky and machine-gun shots, terribly and unbearably suffered for many days after intense shooting from AK-74, I then cursed everything in the world .
I have always liked the open sight of the AK, offhand, or aiming unhurriedly, took out a "flat front sight" and hit wherever I wanted, at any distance. An open sight, in contrast to a diopter sight, is good for army weapons because it does not cover or "tunnel" the shooter's field of view, and with one movement of the hand it is easy to brush off dirt that is inevitable when moving on the ground ...
I didn’t shoot with a collimator, but I wouldn’t choose to fight in the field and in the city — I wouldn’t trust the collimator if my life and the lives of my comrades depended on it (and I don’t play “paintball” and “practical shooting” at all)! Collimators, in my "theoretical" opinion, are good only for sterile conditions, when there are no impacts and falls of weapons, natural and man-made precipitation, pollution and dust ?!
The belt was in Soviet youth, when on a rocky field, between short (and long) dashes, it threw itself to the ground from its full swing or crawled on its bellies with an AK in hand and it hurt my fingers with all parts of the barrel-forearm and metal fastening belt, then I always wanted the designer of the machine gun, in the same way, with acceleration, to squirm on the ground, tumbling and crawling alongside, and after that his "field experience" so that he would take and remake the AK belt attachment to a more convenient and not so traumatic! Although I understand that Mr. Vickers most likely means a "tactical belt", with the ability to attach at one point?! ...
Picky Americans , all to them (with these claims Larry is by no means the first Peter J. Kokkalis in "Soldier of Fortune" of the early 1990s), "not such" Kalashnikov fuse-translator. Well, yes, all the Soviet AKs that have been in my hands had a tight switch, and it happened that, if in a hurry, I would bleed to the blood ... a mental hello to "those Kalashnikov designers who" regretted adding "at least" a couple of millimetrics "to the width of this traumatic (just for me ?!) steel" bend "! ...
And so, by and large, I would be interested to read this future book of his!
I really liked the words of a foreign guest about the invested "many design efforts" and "a lot of blood, sweat and tears of many people" to make the "Kalashnikov assault rifle" a simple and reliable weapon - this tells me that Larry Vickers is quite well versed in the history of creation and the production of the subject of his research.
About "European" Moscow, Mr. Vickers also speaks well, but he smeared everything with just one phrase, on the antithesis about the "cold welcome" of Americans outside the Russian capital, by non-Muscovites, especially by "elderly people", they say, it's like "from the Soviet retrogrades "and therefore the attitude towards the representatives of the United States as an enemy ... well, according to the" globally destructive behavior "of this" world gendarme "and the purely anti-Russian" rhetoric "of the fascinating leaders, the current US is more an enemy than a" partner "of Russia, and most of the inhabitants harsh "hinterland", not spoiled by the archipelago, mainly spheroservice, metropolitan life, this is well understood (especially those who lived under the Soviet Union and have rich life experience) and therefore adequately, without "deflections", refer to the citizens of the enemy country.
And, "relaxed" by the overly servile "representatives of the host side", the American, as a representative of the "country-beacon and teacher of democracy," wonders "but they don't like us outside of the" Maskovskoy kaltsovaya darogi "?!"

[tech3030]

I had an AKM of 1968, four years older than me! I remember the number by heart, as they say drove! Mnm.3456.

[Catfish]

Quote: Pessimist22

For home, self defense 5,45 is a great option!

Is it because the "five" has many times more ricochet than the "seven"? And how will the "five" bullet bounce along the walls where the "seven" will hit everything right through? You give people bad advice ... "specialist".

My crew was AKMS cal. 7,62x39 mm, fell in love with this car in the first year of service. That trees in the forest, that brick walls - all right through. You just need to know how to use your weapon. And the accuracy depends on the eye, training and on the ability to shoot in general. And the caliber has nothing to do with it, you get out of the small-caliber, you get out of the “fifty dollars” after a short getting used to the weapon.

[polar fox]

Quote: Sea Cat

This is because the "five" has many times more ricochet than the "seven"

and you, my friend, for self-defense buy live cartridges, or "fenced"? just like a SPECIALIST I'm interested in ...

[beeper]

Comrade Sea Cat! I was struck and remembered (since this was not the case when shooting from the AKM!), When we stood behind and slightly to the side of the firing line, during the first shooting from the AK-74, 5,45 mm ricocheting bullets howled so well in the sky overhead, then there are, in fact, changed the direction of flight by almost 160-170 degrees ??! I don’t even know how this could happen, probably as a result of several bounces from stones and embankments around a 100-meter shooting range ??!
Taking this opportunity, from the bottom of my heart, I sincerely Congratulate you on the Upcoming New Year! Health and well-being to you and your loved ones !!!
Best regards, also Cat (in "Farsi" Yski ).

[Catfish]

Quote: polar fox

Quote: Sea Cat

This is because the "five" has many times more ricochet than the "seven"

and you, my friend, for self-defense buy live cartridges, or "fenced"? just like a SPECIALIST I'm interested in ...

And you, my friend, in order to somehow be in the subject, run into the weapons store and ask there what they have for sale. And at the same time ask around, what is the difference between the 7,62x39mm Barnaul cartridge available for sale from, as you put it, a "live cartridge" of the same caliber. Just keep in mind that armor-piercing incendiary and tracer cartridges for sale to the public are prohibited, which is quite natural. And for self-defense, especially indoors, I would prefer "wolf buckshot"
I was glad to help my fellow animal kingdom.

[Catfish]

Quote: pishchak

squeaker Today, 20:34

Dear friend Pishchak!

Thank you for your congratulations and wishes!
I also congratulate you on the upcoming New Year and wish you and your loved ones health, success and all the best!

Respectfully yours, M. Kot is also Kotu in "Farsi" Yski.

PS Yes, here I remembered. The ballistics guys from the forensic medical examination once said that at one of the army shooting ranges, when firing from the AKM, a bullet flew over the embankment for targets, and a few hundred meters (I don’t remember exactly) killed a kid swimming on a river on the spot. The experts went to the place, in every way twisted all the options, but never came to any conclusion. Here is a story.
Not only the ways of the Lord are inscrutable ...

[beeper]

Thank you for your good wishes and for the fact that you are, Dear Sea Cat!
With regard to the shooting "mass exercises" - this is, looking back, in general, the fear of God, there were many "prerequisites for accidents" ...
I speak from my Soviet experience (and now, perhaps, in a different way? ). By the way, from the same life period, the elderly women collectors will forever be remembered for their very disciplined and serious attitude to shooting from standard weapons - all of them, without exception (which cannot be said even about the SA officers, who, for the most part, always fired better than Soviet militiamen and KGB officers), from their old TT and "Nagans" the targets "perforated" amazingly aptly real "old robbers" would have no chance ...
P.S. My son regretted that he had served a "conscription" in the "radio-technical troops" and had fired very little from his AK-74, and I was only glad of such a "non-shooting" service I dreamed of, even though my heart was calm ...

[Catfish]

Quote: pishchak

My son regretted that he served a "conscription" in the "radio technical troops"

Glad you are happy with your boyfriend, good luck to him. I wrote to you in PM about our children. Read it if you want.

Nice to talk with you. Happy and good Holidays.