"Duncan MacLeod Among Automata": a test for the "survivability" of the AK-103 caliber 7,62 mm

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Experiments on the "survivability" of domestic rifle weapons going on. A favorite weapon for experimenters in this regard is the Kalashnikov assault rifle. The “survival” experiments with dozens of practically non-stop bursts of 30 cartridges concerned various versions of AK. Now in the program "Destroyers of weapons" tests are shown AK-103 caliber 7,62 mm

The specialist of the Kalashnikov Concern, Georgy Gubich, armed himself with the AK-103, dozens of stores with ammunition for it, as well as a fire extinguisher and started firing, the stop in which was carried out only when the machine was reloaded.



As a target, birch blocks with a thickness of 150 mm were selected.

On the 360-m shot, the machine becomes difficult to reload, and the experimenter uses the “on the floor” option.

After the 540 shot, the weapon barrel acquires a bright scarlet color. The machine starts to smoke.

After the 600 shot, open flame languages ​​appear.

On the 690 cartridge, fire intensifies.

“It’s getting scary,” Gubich states.

After the 720 shot, firing is already without a forearm with the machine burning open.

Experimenter about the machine:

This is Duncan MacLeod

What happened with the machine gun after the 1000th shot can be found in the video:
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    1. +12
      5 December 2019 19: 07
      Here is such a difficult job of an employee of the advertising department in the Kalashnikov concern.
      1. +9
        5 December 2019 19: 15
        And who cares about this question - what shot will the machine gun fail? Those who are puzzled "what will happen if you throw a crowbar in the toilet on the train on the move?"
        1. +2
          6 December 2019 17: 46
          The leader of the Redskins

          ,,, the reaction of the carriage passengers is more interesting when the experimenter proceeds with a crowbar towards the toilet. laughing
    2. +5
      5 December 2019 20: 43
      No matter how you joke, the machine is good! And without any jokes. good
    3. +1
      5 December 2019 21: 26
      The shooter is also with character.
    4. 0
      5 December 2019 21: 53
      Great test. I own saiga mk in this caliber. When choosing a weapon, he ranged between 223 and 7.62x39 and chose the latter because of its high resource and versatility. Somewhat no regrets about the choice.
    5. +5
      5 December 2019 23: 02
      Someone in the comments on YouTube subtly joked))
      "0:24 today we are going to kill AK-103.
      15:17 We're out of cartridges "
    6. +1
      6 December 2019 03: 25
      Beautiful, however. For a caliber of 7,62, a larger diameter barrel is used, the internal heat transfer surface of which is proportional to the square of the radius of the cartridge (roughly - more than 2 times). Therefore, AK barrels under 7,62 mm more easily tolerate such an extreme firing regime. We look forward to continuing with a sufficient number of cartridges - at least 5 zinc and with plastic removed in advance - it will still burn and fall off.
    7. +2
      6 December 2019 07: 44
      A more interesting question is, after how many shots accuracy starts to fall and how much.
      1. 0
        8 December 2019 23: 13
        So the last cartridges believed accuracy. Everything is okay. at 18.20

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