About unusual methods of disassembling a Kalashnikov assault rifle

Today we’ll talk about non-standard ways to disassemble a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Many experienced shooters have their own proprietary subtleties of disassembling the machine gun, all of them cannot be listed, but we will highlight especially interesting ones.

So, the dismantling of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, as you know, is divided into full and incomplete. Complete carried out for cleaning in case of serious contamination weaponsduring the transition to a new lubricant, as well as during the repair of AK.

Incomplete disassembly is carried out as part of the normal operation of automatic weapons. Even if the machine was not used, every three days it is disassembled for cleaning and lubrication.

Assembly and disassembly of AK are included in the mandatory standards for military personnel and employees of law enforcement agencies. The procedure for disassembling the AK is as follows: to separate the store, remove the accessory pencil case from the butt socket, separate the ramrod, separate the receiver cover, separate the return mechanism, separate the bolt frame with the bolt, separate the bolt from the bolt frame, and separate the gas tube with the barrel trim. Assembly is carried out, respectively, in the reverse order.

In addition to the classical methods, there are also non-standard, original ones, which were the result of the creative approach of their authors. Here, for example, the method of Sergey Pavlov, which is based on the exclusion of unnecessary movements and therefore allows you to assemble and disassemble the machine as quickly as possible. Let's see how it looks on the video.

As you can see, according to the Pavlov method, the machine can be disassembled three times faster than it should be according to the standard. A good result if the question of disassembly time is acute.

In tests conducted by the Kalashnikov concern, we see how the concern’s expert Sergei Radkevich disassembles and assembles the AK-74M and AK-12. At the same time, he dismantled the AK-74M in 18,6 seconds with a standard for draftees of 19 seconds, and managed with AK-12 in 16,84 seconds, since there is no need to remove the gas pipe.

Interestingly, the expert believes that the very idea of ​​passing standards for disassembling and assembling a machine gun does not make much sense, since it is necessary to shoot quickly and accurately with weapons, and this is the most important thing in the operation of Kalashnikov and any other machine.

Comments

[tatarin1972]

A strange expert in the Kalashnikov concern, did he serve in the army ?! I no longer ask about participation in hostilities.

[Shurik70]

Quote: tatarin1972

A strange expert in the Kalashnikov concern, did he serve in the army ?! I no longer ask about participation in hostilities.

I first read the creepy expert

[Thunderbolt]

Quote: tatarin1972

A strange expert in the Kalashnikov concern, did he serve in the army ?! I no longer ask about participation in hostilities.

A strange question, he serves in YouTube.)))) Brother, there is no match for him on the sofa to arrange Korsakov’s dance here. We’ll arrange a war with swords, we’ll do it, joke .... well, yes, every non-cheeky fighter did his duty on the bedding for weapons .. Uhogo eo rug was trophy, from grandfather, and to whom grandfathers just hammered === clean weapons ---- a clear conscience. And

[lwxx]

I would give this "specialist" AK from the box. I think about 30 minutes. At school I had a record of 19 seconds, assembly-disassembly. And in the army, after receiving a new AK-74, I only blew the fuse with a horn for about five minutes.

[dvina71]

Quote: lwxx

And in the army after receiving a new AK-74

School Akm crumbled in me for 5 seconds. It was about 8 seconds .. Due to a combination of hand movements. First, with one movement, unfasten the store and with his thumb removed the fuse. While the machine gun lifted the barrel up, with his right hand he recharged and shot, while the machine gun moved to the table, the cover flew off it, on the table there was a spring with a shutter and a gas pipe ..
But at the finals of Zarnitsa ... the frontier guards gave us combat AK-74s ... It was good that there was time to practice ... Generally military ... disassembly 8sec, assembly 12 ....
There were no comments, because our military forced us to disassemble the machine not in a heap, but to lay down the machine parts along a ruler ..

[Thunderbolt]

Quote: dvina71

School Akm crumbled in my 5s

Once I caught a joke ... the spring at the pencil case is tight. Our military instructor was a mouse from special forces, from the 47s he was a lieutenant of special forces and then migrated to Kuibyshev. Ion, Yoknul, but all this was so childishly expressed, he later made me jump for jumping

[svp67]

Quote: dvina71

School Akm crumbled in me for 5 seconds. It was about 8 seconds .. Due to a combination of hand movements.

At the expense of CHARACTER. As well as in the video on high-speed disassembly. The ramrod is no longer so elastic and flies out from a light touch, all other parts have such gaps that they fly out of the engagement without touching each other. Combat AKs are less "ushatany".
And training in disassembling and assembling weapons for speed is needed, we generally blindfolded the fighters and forced them to pass the standards like that. It’s dark in the combat vehicle and therefore, not only do you have to disassemble and assemble the weapon quickly, you have to do it carefully, remembering perfectly where you put all the details, so that they wouldn’t go anywhere

[Kalmar]

Quote: svp67

It’s dark in the combat vehicle, and therefore, not only do you have to disassemble and assemble the weapon quickly, you must do it carefully

All my life I wanted to know: why disassemble a machine gun in a combat vehicle? And even for speed? Those. is it a real practical necessity, or is it from the series "a soldier must be (busy), or else he will (nonsense) suffer" (the original terms have been replaced with censorship analogues)?

[svp67]

Quote: Kalmar

I’ve wanted to know all my life: why bother disassembling a machine gun in a combat vehicle? Yes, and speed?

Why disassemble? At least in order to eliminate the malfunction, clogging, breakage of the sleeve or replacing the barrel, this is typical for machine guns, so there is a need to be able to do this. And speed, this is just an indicator of your skill, the faster and more accurately you do, the more confident you will do it in difficult situations ..

[Kalmar]

Quote: svp67

Why disassemble? At least in order to eliminate the malfunction, clogging, breakage of the sleeve

But after all, most of the time will still be spent on the actual elimination of the malfunction (if it really requires incomplete disassembly). Plus or minus a couple of seconds doesn't really matter here. The trick "in the dark" and "blindfolded" looks even more dubious: you will still need eyes to fix the malfunction.

[svp67]

Quote: Kalmar

The trick "in the dark" and "blindfolded" looks even more dubious: you will still need eyes to fix the malfunction.

Have you ever been in a combat vehicle? It is not always as light as day. The soldiers were taught to handle the details carefully, remember exactly where and what he had put, so that he wouldn’t shy away all over the fighting compartment in search.

[g1v2]

Well, as far as I remember, I managed in 11 and 13 seconds. But honestly, I don’t think that if I did it in 30 seconds or in a minute, something would have changed. Just show off. In my opinion, on the contrary, it is better not to rush to disassemble, inspect and clean. If you clean it for at least 5 minutes, you will collect or disassemble it in 5 seconds or in 30 it certainly will not play a role. Well, for practicing movements at the level of automatism, it may also give something, but even there speed is not very important.

[svp67]

Quote: g1v2

Just show off.

There is no spirit of competition here. Which makes you work out the actions to automatism, and your head to think about how else to try to improve the time shown.
Yes, such a speed is not needed in battle or in a normal situation, but working out this standard is achieved precisely by working out automatism and self-confidence.
For some reason, no one is embarrassed by the standards for technical training ....

[Reader 2013]

and lay down parts of the machine
It would be better if you were taught Russian at school

[Blacksmith 55]

After opening the store, the shutter must be distorted.

[Aag]

Sit down, five! Failure to everyone else.
When fulfilling any (!) Norm, non-compliance with MBP lowers the assessment. When handling weapons, it is unsuccessful. This operation is missed in the text of the article.
Although, I do not remember literally - "I will make sure that there is no cartridge in the chamber."

[Alexey Kurtov]

Once (in the army), I took apart the AKM (AK-74) in 9,5 seconds, but now I consider disassembling for speed is far from the main skill.

[cat Rusich]

You need to be able to quickly equip the store - especially if the cartridges are still in unopened zinc.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: cat Rusich

especially if the cartridges are still in unopened zinc.

EMNIP, among the British under Isandlwan, problems with opening cartridge boxes became one of the reasons for the defeat.

[cat Rusich]

I read an article on the Internet about this battle (Isandlvan) - the problem was still in "strict discipline" - the ammunition was distributed among the units - each box with ammunition (stacks of boxes) had a responsible “warrant officer” who gave ammunition only to the fighters from his unit. For example, an "ensign" from the 1st company of the 10th battalion of the 100th regiment gives out cartridges only to the fighters of the 1st company of the 10th battalion of the 100th regiment. It is impossible to issue cartridges to any other fighters from neighboring companies 2, 3, 4 ... or another battalion 2, 3, 4 ... it is impossible - under the threat of a tribunal and a tower ... In the confusion of the battle, the British fighters ran up to the first "ensign" they came across and received a "turn from the gate" - look for your "ensign" ... I remember in the Second Chechen campaign there was a similar case for a position during the battle, they brought boxes with grenades - grenades in their original packaging, grenades separately - fuses in a tin can separately, collect grenades in did not have time to combat position. And also the advice of veterans - "Take care of the AK stores, do not lose them - without the AK magazine, a single-shot one."

[Alexey RA]

Quote: cat Rusich

I read an article on the Internet about this battle (Isandlvan) - the problem was still in "strict discipline" - the ammunition was distributed among the units - each box with ammunition (stacks of boxes) had a responsible “warrant officer” who gave ammunition only to the fighters from his unit.

Moreover, only this "non-commissioned officer-intendant" had the right to open the box. This procedure usually took about ten minutes, because the box had to be opened without damage - otherwise the intendant was fined for damaging state property.
EMNIP, the quartermasters still stubbornly refused to bring the boxes closer to the rifle chain - for everything should be strictly according to the charter, the boxes should be in the wagon train.
And most importantly, the British soldiers had only 20 rounds of ammunition before Izandlvana. And they had no cartridge pouches!

... one of the reasons for the defeat was also the problem with the supply of shooters with ammunition. Ammo pouches in this battle would probably save hundreds of lives if they were. In the arsenal of the English infantry in the battle of Isandlvan were quite modern and effective 11,43-mm martini-Henry rifles, which had a good rate of fire - 10 rounds per minute. (...) However, a small bandoleer, which was located on the belt of a British soldier, contained only 20 rounds, all other rounds were transported in special boxes.

https://topwar.ru/89869-bitva-u-izandlvane-i-rol-podsumka.html

[saygon66]

- What kind of malfunction requires incomplete disassembly of the machine "for a while"?

[kvs45]

This masturbation with disassembling and assembling the machine gun only wears out the weapon faster! Disassembled in 8 seconds saw that the trigger spring or extractor was broken or the firing pin chipped and so on and what next? Did he run into the workshop or rush at the enemies with his fists shouting - "I'm dying, but I don't give up!"?

[saygon66]

- This is from the field of army jokes, such as breaking bottles on the head ... It looks beautiful!

[Kalmar]

Quote: kvs45

rushed at enemies with fists

The bolt frame and ramrod are quite applicable in melee))

[delet]

For example, the drummer broke. But there is a trophy AK ..... further need to continue? The return spring is broken, damaged, etc. and there is a donor machine for example with a broken butt or something. In general, in this case, when you are in a fever, and your hands know what to do, it is easier and better when you are in a fever and do not know what to do.

[saygon66]

-Really ... Donor machines will be evenly scattered across the position ...
- If there is an opportunity to change weapons - it is better to use it.
- It’s not in vain that there is a training weapon for training assembling and disassembling ... Incorrectly assembled shutter frames, gas tubes, receiver covers are bent in place ... They break the flags on gas tubes, bending them off no matter what ... The foreman’s nightmare .. .

[bubalik]

,,, the Nazis surrounded me, and this time in 8 seconds I took apart my AK-74, and in 16 seconds I assembled it.
They were like: "Oh-oh-oh, das ist gut, oh-oh-oh," and they let me go, and shook my hand.
,,, knowledge of the device and the ability to repair the machine is in no way connected with the speed of its disassembly-assembly.

[Tuzik]

Presented this picture, rolled under the sofa

[Gate68]

On NVP at school disassembly 14s. Build 21s.

[sergo1914]

A gas pipe in the Soviet era, like, was called a gas pipe? No? Has the concept changed or not in Feng Shui under capitalism the old terminology?

[dvina71]

Quote: sergo1914

The gas pipe in Soviet times, like, was called a gas pipe

What did it become gas vent? This is part of the gas mechanism .. in it the gases act on the piston and recharge is performed .. The tube has always been gas, it does not discharge anything.

[Lynx2000]

During my service since '99, they called the gas pipe - gas outlet. Since then "hammered into the head."
Is it possible that when the AKM-74 is not completely disassembled, the muzzle brake of the compensator is not shot? Incomplete disassembly involves the development of skills for servicing the machine: cleaning the bore, cleaning the gas piston from soot, lubricating (wiping) the mechanism.

[Kote Pan Kokhanka]

Quote: Lynx2000

During my service since '99, they called the gas pipe - gas outlet. Since then "hammered into the head."
Is it possible that when the AKM-74 is not completely disassembled, the muzzle brake of the compensator is not shot? Incomplete disassembly involves the development of skills for servicing the machine: cleaning the bore, cleaning the gas piston from soot, lubricating (wiping) the mechanism.

This is a requirement for the AKS-74U!

[sgapich]

Quote: sergo1914

A gas pipe in the Soviet era, like, was called a gas pipe? No? Has the concept changed or not in Feng Shui under capitalism the old terminology?

Photo from the manual on the shooting case for the 7,62 mm modernized Kalashnikov assault rifle (AKM and AKMS):

Third edition, revised and supplemented
Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, Moscow, 1967
(in paper form, unfortunately, I have no other)

[Ingenegr]

The tricky guy from "KK" during disassembly and assembly removed the pencil case and the AK-74 ramrod, and did not do this from the AK-12. And there the AK-12 has firewood ...
The assertion that quickly disassembling / assembling weapons is "meaningless" will be left on the conscience of the court "fighter". Let me just remind you that the elimination of a number of delays still requires a partial disassembly of the weapon. Collect it after that, it seems, too.
And it will be even more interesting if you delve into the actions of reconnaissance or SN groups. Do they clean weapons in raids? Cleaned, certainly. At the same time, only one third of the group conducts cleaning at once, the rest are guarded in case of an unexpected exit of the enemy to the place of the group’s base. And if such an exit takes place ... Precisely, the assembly time of weapons, supplies and property will become a very important factor increasing the chances of a successful separation from the enemy.
So the fighter from "KK" is cunning. Or he's not one of the fighters at all.

[Revolver]

In the 9th grade, the military instructor (sorry I don’t remember the name, Air Force captain Valentin Vasilievich, between us shkolota, but not in the eye, the clicker ValVas) showed those who went to the school shooting section, the technique that takes about seconds, so those few who understood and mastered (including myself) scattered AKM in 5 seconds (probably less, you need to add the reaction time of the brow on the stopwatch).
In the 10th grade, it just so happened, moved to another school. There they suddenly decided to arrange tests for disassembly-assembly. I have shown it; everyone, including the military commander, was fucked up.
And three years later, at the military department, I tried this technique and skinned my hands with blood, although I did it anyway. The difference is completely disintegrated machines with shrunken springs in schools, and quite combat-ready at the institute.

[mmaxx]

Something I strongly doubt that a normal combat machine will figure it out so quickly. So you can’t turn one flag with your bare hands.
Or people have very strong fingers with very thick skin.
Pupils also boast that they take it apart in 10 seconds. Also disassembled. Loose AK.
The reality was different

[Andrey VOV]

Of course it is spectacular, but he does not pull out the pencil case! And in my Soviet school days our military officer, the nickname "Samosa", loved to arrange a combination for us ... the gas command and the disassembly of the assembly of the machine ... it was fun ... our girls were also quite skillful with this coped .. except for one small thin reed excellent student .. when she strove to shove a ramrod into the barrel to shove the military officer a little heart attack did not suffice)))) but in practice, you can disassemble it only with a proper arrangement, clean it right, collect it)) everything is good)))

[Oslyabya]

Quote: mmaxx

Something I strongly doubt that a normal combat machine will figure it out so quickly. So you can’t turn one flag with your bare hands.

100%
you have to turn the neckline in the pencil case))

[mmaxx]

So ramrod as you can’t shoot on the video. On a training machine, he flies out with a blow of his hand, and on a combat machine one has to dig deeper. And even the giblets are pulled out not to say that it’s so simple.

[tolancop]

"... Incomplete disassembly is carried out as part of the normal operation of automatic weapons. Even if the machine was not used, it is disassembled every three days for cleaning and lubrication ...."
Oh really ?! WHAT FOR???. In the field, I can still understand dust, moisture, etc., but if not in the field, then why ..... He served in the SA in the 80s. Assault rifles stood in arms in closets for months without movement ... They were not needed and there was nothing to touch them in vain. Once every six months before the drill review, cleaning and lubrication and all. Or if the inspector is expected .... But once every 3 days? IMHO, some kind of nonsense. Once again, disassemble weapons without extreme need, they will still break or lose something .... Does the commander need it? ...

[mmaxx]

After firing, soot leaves for a long time. If a weapon is fired, it is better to clean more often.

[Aag]

As it was, and as it should be, I agree, there is a difference. But there is no need to invent, optimize. Everything has been spelled out for a long time, determined (I hope it hasn’t changed in 20 years). Armed Forces of Armed Forces, Manual on a small business. Based on them requirements in each part a typical week’s plan is drawn up, regular weapon inspection schedules, etc. etc. It follows from them (EMNIP) that weapons (small arms) are cleaned weekly as part of the unit. In addition, before entering the guard, after firing, TK (tactical exercises), TU (tactical exercises), by decision commander ....

[Vasily]

The feeling is that the author suffers from graphomania. Just to write something. It is a pity those three minutes spent reading. It is a pity that before the text of articles there is no counter of positive (separately) and negative (separately) reviews. And if the author appears, then only at the end, but it would be better at the beginning. Opus some even begin to read there is no desire.

[Aag]

There are similar thoughts ... Often the title of the article does not live up to expectations.
Or maybe the task of the authors to provoke a discussion? Sometimes they succeed.
I confess that sometimes comments are more interesting to me. It's a pity, but sometimes commentators slip from the topic into the area "who are you?" It's funny ...

[Lynx2000]

The main machine gun in the AKM-74 army with polymer handguard, gas lining and folding stock.
Landing AKS-74 and AKM-74 have a bar on the left side of the receiver for mounting PSO, PNV.
All these models are used with the DTC, and on the video I did not see its removal (or oversight).

[About 2]

The AKM assault rifle has no digital designation, learn the materiel.

[Lynx2000]

Quote: Approximately 2

The AKM assault rifle has no digital designation, learn the materiel.

Justify ?!
AK sample '74 modernized for cartridge 5,45
AK '74 model Upgraded in '91 has a polymer folding stock, fore-end, an overlay for a gas outlet pipe, as well as a bracket for mounted optics on the left side of the receiver ...

[About 2]

Dear "expert" AKM is a modernized version of the first AK assault rifle of the 1947 model, but what you call AKM ohm is correctly called AK 74 M

[Lynx2000]

As taught, I write ...
First, he did not position himself as an "expert".
Second, contradict yourself. Does the '74 AK have a modernized digital designation or not ?!

[About 2]

For you, as a person who is hard to understand, I say that there are no AKM 74 submachine guns in nature, but there are two models AKM and AK 74M, do not smoke anymore, you think badly.

[Lynx2000]

Quote: Approximately 2

For you, as a person who is hard to understand, I say that there are no AKM 74 submachine guns in nature, but there are two models AKM and AK 74M, do not smoke anymore, you think badly.

I called AK-74M AKM indicating 74, because during my service (it was 20 years ago) I was simply called AKM or Kalash. The bottom line is what the AK-74M meant.
For AK-47 or AKM as such, he did not say anything.
PS We are not familiar with you, but nevertheless I do not tell you what to smoke, and how to think ... Perhaps, due to your youth, you tend to draw self-confident and quick conclusions about an unfamiliar person.

[Ilya_Nsk]

Do you need to pull out the pencil case with tools from the stock?

[Recoil]

are they "EXPERTS"?
we have students in 11 seconds fit
WHAT A DISGRACE

[Maximov Movie]

Why disassemble and collect Kalash at all? in battle, how is it useful? no one will disassemble and reassemble in battle

[About 2]

Radkevich is right! You have to be able to shoot, and competition for quick dismantling is stupid.