AK-19, AM-17: Review of Russian-made rifle novelties

At the recent forum "Army-2020", a lot of new products in the field of various weapons were presented. A separate conversation is about the rifle weapons... To attract attention and increase opportunities to expand the market for products, manufacturers take a variety of steps. One of the steps is the creation of models of Russian small arms under the cartridges characteristic of the NATO military bloc.

One of the new products presented at the forum was the AK-19. The Kalashnikov concern created this weapon under a 5,56 caliber live cartridge, which is attributed to the NATO caliber. The goal is clear - an attempt to catch on to the weapon market, which was usually out of reach.

New weapons on the Army-2020 forum are described in detail on the Lazarev Tactical channel. The aforementioned AK-19, a version of the AK-12 for an "unconventional" caliber, is also being considered.

The video also presents a small-sized Kalashnikov AM-17 assault rifle of 5,45 mm caliber. This weapon also has a silent modification for special units. The author of the video talks about how shooting from such a machine gun is carried out, noting that the weapon is quite comfortable to hold, it allows you to exercise a fairly strong grip.

The article contains details about these and other new rifle news from the forum:

Comments

[Grandfather]

the new body kit is "new" ... yes ...

[9PA]

We need a new cartridge of type 7,62 NATO and a complex for it.

[Deck]

Why is this AK under 223Rem a novelty?

[Insurgent]

Quote: Deck

Why is this AK under 223Rem a novelty?

Apparently imply that the base for the alteration was the "new" AK-12 ...

[Undecim]

Indeed, Kalashnikov designed weapons for centuries. Seventy-three years ago he created - and still is, "a novelty of domestic production" !!!

[vlad106]

Beautiful toys ...

[Ros 56]

Is this Kalashnikov creating weapons for our enemies? Like our 5,45 caliber.

[Mastrer]

The design itself allows the use of almost any small caliber. From the classic 7.62x54 and 5.45x39, to the exotic like 223rem or the entire NATO zoo. Kalashnikov made a unique mechanism.

[the47th]

Brandon Herrera makes an AK under .50 BMG.

[Chever]

Quote: Ros 56

Is this Kalashnikov creating weapons for our enemies? Like our 5,45 caliber.

Obviously for export
PS: What are "our enemies"?

[Ros 56]

Well, this good that is enough against us in the world.

[Shooter 05]

there are no enemies on the market, there are competitors ...

[Recon]

Where is the double-sided cocking handle and safety catch? Where is the shutter delay? What is the technological complexity of implementing this? After all, it was all in the first version ..

[da Vinci]

Probably for a long time there will be "swing" to individual new products on the AK12 under the general nameplate "improvement". But unless this is the case, the main thing is PR menagery !!!

[kvs45]

I want to say: Well, what's new, what is the article for? Concern to promote?

[agond]

This Kalashnikov concern is fixated on the Kalashnikov automation scheme with a gas piston, they could try to create a light machine gun chambered for 5.45 x 39 with a free breechblock

[the47th]

Quote: agond

light machine gun chambered for 5.45 x 39 with a free breechblock

I would look at it!

[agond]

If we make it so that the bounce time of the free bolt (after hitting the 5.45x39 cartridge in the chamber) is longer than the duration of the shot, then it will be a machine gun with a free bolt

[the47th]

PPS-43 has a gate mass - 550 g. Energy - about 500 J. Energy 5,45x39 mm - about 1400 J.
Now imagine how much mass the shutter should have and what force the return spring must have so that the shutter does not open prematurely.

[agond]

If you draw two curved lines on one graph
- pressure curve of the force of impact (rebound) of the free shutter on the sleeve from the outside
- curve of gas pressure to the bottom of the liner from the inside
see
1 our curves do not coincide in time
2 the duration of the impact force of the free shutter is very short and, moreover, it ends "long" before the pressure peak from the gases,
In other words, it is required
1 increase the bounce time of the shutter
2 to combine the beginning of the time of action of the pressures from the impact of the shutter with the peak of the pressure of the powder gases

[agond]

By the way, there is a well-known Atchisson AA-12 machine gun, weighing about 5 kg and a free bolt mass of 1.5 kg, shoots 12 libram cartridges with a plastic sleeve that does not break when fired, of course the 5.45x39 paron sleeve is conical, but this is all solvable, you just need increase the duration of the free shutter pulse