"Hybrid AK-47 and M16": Vietnamese edition about the main rifle of the South Korean army

Main shooting weapon The Korean Army is a hybrid mixture of the AK-47 assault rifle with the M16 rifle, combining a number of the positive features of both weapons on one platform.

Since the end of the Korean War, Seoul has been completely dependent on American weapons. Some of them can be produced independently, in particular, the M16 rifle. However, the Colt license allowed only millions of barrels to be fired, and much more was required. In this regard, its own small arms were created.

The main South Korean rifle is essentially a hybrid of the AK-47 with the M16.

- writes the Vietnamese edition of Soha, describing the emergence of K2.

This rifle was created by Daewoo. From the Soviet model AK-47 she inherited long-stroke pistons (the piston is mechanically fixed on the bolt group and moves throughout the entire working cycle), which are highly reliable in operation at extreme temperatures and in almost any environmental conditions.

On the other hand, the rifle retains the same firing mode selection mechanism as that of its American counterpart: semi-automatic, automatic and three-shot burst. The K2 stock clearly mimics the M16, but is foldable, giving the weapon a compact size that the rather long M16 lacks. Therefore, it is better suited to certain types of troops, such as paratroopers and tankers.

Comments

[Murmur 55]

Experts tell me what is the hybrid of AK and M-ki ???

[mat-vey]

Quote: Angry 55

then she has absolutely NOTHING from M-16 ..

at least a shutter ...

[traper]

and shop))

[mat-vey]

Quote: traper

and shop))

They seem to have options for 7,62X39. There probably the store has been changed ... although the attachment point should be the same ...

[decimalegio]

Aesthetically, it resembles armalite AR 18

[mat-vey]

And for some reason, "Galil"

[Krasnodar]

Quote: mat-vey

And for some reason, "Galil"

Barrel, front sight, flash suppressor

[mat-vey]

Well yes

Quote: Krasnodar

Barrel, front sight, flash suppressor

[yehat2]

I have a feeling that they took something else from the G3.

[decimalegio]

I didn’t know that Dasan was also producing his own version of AKM.

[Doliva63]

"The K2 stock clearly mimics the M16, but it is foldable, giving the weapon a compact size that the rather long M16 lacks."
Folds to the right - it is impossible to shoot, if suddenly something. Why is that so? And how they cock the bolt with their left - perverts!

[John22]

With the stock folded, there is access to the bolt handle and trigger guard - incl. you can shoot.

[ssergey1978]

Although the rifle has been produced for a long time, I have not heard that it had distribution in the world market.

[Baron pardus]

Several versions of this magnificent machine were imported to the USA. Of course, all versions were semi-automatic, for civilians.
DR200 (Daewoo Rifle 200) Caliber 5.56. The shutter and stores from the M16. The only problem with this rifle is the slicing step. 1:12 inches, this does not allow this rifle to shoot bullets weighing more than 55 grains. 62grain bullets start tumbling. The stock on this rifle is a Thumbhole with a hole in the middle. These were the versions that were imported AFTER the ban ... (Post ban version).
K2, this is a less "civilian" option. She has a folding stock like a galile, (folds to the left), but most importantly, the rifling pitch is 1: 7 inches, which allows you to use not only 55gr, but even 75grain bullets. There is a variant with a stock like the M16, but it folds to the right. I've seen both. However, in any case, the DR200 is not a sports sniper. Although the K2 is very, very much appreciated in the United States, and is now sold for $ 5000. By and large, the K2 was precisely an army rifle, only without the possibility of automatic firing. And due to the rather light barrel, its accuracy is slightly inferior to the M16A2, but not to such an extent that the average soldier would notice it.
DR300. Caliber 7.62x39. These rifles were NOT popular. Firstly, they had special stores, and secondly, bolts. on these typewriters broke down with annoying regularity. And the shops themselves, as a rule, had to be finished with a file. Since this was an attempt to make magazines for the AP15 (with a long neck of the magazine), under 7.62x39. Relatively few of them were imported into the United States.

[Senior seaman]

However, the license issued by Colt only allowed the production of millions of barrels.

Is it just "a million" or a missing digit?
I'm not digging, I just never heard about this circumstance and I'm interested.

Also, what about a license for AK nodes?

[John22]

Are there any patents for AK components?

[Senior seaman]

I don’t know, therefore I ask.

[John22]

There are no patents for the design of the AK and its assemblies. AK compilation of already known nodes of other constructors. There are patents for the AKM manufacturing technology. Including it is copied at will.

[Basarev]

Korea has a strong science and developed industry. I am sure that the rifle fully meets the needs of these warriors, this is not the father's seventy-fourth, which we give to conscripts.

[Jan]

So I don't understand why they adopted the scheme with a long piston stroke! It is necessary to copy wisely because the greater the moving mass and the distance of movement, the greater the effect on the system as a whole!

[John22]

The M16 had a problematic venting mechanism. The Koreans replaced it by taking an analogue of the AK - Bolt carrier, which increased the reliability of the rifle. Everything else, incl. and the shutter from the M16. The bolt engages directly with the barrel - hence the firing accuracy and linear recoil.