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The AK-47 family of weapons is evolving with Russia’s new Ratnik AK-12
In this case the Russians saw the AR-15 and were inspired to create a new line of the AK family of weapons. The newest iteration is the AK-12. This is the modern assault rifle used by Russian ...
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The Russian maker of the AK-47 just unveiled a new AK-308 rifle with a large 7.62mm NATO round
The Russian gun maker of the AK-47 unveiled a brand new rifle on Monday called the AK-308. The AK-308 weighs about 9.5 pounds with an empty 20-round magazine, and has a dioptric sight and foldable ...
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Kalashnikov statue changed because of German weapon
The drawing on the base of the statue (on the right) which showed Germany's StG 44 rifle Workers in Moscow have cut out part of a new monument to a Russian creator of the world famous AK-47 ...
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The AK-47 family of weapons is evolving with Russia’s new Ratnik AK-12
The creator of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, developed the weapon in response to a German-engineered firearm called the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle. Let's take a look at the AK series by the numbers.