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Posted: 4/17/2006 8:36:51 AM EDT
Inaccurate, but I love the shameless self-promoton. For a commie, this guy has sure embraced capitalism when it comes to the marketing of his invention.
reuters.excite.com//article/20060417/2006-04-17T141450Z_01_N17237277_RTRIDST_0_ODD-RUSSIA-KALASHNIKOV-DC.html
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what would be the reprocussions if a soldier decided to ditch his m4/m16 and start to pack an AK?
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I thought him and Stoner were like buds before Eugene died...? Now, this?
I haven't heard any stories of gun failures (other than the problems with the M4's gas system) from the sandboxes. Long range lethality, yes... Durability, no. |
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Rusted Ace has a pic of an FN M-16 that he carried over in Iraq. It is literally caked with sand inside and out and according to Rusted Ace it worked just fine.
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I just got an email from a Marine in the box about what he thinks of the M16. Would that add anything to the conversation?
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As I understand it soldiers were packing AK-47 in the Gulf, but it was because vechile drivers weren't issued enough rifles. In some cases a vechile would get 1 rilfe and the rest had pistols. So they started packing AKs they captured. Then command noticed this and started calling for more M-4s.
This was early in the war and there were a few articles about it. |
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I think this is the first "dupe" where DU beat us to the punch. For a second there, I thought I duped an actual arfcom thread. I'm like, "dammit, I searched!" I'm not sure how anybody would know this topic was even indirectly discussed - since I doubt any search would have hinted that "It is funny listening to liberals talk about guns.. " was a thread about an article where Kalashnikov touted the AK. Dang, though, DU sure is hard to follow. I hate the "threaded" message board look. |
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dude thats just not right the dirty wepon pic that is. |
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this idiot made me laugh
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Wow, Thanks for posting those. |
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Here is my take on it. If I use a captured AK. I can wrap my M4 in a plastic bag, leave it in the truck and not have to worry about cleaning it.
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Gotta love that, even if he's blowing smoke up everyone's ass. |
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Funny - I read the "Jap" thread just before opening this one. |
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Kalishnikov is so old n' crazy he doesn't even know what day of the week it is, pour another vodka old man! He's probably still sending hate mail to FDR. |
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Yeah, when your M16 is outta ammo, and the bad guys aren't interested in giving you a break, I'd pick up a AK from a dead ricer too. Or from a dead Tango. |
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I sold my AK to buy stuff for my M4.
The sights blow, it wasn't that accurate, etc. I can quickly turn my AR-15 from a subgun sized weapons to a DMR. And I've seen an AK jam. |
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I picture him doing Ron Popeil-style infomercials and broadcasting them around the world on Free-to-air satellite. Imagine, "If you act now, we will throw in one bottle of premium Kalashnikov Vodka*" *offer void in areas under Shariah law |
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Obviously that's fake or photoshopped, because I've heard TONS of |
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it makes sense to us AK on a behind enemy lines type of mission. AK makes very distinctive sound, when you have to open fire in a situation like that, enemy will think his own guys are firing and wont get alarmed that quickly.
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When there are dozens of "enemy" factions, plus the Iraqi government forces, all fighting each other and all using AK's, that logic makes less sense. |
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LOL!!!! bout made me shit myself. Hey Rusted Ace... nice weapon brutha! LOL, if my weapon looked like that I'd get ripped, of course Im just a AF REMF... but I do load and unload all the shit on this COB that comes in by plane I'm glad it kept runnin for yah, keep your head down brutha, hopefully your getting short, I am less than a month out... dunno how the army guys stand a year in this place |
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Some special Iraqi units were getting M4s, they much perfered them to AKs......... Wonder what people will say about that. |
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Nail was hit right on the head there bro. |
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As a logistician and ordnance puke, my first thought is the nightmare of keeping them resupplied with quality ammo. |
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I wonder if the Iraqies will log onto ARF to findout where to get Aimpoints and Magpul junk! |
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I’m pretty sure that that originated on this forum. I can't remember who deservers the credit though. |
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Hi. I'm Mr Nobody and I'm a DU troll. I just couldn't take it. So I registed and responded. I used a email account that gets nothing but spam so it's no loss if they mess with it.
They were saying crap like an ak-47 will shoot 5.56 but it will just ruin the case and be inaccurare, that the bcg is stainless and linking to three year old stories. I didn't call anyone a dumbass or do anything truely troll like. I just set some facts straight. |
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