Monday, December 30, 2024

Mikhail has been into the vodka again, looks like.

 


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  1. He is probably having a laugh because after more than 80 years they have not designed anything to replace his two weapon designs, the AK and the PK belt fed.

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    1. With the New/Improved 5.45x39!!! Mild recoil, increased range! Get one today!

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  2. I’ll bet he was a fun guy to be around at times.

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  3. And the US Army is about to adopt Son of M14.

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  4. He's just trying release some intestinal gas without making a ripping sound.

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  5. That smile proves that if you find a job you love, you never have to work another day

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  6. The only thing communism ever produced that actually worked

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  7. That's Boris Yeltsin, and yes, he liked his vodka

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    1. That is Mikhail Kalashnikov and an AK102.

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  8. Notice it has a "happy switch". The real deal. Why yes, I'll take a dozen.

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  9. Hugo Schmeisser is the true engineer who designed the AK-47 while
    in Soviet captivity after WW2.
    He was released in 1952 and was murdered less than a year later when he
    started to talk to the US about his design.
    He referred to Kalashnikov as a drunken machinist who could
    keep a secret.
    That is why he was chosen. Do yourself a favor and watch the interview
    that was done with this drunken sod and Eugene Stoner.
    Eugene goes into depth into the making of his design.
    The Sod comes off looking like a fish out of water.

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  10. This is Mikhail Kalashnikov himself. Very much a badass in WWII. Developed the AK to be fast, reliable, hard hitting, and easy to make and maintain. Col. David Hackworth in his book "Steel My Soldiers Heats" tells of when some guys were bulldozing in Viet Nam and uncovered the body of an NVA officer and his AK that had been buried in a battle a year before. Hackworth called the guys together, took the AK, swished the guck off in a mud puddle and opened fire to show just how reliable the weapon is. Good lesson.

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