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Putin praises new Kalashnikov assault rifle
State tests of a new model of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, or AK, will be held in Russia next year, media reports said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Russian security forces have already signaled their readiness to purchase the sophisticated AK-200, which, experts said, will be based on the AK-74 version.
It will apparently be lighter than the current models. Also noted is a standard 60-round magazine.
UPDATEL More AK news: Venezuela plant to make 50 million Kalashnikov rounds annually
Not sure what the point is. But fun to watch.
The 6P62 is a beast of a gun. Pics and info at The Firearm Blog. I wonder what the purpose of this thing is.
Hotshot sniper in one-and-a-half mile double kill
Two kills at over 8,100 feet:
Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the insurgents with consecutive shots — even though they were 3,000ft beyond the most effective range of his rifle.
“The first round hit a machinegunner in the stomach and killed him outright,” said Harrison, a Corporal of Horse. “He went straight down and didn’t move.
“The second insurgent grabbed the weapon and turned as my second shot hit him in the side. He went down, too. They were both dead.”
The shooting — which took place while Harrison’s colleagues came under attack — was at such extreme range that the 8.59mm bullets took almost three seconds to reach their target after leaving the barrel of the rifle at almost three times the speed of sound.
The distance to Harrison’s two targets was measured by a GPS system at 8,120ft, or 1.54 miles. The previous record for a sniper kill is 7,972ft, set by a Canadian soldier who shot dead an Al-Qaeda gunman in March 2002.
Using a L115A3 by Accuracy Arms International. It fires the .338 Lapua.
The Department of Fish & Game won’t let you shoot Bambi with full metal jacketed 7.62x51mm M80 ball because it would be inhumane.
The Hague Accords won’t let you use .308 Winchester 150gr. Ballistic Silvertips on enemy personnel because it would be inhumane.
Lots of discussion in the comments section.
Check out some pics and info on the new official rimfire replica of HK’s MP5 over at GunPundit.
Like the magazine hold? Check out the Grauer Integrated Grip Rail System.
I’d be interested in knowing what professionals think about the product.
Via Military.com:
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Saw this at the General Dynamics booth at the 2010 SHOT Show:
XM806 .50 Machine Gun at 2010 SHOT Show
Weight 40 pounds (weapon only), 62 pounds (ground mount system)
Recoil 325 pounds
Dispersion Less than 1.1 mils, one sigma radius
Range Lethal and suppressive out to 2,000 meters
Ammunition .50 caliber (M33 ball, M8 & MK211 API, M903 SLAP)
Feed System Belt feed, M9 link (compatible with M2 feed system), Left hand feed, right hand eject of cases and links
Rate of Fire 265 shots per minute (cyclic), 40 shots per minute (sustained)
Reliability 6,000 MRBF (threshold) / 10,000 MRBF (objective)
Dimension 8.3Wx7.3Hx64.5L max. inches (56.7L charged)
Environmental Operationally insensitive to conditions
Applications Two-man portable emplaced with no sandbags, Unmatched vehicle mount options for a .50 caliber weapon
Safety Fires from open bolt position
New Flat-top Steyr AUG/A3 SA USA
I checked this out a bit at last year’s SHOT Show (didn’t get a chance to shoot), but it’s finally shipping. More info over at GunPundit.com:
New Steyr AUG.
