But if I were in Iraq, I would aquire an AK74S.
But if I were in Iraq, I would aquire an AK74S.
Note that the Russian troops- vehicle drivers, radio operators, and those working crew-served weapons- issued the AKS74U *Krinkov* are frequently less than thrilled with it, and try to pick up a full 16-inch barrelled AK74S just like those you prefer. Accordingly, MikTim Kalishnikov and his elves at the Isvezh arms factory have come up with the OC-14 *Groza-1* bullpup version of the AK with a 16-inch barrel, yet still nicely compact, and suitable for use with the underbarrel-mounted GP30 grenade launcher.
I doubt that either is the *ultimate* AK, and that further developmental spinoffs will likely appear. But it's interesting to note that the Russians felt the return to the 7,62x39mmM43 cartridge was called for, and that the newer 5,45mm cartridge may not thought to be the answer in quite every situation. At least for their situation. I sort of prefer the RPK, myself. When I can't get my hands on a SVD.