May be a dumb question, why not make our own version of an ak-47? It’s obviously been proven to be good under adverse conditions and stuff...just asking.
The Kalashnikov action could be used to produce a really space-age carbine, even with a plastic or aluminum receiver. They aren’t as accurate because of the loose tolerances and simple, massive parts (which is what makes them so reliable in the sand). I doubt if we will ever see the US adopt a Soviet weapon design just because it would be politically unthinkable. If you look at recent pics and vids from Iraq, you can see several of our soldiers are carrying AKs over there, so they must like them.
Said they watched a slo-mo video of an AK being fired with the top cover off. Apparently the spring, bolt, and all thrashing and flexing around was a sight to behold.
They also studied the vaunted Dragunov, were told it is a 5 MOA gun, Difference between what is a sniper to us is not the same for Russia, where simply putting a round into the body is sufficient precision. I tagged Joe Boucher on this, as he mentioned his son has improved his Dragunov from a 5 MOA gun to one capable of about 0.2 MOA. I ain't calling BS, but you got to wonder..........