>>>Soviet AV’s were recoil operated.<<<
LOL. Have you ever seen one?:)
And I actually fired these guns.
That makes STG a somehow pioneer weapon is a combination of select-fire and a use of intermediate cartridge.
It made an entire concept of “assault rifle” any viable for the first time.
All the elements of it’s design were actually invented and put to use earlier by both US and Soviets.
Hey genius. I said AV not AVS.
In case of unwanted visitors, if I can’t reach the auto-loading 20 gauge shotgun loaded with buck and slugs, then the M1 with soft point thirty rounder is next. I’ll use a 9 x 19 or 9 x 18 pistol to get to one of the ‘battle’ weapons. I have both an AK47 (earliest Maddi production) and an AK74 (Bulgy), but for close in work the shotgun or the M1 are my preferred tools. ... I only hope I have time enough to get hearing protection on before firing.