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- Selfie boomstick: Kalashnikov unveils new SMART shotgun & 5.56 NATO rifle AK-19 (VIDEO)
Ahead of the ‘Army-2020’ expo, Russian arms maker Kalashnikov unveiled a futuristic-looking shotgun, capable of connecting to smartphones and apparently even taking pictures. This is on top of their new 5.56 NATO-chambered rifle.Aug 22, 2020 20:56Russia & Former Soviet Union - The AK-19: Kalashnikov announces new lightweight assault rifle to be presented at military expoRussia’s world famous Kalashnikov Concern weapons factory has announced a brand new, state-of-the-art assault rifle, built for 5.56mm NATO cartridges.Aug 17, 2020 15:38Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Have we killed it? Kalashnikov puts antique RPD machine gun through full-auto torture test (VIDEO)The gun expert team at iconic arms maker Kalashnikov Concern has put a WWII-era RPD machinegun through a ‘full-auto’ nightmare, bringing the antique weapon to its demise in a new ‘Destroyers of Weapons’ video.Mar 6, 2020 17:34Russia & Former Soviet Union
- INDESTRUCTIBLE: Kalashnikov expert tries & FAILS to destroy iconic WWII PPSh-41 submachine gun (VIDEO)Kalashnikov Concern gun experts have put an iconic WWII-era PPSh-41 submachine gun through a stress test, trying to destroy it with continuous full-auto shooting. The 78-year-old weapon, however, did not give up easily.Feb 13, 2020 14:15Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Shooting NATO with its own bullet? What we know about Kalashnikov’s new rifle, chambered in alliance-standard 7.62x51mmAs Russia marks famed Soviet inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov’s centenary, we look at the newest incarnation of his time-tested rifle. The AK-308 fires NATO rounds, giving the Russian manufacturer an edge over western rivals.Nov 13, 2019 20:05Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Modern AK-12 assault rifle works itself to death in a new HOT VIDEO by KalashnikovRussia’s iconic arms maker Kalashnikov Concern has seemingly developed a taste for producing prime internet content, releasing a fresh video of a full-self-destruction of one its firearms. So what does it take to kill an AK-12?Oct 24, 2019 22:08Russia & Former Soviet Union
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