“680 Shots Fired in Non-Stop Bursts" | Why Russia's Prized AK-12 Is a Battlefield Trophy for Ukraine

It has been 75 years since the first Soviet soldiers received the original Avtomat Kalashnikova, also known as the AK-47. However, in the 21st century, the 5th generation Kalashnikova rifles are one of the most lethal weapons in Russia’s sophisticated arsenal. AK-12s are believed to be more advanced than other Soviet-made rifles in Ukrainian military’s possession. Here's why the Russian AK-12s seem to have become a highly prized battlefield trophy for Ukrainian fighters.
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[@mochiisntbad6762]

When Russia first invaded Ukraine everyone was shitting on this weapons system, and now all of a sudden when the Ukraine military uses it, it's suddenly the best weapon ever designed.

[@thomasgellos1732]

What do we expect from child head cases

[@WDLC1911]

These channels, like most people are crap.

[@yosisesoana1134]

You know western propaganda machinery

[@sqnhunter]

Who is everyone? Are you speaking for all them little voices in your head??? .... First sign of insanity is speaking for others that are not there...the second sign is the fukheads that hear your voices and agree with you lol.

[@mikelbrenn111]

It's called marketing. Everybody knows that the Lada cars are better than Mercedes-Benz.

[@johnvaleanbaily246]

680 Shots Fired in Non-Stop Bursts... from a 30 round box mag... impressive.

[@tonirvd3650]

you understand what the word "bursts" mean?

[@mis4nthr0p3]

Yeah, long logistic train to supply all the rounds needed.

[@johnvaleanbaily246]

@@tonirvd3650 As a former soldier, yes I do and 680 'burst' is a continuous burst of 680 rounds... as that article says 'non-stop bursts'. English is obviously not your first language.

[@svidricksen]

Non-stop bursts is kind of a oxymoron

[@jimmyc974]

@@johnvaleanbaily246 Neither is yours dummy. Part of written English for your educational purposes, a sentence is created by words, read the words and when your single brain cell kicks in it even may decipher the context. You ignoramus.

[@AmitKumarChoudhury]

AK was, is and will be the best assault rifles on the planet

[@Brewer420]

I dunno about that kumar the new american SIG 6.8mm will rip threw modern body armor like a knife threw butter

[@sandydijon]

Yes!!!

[@kureed79]

@@Brewer420 AK bullets are 7.62mm. More penetration dude.

[@sandydijon]

@@Brewer420 AK is sooo good that it got a movie kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJm3qmhogM2kh5I

[@mandalorian3865]

@@Brewer420 SIG are bulky ,Not suitable for actual combat

[@GridDownSurvival]

Rails that wiggle.. sights that do not hold zero.. and a selector lever that over travels when pushed to hard.. the AK-74 is a better weapon.. whoever did the research for this story totally blew it!!

[@davebona9592]

Agreed, the Russians cheaped out on this rifle. The original ak12 was a much better rifle, then the number crunchers got involved.

[@Tanuvein]

Yea, the weapon is universally panned as being terrible, I'm not sure what led to this video.

[@groupb9420]

Have you fired that rifle?

[@ThePhantom712]

The Russian soldiers were complaining about the AK12 and the Ukrainian soldiers were complaining about it. Its also over gased and you cant clean the gas system unless you take out the barrel. The first prototypes were the best though.

[@questioneverything4722]

That ol' Russian trope of cheaply made 4sure applies here and CRUX is too stoopid to even do a quick search of the 'AK-12' ON THIS VERY PLATFORM it uploads it's trash on LOL

[@honeybadgerclaw4642]

If a soldier need to non stop burst hundreds of bullets everytime they fight the enemy. The whole battalion will ran out of ammo in just one day.

[@sweetlove7185]

And it has been proven they don’t run out of ammo

[@manbaby9166]

@@sweetlove7185 because they aren’t firing over 600 rounds each during a single engagement

[@piay9647]

endurance is the key

[@gracegalupo6714]

in many decades and war AK has shown efficiency even though it is cheap compared to other rifle.

[@khiem1939]

Saw a LOT of them in Vietnam which BLEW UP!

[@Roxy-ni7ox]

@@khiem1939 das ist Qualitätsware.anders wie Hekler und Koch.🤣 Wir hatten auch mal eine AKK die war allerdings Verteidungsminister* in🤣

[@xijinpig7978]

yeah and many bank robberies

[@jenghiskhan69]

@@khiem1939 I heard when ur boys got stabbed in of the bear pits they were screaming with pain from pain. The opposite is true they wanted aK’s

[@jefvan536]

@@khiem1939 you mean is like they kick amerika in ball right??

[@poweredbynato6313]

"Russia's sophisticated arsenal" 😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣 🍿😎

[@Leptospirosi]

Actually I heard many Ukrainan soldier preferring the AK74 as the upper gas recovery system in the AK12 is very poor quality and rusts in a few days of field deployment.

[@riksim4242]

i used the M16 upgradred models and the M4 s when i was in the army, and they got nothing to compare with the AK series hahahaha !!!! say whatever they want but Russian DO know how to make battlefield weapons !!!!! the very best !!!!

[@dalebenson6859]

You aren't even the age yet for own a gun and all you know about any guns comes from your own addiction to playing Russian video war games, your wording gave you away as a liar and a Parrot mouth talker.

[@jorgenmansson4269]

Elinski wants everything he sees and starts to cry and complain if does not get it 😂

[@johnvitalis2656]

An M-249 basic load is 600 rounds..........that is very heavy! Though it can fire all of the 600 rounds continuously, I do not see it as a good way of using all that ammunition. Firefights are about fire and maneuver, not unless you are by yourself. There is a reason the US Army no longer train soldiers to fire in continuous bursts, the soldier runs out if ammo fast. From the OPFOR experience, a single well aimed shot is still the way to go!

[@CocoDave37]

You guys do a great job of putting videos together in a no BS, informative and concise format.

[@ibrahimmoncada7214]

They lean a bit in favor of the West :)

[@alexv1190]

@@ibrahimmoncada7214 cause the west is the only way we can have world peace. russia and allies are still in the imperial primitive mindset like cavemen with guns

[@cmorichie7202]

Are you serious? Please expand your mind. This channel is primarily pro Ukrainian propaganda and anti Russian smear campaign.

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

UKR propaganda and fallacies. They, however, BS about facts, so one can have some idea about the real facts

[@alexv1190]

@@cmorichie7202 ​ @CMO Richie no its not. everything theyre reporting are facts so how can it be propaganda? russian state tv is what propaganda looks like

[@allanvinluan3017]

yaaaa good 👍 trophy 🏆 for your country.....long live 🇺🇦

[@dcdennis7355]

Ukraine got a good deal on some of these weapons back in February. They were just laying on the ground, brand new, never been fired!

[@Tanuvein]

From the Ukrainian soldiers I've talked to its not very good. The hand grip shifts, messing up your sights, durability is fine but it gets clogged, faulty gas tubes, the selector for auto can blow over and completely cover the trigger, the hot end of the barrel isn't fully covered, etc. Starsky himself told me it was crap and no one wants to use them in Ukraine, and I only asked him after my other research showed all the problems.

[@johnprather1571]

The ukrn have small girls hands ukrn Nazis can't hold on to it

[@ericfergusson2202]

Just read this ,thankyou for this and you,very talked to starsky🙏

[@succatash]

Who tf would want to fire 680 shot burst in combat anyway. That's a lot of wasted ammo.

[@waltermachnicz5490]

examples examined in the west have shown shortcomings. For end tends to looseness (bad for sighting consuistancy) among others. Meant to be used with optical sights seldom in evidence so far.

[@acoustic296]

AK-74 is much better than AK-12.

[@JohnnyGardner2016]

There definitely aren't any bots in this comment section, that's for sure.

[@george5156]

Too funny dude

[@marktrujillo2150]

Any soldier and marine knows we fire 3 round bursts .lest you make yourself a Hotspot and the enemy concentrates all their firepower on you .besides you would burn out your barrels in short order firing full auto over prolonged time

[@donaldmackerer9032]

Yeah it makes no sense to have a weapon to do that. Unless you hit your target you would run out of ammunition fast and then be completely vulnerable. Plus it would be horribly expensive to shoot that way.

[@alanmoore2197]

Sounds like a great way to waste precious rounds - robustness, ease of use & maintenance, weight & long distance accuracy are far more important than rate of fire in the real world

[@zoolghiest7454]

Yeah probably terrible for a Ukranian but at the monstrous rate Russia is able to churn out ammunition shells and rockets these days its of no concern to them.

[@alanmoore2197]

@@zoolghiest7454 Their logistics still suck - though - getting munitions to the battlefield is their problem. They are running out of precision missiles all the time - so they aren't even close to keeping up. Years of corruption take their toll. Russia's military has many many severe problems that this campaign has highlighted clearly.

[@zoolghiest7454]

@@alanmoore2197thats interesting. Is that why the better part of Ukraines best trained soldiers are all destroyed or captured already and all of the countries infrastructure is kahblooey? Idk sound like an msm whale tail to me.

[@alanmoore2197]

@@zoolghiest7454 what the fuck has what you just said got to do with anything I said? You just losing the plot here Rusky boy? Russia has lost lots of so called elite troops too - seems like they weren’t so elite. Pretty embarrassing to have failed so badly so far.

[@MrJbrew69]

I’ve heard from other publications that the AK-12 is junk

[@bonk9614]

None can be trusted.

[@camouflagekumquat3412]

They are Junk watch Brandon Herrera over 9 hole talk about him

[@ibrahimmoncada7214]

AK-12 way cheaper than western rifles and Kalashnikov has a history of outperforming those weapons in real wars not at the shooting range or hunting deer

[@yogeshkumarallum2540]

It's not junk but sure does has design flaws

[@pwnzor3469]

this comment section is filled with delusional westerners calling ak12 junk yet never fired one lmao

[@stingaling]

As if it could have a magazine with 680 rounds in it.

[@seadfacic2924]

Omg....Nobody was talking about 680 rounds in one magazine...Cmon, just stop.Or you can go back to ghoast of Kyiv and belive that.Just stop and think.

[@nikeimizhongtomasch1880]

@@seadfacic2924 relax my bot friend. Your synthetic vodka is on the table.

[@seadfacic2924]

@@nikeimizhongtomasch1880 Three words-ghoast of Kyiv.Defend that or at least try.Getting my pop corn ready.:)

[@nfals6134]

​@@seadfacic2924Them dumbass can't even think about that lmao

[@paulmakinson1965]

Really good rifle, the Su-57 also is awesome, so is the T-14 Armata. The question is, how many have been fielded? Most are still fighting with the AK-74. Some even with legacy AK-47 and even with Mosin-Nagant bolt action rifles. And nobody seems to have decent optics. Russia has a lot of bling, but the essentials are lacking.

[@sqnhunter]

All its equipment is lacking...its all just bullshitz hype gone bad now they had to actually use it!

[@kyouskeuzumaki9673]

One thing though Russia at least keeps upgrades on the go if they haven’t fully fielded new weapons the new rifles should be easy to expand for fielding but the other stuff needs processing order numbers and more tests the Russians are already legends of rifles and missiles not to mention Putin probably is still weighing research funds to each part of its forces they have lots of bling to show but definitely can conjure some shit up Russia was always defensive so optics probably wasn’t too necessary even lacked new awacs planes and sometimes logistics probably wasn’t as immediate

[@sqnhunter]

@@kyouskeuzumaki9673 The russians stole the AK47 design and the ak74 and AK 12 are just old model revamped wood. They cant design jack shitz. Russia has lost 1500 tanks in last 4 months and built zero. This is because they have no steel, no tech without the west and no brains!

[@theidiotictroublemaker2281]

@@sqnhunter bro a single Russian t90 made the Ukrainian soldiers shit thier pants cus the atgm wad ineffective against the tank and the tank took out bunker after bunker and took heavy fires and had to be abandoned because all the ammo was finished and no fuel to return home

[@danutarzymkiewicz6423]

The rifles can be captured, sure. What about the bullets? The rifle alone is only trophy.

[@1ndragunawan]

Soviet standard bullets are way easier to find than Soviet standard artillery shell. Ukraine just need to kill a few Russian soldiers or ambush Supply convoy, and they're good for awhile.

[@user-ch1qv4qk4z]

Ukrainians use the same bullet sizes as Russians so they can use their own ammo. Same way Ukraine can use captured tanks and IFVs.

[@simplyruben3184]

I think you forgot Ukraine is a post-Soviet country meaning they most definitely have similair equipment and ammunition, hell Ukraine's domestically produced Malyuk bullpop is designed to fire both 5.45 and 5.56 respectively, so you can loot the dead corpses and shoot on or get resupplied by your own supply lines. TL;DR both countries have across the majority the same service rifles and thus same ammo types.

[@JustChill-zd4ib]

THey have tons of these bullets.

[@svidricksen]

The hk g36 does 900 rounds of continuous fire from 100 round mags

[@gamzillio]

But HK are way more expensive in production.

[@muddyhotdog4103]

That old g36 test was pretty fascinating especially considering they used 100 round mags which definitely got it hotter than using 30 rounders. And it wasn't even broken after the 900, they just stopped the test cuz it was on fire. But it was still chugging along. Heck even a standard m4 will push +/-700 rounds on average so the ak12 isn't *that* impressive in this regard. There's a private you tuber who about a month ago pushed a Radian ar15 over 1k + which was pretty crazy considering the gas system.. I see Ak's normally go down the minute there's some barrel warp, as the long stroke piston then goes out of alignment and fails to go into battery (usually at around +/-600ish rounds depending on if it's 762x39 or 5.45)

[@JustChill-zd4ib]

Nobody actually does that tho. Irrelevant theoretical info.

[@joelsullivan1248]

"Sophisticated" 🤣

[@jackmoorehead2036]

In all the gun writers I have seen and read, the AK 12 actually kind of sucks. It is heavy, no place to mount optics that would retain their zero, bad ergonomics, and all around poor work.

[@congorocks]

Propaganda

[@jackmoorehead2036]

@@congorocks no, actual engineering issues ,poor ergonomics and usually Russian quality issues. It's junk.

[@user-mq9em3sv2u]

Its just propoganda from ukraine first international media said this gun is grabage now all of a sudden its good. How can you even believe these hypocrites.

[@jackmoorehead2036]

@@user-mq9em3sv2u no at least 4 gun writers, some of whom are dedicated Klashnikov fans have tested and all came to the same conclusion, it isn't the modern gear it is cracked up to be. To heavy , no way to mount optics that keep zero, bad ergonomics. It is the perfect example of Russian hubris, it works, and thats about all you can say for it.

[@JustChill-zd4ib]

@@jackmoorehead2036 They are like history teachers who study history but never were actually there to experience and dothings. Who cares what they think? Real combatants say its alright.

[@djolemihojlic8946]

The kalashnikov group conducted a test 2 years ago where the Ak-12 was able to fire 480 where it cached fire it fired til 680 rounds where the barrel cracked with 5.56 magazine rounds it shows that it is able to fire 3 times more shots than the previous models and other automat rifles , go check the video at Kalashnikov group 😀

[@peteraguon5065]

Then why is it considered a great weapon? Barrel burnt, cracked, what else is new?

[@djolemihojlic8946]

@@peteraguon5065 what happens after you eat at chipotle your ass gets destroyed when you go to wc to dump yourself well here is the difference you are an clasical pistol and im an Ak 12 i can eat at chipotle for a month before i go to wc for a dump and still have some normal poop

[@djolemihojlic8946]

@@peteraguon5065 can an m 18 fire that much rounds i don't think so mate

[@mikelbrenn111]

No one does that kind of firing in real combat.

[@djolemihojlic8946]

@@mikelbrenn111 yea cus you would want to keep as much ammo as posible but for a test they cunducted it is no problemo and for machine guns

[@deltaruth9730]

Bravo Russia ✊

[@f-35lightningii6]

Russia military equipment poor can't win can't beat Ukraine like weapon America M4A1 and M16A4 try hard.

[@ErrorOptik]

I love how they are slowly converting to a M4 style rifle 😂

[@markedgette5463]

It also has no barrel climb due a sliding barrier it's accuracy is incredible in auto.

[@jphaolai526]

Only a titanium made ak would withstand that for even an hour of fighting.

[@goforthamericachannel]

It endured 680 consecutive shots before either it jammed or got too hot. Which exceeds the accepted criteria for the Russian forces to manufacture and deploy the unit for use in combat. It uses 15, 30 round clips. And I read somewhere that it could have an extended 50 round drum.

[@MF-Rell]

It's my a good weapon system.

[@rockyrocky5174]

Lol and I thought the corner shot was all that 🤣🤣

[@gilbertroberttuahuru4715]

Even a Three o eight Winchester is just as good 👍 😊 holds six in the magazine one in the barrel given to the right person. Glory to Ukraine

[@thomasjuniardi3559]

Because they probably had to killed previous holder of this riffle and the Russian won't give this riffle to ordinary conscript, it's a genuine war trophy 😬

[@user-ch1qv4qk4z]

AK 12 is a standard issue rifle for Russia so yes they do give conscripts these.

[@mrobocop1666]

@@user-ch1qv4qk4z Russia uses only contractors in Ukraine, all conscripts were sent home after couple of weeks of war

[@HemanthKumarJadhav]

Fire control group with 2-round burst and Selector lever are the problem. The prototype which Izmash arms made was perfect with AR-15 type selector lever and no funky 2 or 3 round burst mode.

[@123456qwful]

The Ak 103 prototype was easily better then the Ak 12 and better built, only reason they didn't go for it was because it cost more and we all know how Russian like to use cheap as the basis

[@mikaels6009]

@@123456qwful not cheap but creative.

[@HenrikSherwood]

The beryl fire selector system is fucking perfect, you can select safe and fire with the normal selector and there's an AR style selector that allows you to select full, burst or semi

[@magariyari2601]

Definitely agree on the point that current AK-12 has such an overcrowded fire selector.

[@damonp357]

America's new 6.8 Fury to Russia's 5.45, hold my beer.

[@doubleplusgoodthinker9434]

Better hope the 680 bullets don't change their minds and turn 180 degrees like their missile.

[@khiem1939]

Have shot a LOT of AKs, own several, cheap, not too accurate JUNK! The ONLY AK worthwhile is a 7.62 x 39mm upper on an AR lower, FAR BETTER RANGE and ACCURACY!

[@ArcanusLibero]

Focus is on the wrong thing. Any rifle that could not shoot successively 680 times would be very substandard. The questions that follow are more important. Where did the bullets go? What kind of grouping was accomplished and at what range? Was the barrel shot out by the stunt? What did the next 3 or 5 round group look like? Stunts are not combat effectiveness...

[@tj36b6]

They were saying continuous firing of 680 rounds ( one magazine after another) until the barrel or gas tube failed due to heat.

[@drmanhattan5219]

I can tell you from first hand experience, the M4 would not shoot 680 rounds (mag after mag without an issue. Neither the M249 machine gun is even worse. And don't argue with me. I shoot them as part of my job

[@tj36b6]

@@drmanhattan5219 I served in the U.S. army, and have experience with the SAW and m4 as well. I haven't seen a barrel failure test on either one, but Zenitco has a video for one of their handguards where an AK ( I believe it's a 74m ) goes over 800 rounds. If memory serves me correctly the barrel didn't fail, they just got worried about cooking off rounds.

[@piait.yunususkywatcher2977]

​@@tj36b6 good explanation

[@ArcanusLibero]

@@tj36b6 I said that. It was a stunt with little meaning and focusing on 680 rounds as a point of news is foolish as it represents almost no value. James Yeager and Iragveteran888 did better with many firearms over 10 years ago and none of us would carry some of the best in combat.

[@coloredplanetantinazifreak5521]

This rifle was made for real war...

[@chrissmith7669]

Amazing they’ve found a Russian conscript that lived long enough to fire 680 rounds. Oh. Just in testing. That makes more sense

[@oskng]

😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏 slava ukrajini

[@davethewastelander8326]

What do you mean🤣🤣 it's more impressive Ukrainians managed to steal some of those weapons as they are the ones who are loosing hahaha

[@JustChill-zd4ib]

Silly commentary

[@joeo2533]

I read some military opinions that the a545 is far superior and would have been the successor of the ak74m if not for the prestigious Kalashnikov name that came with the ak12.

[@BRANFED]

unless its a different 5.45.. there is no difference as the ak74 uses the 5.45x39.. just like the ak12.. the person that made the video acted like the 5.45 is new for russia. it is not. in afghanastan in the 80's, it was known as the 'poison bullet' AK12 5.45×39mm (AK-12, AK-12K) 7.62×39mm (AK-15, AK-15K) 5.56×45mm NATO (AK-19) 7.62×51mm NATO (AK-308) AK74 5.45×39mm KG!

[@ibrahimmoncada7214]

AK-12 way cheaper than western rifles and Kalashnikov has a history of outperforming those weapons in real wars not at the shooting range or hunting deer

[@occif2023]

@@BRANFED Exactly. You can get these in part kits from that era.

[@BRANFED]

@@ibrahimmoncada7214 partially correct.. the AK has a reputation for reliability but not so much for accuracy.The AK 12 is reported to be on par with western battle rifles

[@peter.a.langan5872]

The Russian AK 47 became a legend. It was not accurate but it was simple and effective and could be dropped in the dirt and puddles and still work fine. Technically better western rifles broke down a lot. In battle you need reliable. If the AK 12 is reliable it will do fine. The Russians generally go for simple robust killing weapons. Not fancy.

[@truth6763]

Putin is doing the right thing!!👍🇷🇺 A lesson for everyone. Russia is a strong power with the best weapons in the world. Glory of Russia!!✌️

[@jaja3359]

Russian bot thingz

[@chaosXP3RT]

The AK-12 is so bad! Not one good review of the gun on KZbin! Russian soldiers don't even get an optic with their AK-12, because Russian just doesn't have the money. Or if they do, the money gets lost to corruption. Watch any KZbin review of the gun, in English, or Russian. It's not a good gun.

[@truth6763]

@@chaosXP3RT Putin is doing the right thing!! A lesson for everyone. Russia is a strong power with the best weapons in the world. Glory of Russia!!✌️

[@truth6763]

@@jaja3359 Putin is doing the right thing!! A lesson for everyone. Russia is a strong power with the best weapons in the world. Glory of Russia!!✌️✌️✌️🇷🇺

[@jaja3359]

@@truth6763 Keep it going bot boys

[@cnccarving]

aleksei kalchnikov very few design got so much popularity

[@Ndhavuko_nyiko]

Many American KZbinrs gave this ak 12 bad ratings showing the amount of hate them have for Russia

[@drkunjidabalan6083]

If ukraine want it, join russian army then

[@SandorSoptei]

Russian weapon. Never fired. Dropped once

[@carrisasteveinnes1596]

How could you ever hold a zero, with the optic mounted on a rail that is mounted on the dust cover? Am I incorrect in this? My old issued L1A1 rifle had the same issue, and optics had to be mounted on the exisiting rear sight block, above the flip up sight. Poor for eye relief.

[@marktrujillo2150]

They are firing 680 rds hoping to hit something before the barrel burns out .

[@GridDownSurvival]

You are not wrong at all..

[@Tanuvein]

This is a problem noted with the AK12. It does, indeed, shift your sights.

[@tj36b6]

Zenitco makes a railed dust cover that holds zero perfectly, it has two arms on the front that screw into the lower handguard making it rock solid. I've put one through a lot of abuse and it never lost zero.

[@ghostgracechillr9091]

You need zenico furniture or side rail mount. Some other configurations i have seen is pic rail mounted on the rear sight. And dust cover attachment that only holds magnifier.

[@Alphalete7]

Watch some other sources on the AK-12's performance.

[@NS-hu1md]

Rusia fábrica las mejores armas.

[@jimmykim4555]

I would love to have this weapon, hopefully they will make it to the U.S. black market

[@rodricksteal1729]

с чего это они должны на черный рынок Америки попасть, это Россия, а не Украина

[@donaldmackerer9032]

Yeah me too.

[@donaldmackerer9032]

@@rodricksteal1729 because they always seem to make it to the black market because of corruption and greed. They're always people willing to smuggle them out if the price is right. It's a very lucrative business but dangerous. Can be fatal if you get caught.

[@rodricksteal1729]

@@donaldmackerer9032 Russia is not Ukraine. we generally use our weapons. we do not sell them) especially пендосам.

[@district5198]

“Believed to be more advanced” Come on CRUX REALLY! Of course they are more advanced… Enough of the bias towards Russia already.

[@nikeimizhongtomasch1880]

AK12 is a cheap crap though. Its creating process was a bribe nightmare.

[@agapitomelorques6364]

" I'M IN LOVE , AK-47 I'M SORRY BUT WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS . " **AK-47 WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR OL STAND BYE !**

[@buryank]

it is AK again, nothing special, but cheep, and what about the accuracy, after 200 shots, not 600

[@sogerc1]

All those rails on that renamed 74 doesn't do sh*t if you don't put anything on it. Not that you could, the rail sections on the handguard don't hold zero. Zenitco is right there, so what's up, Russia?

[@ibrahimmoncada7214]

AK-12 way cheaper than western rifles and Kalashnikov has a history of outperforming those weapons in real wars not at the shooting range or hunting deer

[@talkbigdosmall3192]

@@ibrahimmoncada7214 how dare you to said about western weapon low than russia. Even western weapons can shoot ghost of kyiv who never existed 😋

[@rowdy5697]

@@ibrahimmoncada7214 Way cheaper. That means cheap.

[@tj36b6]

Zenitco is definitely top of the line, but far too expensive to equip the entire military with.

[@sogerc1]

@@tj36b6 I suppose but somehow I doubt the URG-I furniture would be a lot cheaper. If you want to special military operate you've got to arm your soldiers, don't you?

[@gearoidt6761]

Remember when Russia was running out of missiles? Funny times 😂

[@mastermariner490]

Remember when you kept repeating the same comment for 3 weeks and still havent learned what presicion guided missiles are

[@davethewastelander8326]

Same with tanks lmao

[@one-metallica4156]

Sorry, but I think the Galil Ace is the best modernized Ak hybrid there is. The early prototypes of the Ak12 looked way better than the one the Russians now use.

[@kartikeygupta4075]

INDIA signed a pact to make the pm locally ,,,,,,,,,but it’s stalled

[@AjitMD]

AK-47 modern improved Russian or Ukrainian version are the best. Easy to manufacture, maintain, rarely jam. Heavier more stopping power bullets. Suitable for short, intermediate range. For long range, accuracy, etc need specialized guns. Regardless, this war need to stop. Russia don’t need extra land. Too much suffering.

[@khiem1939]

With a population 1/2 that of the USA and the Largest Country, Russian NEEDS to bring up their population, rather than getting them KILLED or they will CEASE to exist as a viable nation in less than 20 years!

[@levinavio2297]

AK-12 is an example of modernization failure.

[@davidrickwood5924]

680 bullets in a single magazine??? Probably not

[@YorktownUSA]

In reality, it's not that great. How do I know? I'm a member of the firearms community.

[@whiteprivilege7961]

I've heard there is problems with the gas system rotting out or blowing out due to heat .

[@kanishkbaweja1749]

Better not buy it then. Simple ...

[@scuba36fun]

680 rounds of none stop firing power, 22 magazines, it's just insane!! ...Older AKs will melt after 3 magazines of 90 rounds!

[@777VOID-1]

Meybe the ones made in Vagas factory but not russian. Us makes it illegally and with different type of metal.

[@thoibichanu8192]

680 shots non stop 👀 RIP barrel 🍳

[@garryb374]

The nonstop fire torture test is applied by most militaries to test new firearms. They will set a certain level of firing that they will deem necessary. The test is unrealistic. You have a table with full magazines and a guy in heat proof gear and a protection from burst barrels. The guy loads and fires each mag in one burst, so 95 round drums, 60 round mags and 30 round mags will be 95 round, 60 round and 30 round bursts respectively but the empty mag is dropped and a new mag is loaded immediately. Ironically this is clearly a test the German military never performed on their G36s. Soldiers had to find out the hard way.

[@psyclinez5985]

I would love to have a few of these AK-12s.

[@Zetler]

Its hilarious how the Russians are now adopting American-style smaller caliber rounds when the US is switching to larger Russian large caliber rounds for its future rifles.

[@leandrocerneira]

5.45x39 has been in use since the 70's

[@PerryKobalt]

Just like Korea switching their ammunition to Japanese rounds while Japanese themselves switched it to NATO Korean version

[@justmr9553]

@@leandrocerneira USA moving to 7.62 due to improvements in body armour

[@user-ch1qv4qk4z]

the AK 12 is actually using both

[@george5156]

@@justmr9553 the switch is to 277 fury

[@gigaforce1]

Nah.. not just in Russian but in World..best one..all weather type of riffel..

[@TheTurbulence312]

Out of those 680 shots fired none hit the target... ahahahah same old AK never change.

[@SW-ii5gg]

It actually has gone down hill.

[@MightyRude]

Brandon Herrera did a review. He’s the AK guy on KZbin and he said it isn’t bad but it isn’t good either. The front barrel guard is floating and has plastic picatinny rails, the gas tube is permanently fixed to the barrel, the safety/selector barely has an end stop and the hyper burst function is very prone to failure. The an94 (the rifle the AK12 was based on) was a much better rifle but costs, corruption and the takeover by kalasjnikov made it a huge fail.

[@codaalive5076]

Brandon has fought so many battles and won them that he surely knows it. He also knows all variations.

[@MightyRude]

@@codaalive5076 He’s like the biggest AK fanboy on KZbin and has a huge collection of Russian guns. It wasn’t easy for him to say the AK12 isn’t good but he couldn’t ignore the facts. To my knowledge the AK12 has 2 versions, the AK12 and the AK12k the only difference between the two is barrel length. Russian assault rifles before it were very good and the an94 was almost perfect (apart from the costs)

[@donaldmackerer9032]

🤔Hmmm, well maybe I wouldn't want to own one but I would still like to test it out on a range.

[@chaosXP3RT]

If you want proof the media lies, this video is it! 😂 The AK-12 is so bad! And the burst functions doesn't always work

[@2good4u_1.1M-views]

I believe you internet general.

[@chaosXP3RT]

@@2good4u_1.1M-views Watch literally any review of the AK-12. From Slovenia to the USA, the conclusion is the same: it's bad.

[@2good4u_1.1M-views]

@@chaosXP3RT Western reviews are like western news-FAKE kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5aph6yuf7Cfgtk

[@Nbmstr2000]

@@chaosXP3RT ok boomer

[@mikaels6009]

@@chaosXP3RT ok Russian hater.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

Nice of the Russians to donate so many rifles to Ukraine.

[@calenholt5045]

I’d rather have an AK-105 or Alpha AK than an AK-12. Think the AK-12 is the long barrel configuration and the AK-105 is the shorter barrel type configuration.

[@ericfergusson2202]

Great video but the 12 is clogging up according to others because of a inability to properly kclean due to a design fault with the gas port

[@mikaels6009]

Rumored

[@Tanuvein]

@@mikaels6009 You can find examples of stress testing them Ak12s on Ukrainian channels, some Slovenian and Polish ones too.

[@ericfergusson2202]

There are battlefield examples in ukraine with 5his or it could be the soldiers are not trained enough was my second thought

[@stibbbs]

Russian propaganda would like you to believe the AK-12 is the best thing since sliced cabbages. Field reports out of Ukraine have shown the AK-12 has some serious flaws, one of the worst is the selector lever will override the lower part of the receiver when pushed down too hard, resulting in a stoppage of the rifle. The chrome bore and muzzle will corrode rapidly if old corrosive ammunition is used. The gas tube cannot be removed for cleaning, and the front handguards can move making them useless for optics or other sighting devices. Also, if the Russian design is so great, why are they emulating the superior accessory designs of the AMERICAN M-4? CRUX has been posting a lot of Pro-Russian propaganda.

[@Blackfracolin1]

The west is the biggest bshiters in history il believe putin over our own priminister borris jhonson

[@joeyoung7732]

Your right the ak guy already proved the 74 is better a akm in 7.62 is better.....

[@snehilkumar6762]

Kalashnikavo 💥

[@jtf2dan]

How can they be a good weapon if lots of them are getting captured? Wouldnt the person with the best rifle still be alive?, as he had better accuracy and reliability? HMMM?

[@johnomolaye9957]

Russians all the way

[@jaja3359]

All the way into their graves, byeee!

[@shogun_1991]

All the way to hell

[@JukemDrawles87]

Yeah typical third world mentality

[@kellihorton1142]

Too bad the AK is a ripoff of the M1 Garand operating system (two lug rotating bolt). Go America!

[@kartikeygupta4075]

Yup

[@ohdearearthlings1879]

AK12 has so much wrong with it that Kalashnikov would be in tears. Ten years to design this hunk of crap is an embarrassment. I have decades of shooting experience. Hanging out around guns since four years old and shooting since eight years old.

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

Then you have every qualifications to be an American (with reference to your last two sentences).

[@ShiftJay08]

Tell me you are American without telling me you are American XD.

[@ibrahimmoncada7214]

You are either Brit or American and as Westerner you dont have anything good to say about Russia :)

[@HATCH5T]

Bro that piece of crap can handle all weather and battlefield caliberations lol

[@wolfvale7863]

@@ibrahimmoncada7214 Their tanks burn nice.

[@MrKamei]

India should buy some of that.

[@jayizquierdo9534]

ak-12 good choice in arma 3

[@michaelpryor8015]

That moment when you realize the Ak-47 was a total rip off of the 🇺🇸 made M1-Garand rotating bolt… 😜 that’s so cute.

[@SandorSoptei]

They stole the design from the German gun from ww2 I forget the name

[@siddharthbirdi]

@@SandorSoptei You're talking about the Sturmgwehr assault rifle, Shape and the tactical concept are the same but internal design is very different in the AK.

[@SandorSoptei]

@@siddharthbirdi yessir. thats the one. thanks man

[@thaipankatima658]

The AK variants are superior in terms of firepower largely because of its 7.62 caliber. But for many, it's like overkill That's why most of NATO prefer the 5.56 because it's enough to do the job. It's also lighter, making it easier to transport and carry around. Also. I don't believe that the AK-12 can fire 600 rounds without breaking. If you go burst mode with a drum magazine, the barrel is liable to break or melt off because of the extreme heat. In my opinion, stick with the tried and tested AK-47. We've all seen what Russian advance weapons can do lately. They're liable to shoot the wielder rather than the target. The boomerang missile being a fine example.

[@peterthys7431]

the enemy has more work with someone hit by a 5.56 caliber than a 7.62 caliber(dead) while he is helping he can't be shooting ......

[@amoslukyaa5792]

Thaipan Katina, why you people always resorts to negative comments about Russian stuff, where as NATO have no nonsense rifle by comparison - AK-X series are light years ahead of NATO stuff, take it or leave it up2U.

[@user-bx7ow5zn5u]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXW1YXhsfsRqbaM

[@justmr9553]

USA is moving to 7.62 calibre because body armour has improved

[@user-ch1qv4qk4z]

most AKs actualy shoot 5.45×39mm. AK 12 can shoot both 5.45s and 7.62s

[@user-ep5up4gs6i]

King of rifles

[@aschconformity7795]

it doesn't mean anything. the outcome is what's important.

[@florentgille8844]

trash compared to Nato's standard rifles

[@liya7568]

😂 Ak 47 was enough for the Taliban

[@oi2837]

I wonder why most of the world uses them....

[@imyourman.masculinityandst6058]

Useless western malfunctining weapons yeah lols.😂😂

[@motorrebell]

@@liya7568 Brought by SOVIETS that were Kicked out Afghanistan by the Mujaheddin 79- 89 !

[@Brewer420]

@@oi2837 because they are poor and can not afford better. wait till the new sig 6.8 starts ripping freedom holes threw the enemies

[@markandmellwhiteley7995]

l dont know about these rifles being captured as even Wali the Canadian sniper the best in the world game changer for Ukraine could not get a rifle and had to buy one from the black market LOL but maybe you are right as we see the Ukrainians winning the nato proxy war as they drop their weapons while running away retreating before death or surrender LOL

[@shanek6582]

0:23, I think that silver scope in the left pic, left side is the old first gen night vision scope they had in the 70s isn’t it? Better than nothing I guess but man, that’s low tech nowadays.

[@kimwilliams7051]

Hold on I thought that Russia was running out of weapons??

[@kellihorton1142]

AK 12 is shit. Can't retain zero on laser mounted to handguard and I have never owned an AR that fails to shoot several thousand rounds without cleaning. 680 rounds straight is barely more than what is considered a standard combat load.

[@wadephillips3887]

100% correct, I have seen nothing other than reports that the ak12 is complete garbage, and that is from gun jesus, ak Jesus and flannel daddy testing them out

[@txta786]

Bro as long as it shoots. Damn AR would jam up every 100 rounds or so with sand if you'd didn't cleans and lube it regularly. And in combat sometimes you don't have time

[@neitho4482]

People in Ukraine: Paying the price for Zelensky's foolish act. People in 3rd world nations: Zelensky, please stay neutral and end the misery of your people. People in modern societies: We will make sure that this war does not end by supplying weapons worth billions of dollars to Ukraine. We will fight Russia in Ukraine to the last Ukrainian. Slava Ukraine.

[@Brewer420]

third worlder

[@nigelroche7888]

Bloody big magazine to hold 680 rounds!

[@vikaskhan6482]

They are a hot item in Pakistans gun market, have been imported in large quantity in Peshawar. Has free floating barrel, lots of picatinny rail for accessory attachment, the barrel is cold hammer forged.. Improved muzzle device.

[@shootingsportstransparency7461]

Love all those Russian non-existent or failing super weapons like cardboard mockup or turret launch tanks, battleships turning into submarines and now this jamming AK-12 potato plug shooter kzbin.info/www/bejne/l33ZXopvmsp9qac

[@Rasmajnoon]

Lots of those pop up weapons are mysteriously dirt napping thousands of ukros

[@HATCH5T]

Has America even did anything with their so called superweapons other than using it on people with ak47s and rpgs? and still losing? lol

[@shootingsportstransparency7461]

@@Rasmajnoon Naaa mostly old-fashioned and banned terror weapons Putin's Hares brigades safely can fire from a safe long distance

[@Rasmajnoon]

@@shootingsportstransparency7461 didnt think anything russian worked?how come so many bugs are fat in ukraine,azovs,aidars,right sector,ukros,foreign mercs wasted,by overheated air conditioner?

[@imyourman.masculinityandst6058]

As if US weapons are that great lols more than half of the javelines and stingers they sent to ukraine malfunctioned such a expensive useless piece of garbage btw the f35 is a submarine too it's great for a plane to be a submarine very stealthy it dives in the sea.😂😂😂

[@manfromindia]

If you are with Ukraine you are with democracy, secularism, liberalism, freedom and human rights 💪 If you are with Russia you are with autocracy, oligarchy, fascism, kleptocracy, dictatorship and violation of human rights Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦 Ukrainians are lions 🦁

[@imyourman.masculinityandst6058]

😂😂😂😂 wtf they are not shut up it's funny.

[@sandydijon]

Love Russia

[@marie-floreddy667]

AND if we listen to yr bs we'll end up at the slave markets n plantations never mind casinos and brothels

[@bigmock141]

Lions don't ask for help to fight

[@imyourman.masculinityandst6058]

@@bigmock141not a lion no they are actually a hayena with a gang mentality such a attitude of the west.

[@zoolghiest7454]

The kalashnikov smart shotgun is something else lol.

[@currawong60911368]

meh... Popular battlefield trophies include T-72, T-80, T-90, MT-LB, BMP.... you get the idea...