Russia's AK 47 Rifle Evolution to the NEW AK-12

[@theimmortal4718]

New AKs shoot 5.45? The Russians have been using that round for nearly 50 years. Who doesn't know this?

[@BloPsy__]

You know, people who thinks that "AK-47" is the main battle rifle of Russian army and that AKs aren't accurate.

[@skalaskala2484]

@@BloPsy__ what are you guys talking about the russians still use the russian musket M1715

[@racelkatyusha403]

@@skalaskala2484 atleast it can kill

[@SCH292]

@@BloPsy__ Too be honest EVEN AK47 fan boys doesn't know either. You know..the typical AK fan boy who doesn't know anything "before Vietnam or after Vietnam" and he only talk about Nam. When you tell them that Russia switched to 5.45x39, explain why, tell the history of the AK, Russia no longer uses the AKM and more HISTORY they get very very upset.

[@jasonpawulo1101]

@@SCH292 tell them that AK"47" never actually existed lol

[@matyasdivis2075]

Casually forgeting about ak-74 and 100 series, which were used far more than 47

[@Johngottisentme]

100 series never made it

[@matyasdivis2075]

I've seen special forces members with ak-104 and ak-105

[@connfeebruh9439]

@@Johngottisentme I think 100 series is used within Russia's equivalent of special forces though I'm not fully sure. It'd make sense, similar to how U.S special forces sometimes use stuff like HK416s and SCARs

[@chiken6559]

@@connfeebruh9439 fun fact: in russia, special forces operators use HK416 far more often than any AK

[@connfeebruh9439]

@Luke L. True, alot of people switched to the AKM because it was literally just a better AK47, so the only ones with 47s are people like collectors

[@indonesiansasquatch4926]

what the hell are you talking about they've been on 5.45 since 1974

[@crayonchomper1180]

I was going to say that but thankfully you beat me to it

[@kaydenpow3403]

you know what's funnier than 74... 75

[@cropathfinder]

you expect a fake ex-military channel to know their shit xD

[@Len1977gt]

@@cropathfinder u mad?

[@cropathfinder]

@@Len1977gt i mean can you not see the "xD" at the end and no i don't care about stolen valor like the tards i just laugh at all the fake channels trying to profit on being "ex military" like there are even gaming ones like "original human" and he is so obviously fake its LOLROFL levels of funny

[@paleoph6168]

3:34 The AK-74M didn't directly replace the AK-47, it replaced the AK-74 which in turn replaced the AKM which also in turn replaced the AK-47.

[@magoslucius4245]

So ultimately it did replace the ak 47 in the end

[@paleoph6168]

@@magoslucius4245 not directly though

[@nigbigger4019]

@@paleoph6168 He even says it replaced them in 1974, Which AK-74M was produced in 1991

[@paleoph6168]

@@nigbigger4019 yeah that too.

[@nigbigger4019]

I sayed "He Event" didn't i

[@kevindasupa873]

NATO: FN FAL, M4A1, G3, FAMAS, M16 Russia: "AK"

[@no-dk1vi]

SMG = short barrel Ak LMG = big mag Ak Sniper = long barrel Ak

[@whiskeyactual.]

There's no innovation with communism.

[@randomka-52alligatorthatis34]

@@whiskeyactual. if it works, it works.

[@HanSolo__]

@@randomka-52alligatorthatis34 Its actually the single piece that did worked quite well. All the other war stuff they made was shit this way or the other. T-34, PPSZ, lots of trucks, T-72. BMP-1 (which was a great design but became fucked-up piece in production runs). ...Or it was expesive and/or complicated. Yes T-55 and T-72 are a nightmare designs when it comes to any bigger service. The same was with T-34 engines. They could switch it fast but fixing was a nightmare. 100% strip of the AK a nightmare as well.

[@arshbahl1074]

I love how the 74u, Dragunov, RPK, Saiga 12, and the AK 12 are all variations of the AK platform

[@sannidhyabalkote9536]

" It can be counted with the most basic of tools The Hammer, The Sickle, The AK-47"

[@burgerbro6753]

I salute you fellow ahoy watcher

[@canaluludorel5838]

Xbox ahoy

[@sannidhyabalkote9536]

@@burgerbro6753 salute

[@shong42]

ahoy!

[@judsongaiden9878]

I just re-watched that one earlier today!

[@knightpaulman4686]

Brandon Herrera better react to this abomination of a video.

[@spanningbread]

Ikr

[@iamscoutstfu]

Followed up with a deep dive by Ian MCollum.

[@wolfza2630]

Amen. I'd like gun jesus to also say some words from the Kalashnikov scriptures, followed by a baptism in nitrosol and gun oil.

[@DogeGaming55]

Abomination?

[@wolfza2630]

@@DogeGaming55 A largely, historically and factually inaccurate dumpster-fire of a youtube firearm video.

[@jsphfalcon]

I doubt everyone can be a sniper. Not everyone will want to poop in their pants until the perfect target shows up. There is this level of self discipline that just can't be for everyone.

[@lurgee1706]

I guess what he wanted to say is that everyone can be a designated marksman rather than a sniper. Which is still not really true anyway.

[@vladimirlenin5660]

@@lurgee1706 Yes it is, due to the enhanced ability of the new scopes.

[@josephfranzen5626]

@@lurgee1706 I’m not sure when/if you’ve ever spent any time in a modern infantry unit but I can tell you from experience the ease at which I can acquire a target at 400 meters and put accurate fire on it has increased exponentially due primarily to increases in battle proven optics. When I first went into the Army in 2004 we qualified with M16A2’s and were issued M4A1’s once I arrived at the 82nd 1st/504th. Granted being an E3 with that chunky enlistment bonus I purchased a beautiful EO-Tech setup with a magnifier and some other mail order tacticool kit but it couldn’t compensate for my lack of experience or the short comings of what is essentially a short to mid range optic that with the exception of the magnifier didn’t offer any sort of magnification based on tactical and mission needs. Fast forward to 2011 and again in 2020 and working for a specific PMC company as a designated defensive marksman we used very high end digital optics that offered up to 6x magnification and as little as 1x. The rifle I used fired the same 5.56mm round that my M4 fired albeit with a far superior build quality, but my personal ability to acquire and engage targets past 400 meters was increased ten fold and this is not due to me doing my best Chris Kyle impression. Variables aside the largest contributing factor was the quality and power of optics utilized. To be clear it wasn’t very often that we would engage targets out at that distance but the other advantage of having a versatile optic was the fact that I could observe possible threats and get an accurate depiction of the current strategic situation as it unfolds as opposed to having to rely on an ISAF or coalition Intel report that was 6 hours old at that point and wasn’t of much use in that regard.

[@noodles5438]

Don’t Russia already use the 5.45?

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

Ever since the AK-74 was created

[@FreedomandBaconHomestead]

Only since 1974 so a pretty recent change. ;)

[@theimmortal4718]

@@hiteshadhikari Almost 50 years, now

[@datdankbloke8394]

Yeah “apparently” people didn’t know that they changed caliber 40 years ago

[@kronoscommunist1578]

The new AK has 5.56x45

[@keithberger8998]

Why does he make it sound like the 5.45mm round is a new ammo? It's been with them since they've started using the AK-74 back in the 70's (1974). The fact that western countries are still using the term "AK-47" for the entire family is kinda obsolete. Most of the AKs that were distributed around the world are AKMs aside from the Chinese clones and variants from the former Warsaw Pact countries. While the AK-74 and their 5.45mm ammunition are only confined to Russia and the former Soviet Republics with the exception of other countries (Syria, Cyprus, Nigeria, and North Korea).

[@Its_Katyusha232]

The Chinese AK clone is called the RayK

[@LAHFaust]

Nit-picking that people call AKMs an AK-47 is like nit-picking when someone calls a M16A1 a M16.

[@BloPsy__]

@@LAHFaust I mean.. Change from AKs to AKM was kinda a big deal since AKM used finalized stamping technology. Not even mentioning the fact that AK-47 is a trials prototype so yeah...

[@arthas640]

thats kind of like calling the M16, AR16, M-1, M-4, and all their variants/clones an "M16".

[@Wabbaaajack]

he said the ak12 was new not the 5.45

[@Ni999]

"Boris?" _"Yes Natasha?"_ "Moose and Squirrel are calling Secret Top Plan _Ratfinknik rifle!"_ _"Moose and Squirrel are nogoodniks! Am making another secret plan to take care of them!"_ "Boris, dahrling, *not again!"*

[@GatCat]

Lol, I created voices for this. I liked it.

[@glennhynes5263]

I m just going to wait for the off Broadway musical.

[@Ni999]

@@glennhynes5263 _Rocky and Bullwinkle - Minisode 09_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3nUqmCZnbWApK8

[@morganb6717]

absolutely read this in their originally aired voices. ah, good times.

[@Ni999]

@@morganb6717 _Nothing up my sleeve... Presto!_

[@workinprogress5936]

I'm supposed to be working, but yet I'm watching this :D

[@DeathByCactus]

I am your boss. Get back to work.

[@siege2928]

Glory's of wfh right now 🤣

[@BigBoiBleu]

Same

[@Planked]

You’ll feel better when you buy a goat gun for you boss

[@zanzabar53]

Seconded!

[@sir_potoo]

> Calls most AKs an AK-47 > Says the AK74M was used back in 1974, when the original '74 was made

[@nikik5567]

Yeah there’s a few issues in the accuracy in his information.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I thought it was the AK74N

[@KrokLP]

@@Eduardo_Espinoza the "N" in AK designations means that that rifle got an optics rail that can hold nightvision optics. That designation was used for AKM and AK74. S stands for folding stock. U stands for short barrel. B stands for silenced. There's AKMS-N, AKS74-UB, AK74N, etc. All AK74M have an optics rail from the factory as well as a folding stock and are able to take a silencer, so there are no AKS-74M, etc

[@Someone-lr6gu]

@Charles McCarron AKM is a different rifle

[@get_serious4953]

Any country when Soviets still exists : Likes soviet union Soviet Union : You get an AK! And you get an AK! And you get an AK!

[@tophatminion.7558]

Random country:but I need a sniper rifle Soviet Union :da you get long AK Random country2:but we want a heavy machine gun Soviet Union :da you get heavy AK Random country3: but we need a sub machine gun Soviet Union :da you get small AK Random country4:but Soviet Union :DA YOU GET AK!!!!!!!!

[@noodles5438]

USSR: You get an Ak, AND You Get An AK, AND EVERYONE GETS AN AK. Cuba: I love you Russia!!! USSR: You get a FAL

[@jaquinhelp7298]

@@noodles5438 PFFT this made my day

[@TheHitman644]

@@tophatminion.7558 For smg, More like you get an AK but small boolet.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@tophatminion.7558 Soviets: Oy Vadim, what we gonna do about shotgun. Soviet Arms Engineering: AH GOOD QUESTION COMRADE! *Full Auto AK Shotgun*

[@66Vulcan66]

"Strehwinher" I'm dead

[@halahmilksheikh]

If you google that word, nothing shows up. I'm honestly impressed.

[@jacobhunter6891]

Stormweener

[@maxaters]

This video is misleading, just like majority of the American media about the AK (I’m an American vet). Russian military had switched to the AK-74 & its advanced 5.45x39 caliber in 1974...Meaning they have learned about the M-16 long ago, and perfected the AK accordingly. That being said, all this bs about Russians having inferior rifles is the definition of propaganda. AK-74 is a superior gun to anything ever created in the AR/M16/M4 series. AK-74 accuracy is comparable to the ARs, while having less recoil and maintaining the same level of reliability as previous AK’s. It also has the short u version and a plethora of other mods for spec ops and beats AR’s by a long shot. That being said, it could be said that Russians had better service rifles since 1970s and with the arrival of AK-12 their advantage in assault rifles is even greater. Of course, military power isn’t determined by only service rifles used, so it is undeniable that US military is the worlds greatest. Nevertheless, as an Army vet I would say it is important to have correct information about your enemy. During my 6 years in the military, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the M4/M16 is more accurate than AK-47 argument, because a big share of our service men still are convinced that Russian use the 47/AKM that were phased out almost half a century ago. I can’t tell you how annoying it can get to have to clean your gun after every single mission and still have to wonder if it’ll jam, because in Iraq - dust/sand are constantly present in the air...and that is just the tip of the iceberg

[@Tool683]

Take the brake off the 74 then tell me it has less recoil than an AR. I would also still say AR's are slightly more accurate than AK's in terms of absolute potential. AK's are also heavier than AR's of the same length and barrel profile. In my view, an AR is a better weapon for special forces units, and an AK, since it's retard-proof, is better suited for standard grunts.

[@strellettes8511]

@@Tool683 "Take the break off the 74 then tell me it has less recoil than an AR." What kind if a retard argument is that? Yeah, you take off the recoil COMPENSATOR and surprise, it has more recoil. Solution? idfk maybe dont take the muzzle brake off????

[@panzerschiff9805]

This has probably to do with all the AKM's and Chinese clones popping up in the middle east and so they think they're freshly from Russia even though most of the Middle eastern rifles are more than 30-40 years old.

[@Daokl]

Alongside with ak-12 (and much more interesting and special a-545) an ak-15 and a-762 were adopted, both chambered in 7.62*39 - so I'd say 7.62 is still pretty much alive in russian military, only used less widely than 5.45.

[@cacheman2937]

The Russians have been using 5.45 since their Afghan war 40 years ago it's not like they are switching rounds. The AKM is the prominent 7.62 weapon, not the AK47. And the AK 12 has been around for a while it's nothing new. Did you guys just throw a video together without fact checking anything?

[@fidamdsaini8452]

When the US /Coalition went up against the Mujahideen/Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan they found the AKs used 5.45x39 as opposed to 7.62x39.

[@jabbafo]

Yeah, I was going to say, only support troops were even being issued with akm's, and that was a long long long time ago....none of this is even close to new. People should watch Vickers videos on his time in Russia with ak platforms.

[@THEESVN]

They just want to make another video to decredit Kalashnikov on the AK-47. They alsp said bullshit about Kalashnikov involment in the Ak12 even though he stop working at izhmash since the 90s. Only his son remain at izhmash but he past away a few year after his father.

[@mrguiltyfool]

Also there is ak 15

[@sanguinemoon9201]

@@mrguiltyfool it is 7.62x39 and used by specialized units.

[@justicechestnut3950]

They’ve been using 5.45x39 for 40 years now and the ak74m didn’t replace the ak47 there were multiple rifles in between those upgrades

[@WarriorPoet01]

This video contained so many historical, and pronunciation, errors that I literally started to get a headache. Published needs to read the comments, then delete this video, pick up a firearms history book and do some real research (not Wikipedia) and start over. There are so many resources out there to find correct info that the errors in this are simply inexcusable. I feel bad for the 3K who gave it a thumbs up, because they just got dumbed down.

[@GhostHJK]

true, I can't understand where he got the information about the change of caliber, I didn't hear anything about it at all it feels like he's taking it out of thin air

[@Tool683]

Hey that's disrespectful to Wikipedia

[@iannordin5250]

A good portion of this channels videos are like this

[@dbt7624]

Матвей Дьячков exactly the ak12 is literally 5.45 and ak15 in7.62 and he then brings up propaganda even tho historians and experts time after time have proven that Kalashnikov was the one who mainly engineered it along side others

[@magoslucius4245]

It's easy to read from Wikipedia remember!

[@Seth9809]

Actually, Kalash was brought into a circle of highly skilled firearms designers and deliberately allowed to take advice or ideas from them at will, because they believed he had talent, but he was very new to designing firearms. You are right about several assistants however.

[@TK199999]

In discovered documents from the original trials where Kalashnikov prototype AK was first tested against other designers attempts. Kalashnikov was the most junior designer involved and so didn't really have an ego (Kalashnikov was known for his humility for rest of his life). So when the testing committee and some of his assistance gave recommendations on how to improve his prototype. Kalashnikov was the only designer of the three in the trial, the others being Tokarev and Degtyaryov to actually do that. They rest just made minor changes but ignored the committees suggestions and requests. So when second trial came around, the Army committee saw only Kalashnikov was trying to meet their requirements. So they picked his AK as the new submachine gun for the Red Army. It's only later after more testing did the Soviets realize they had an 'assault' rifle on their hands.

[@crackshot4888]

Wasn't the AK-74 chambered for 5.45x39mm as well? I thought the Russian military switching to the 5.45x39mm wasn't new.

[@Markov092]

You are right. 5.45 has been used since 70's with AK-74.

[@namesurname624]

I like your videos but this one is too superficial and with a lot of mistakes/misframings intentional or not. I would recommend for people who want to hear the full history of the AK series and the AK12 in particular to go to Kalashnikov Media youtube channel. Some videos are in English, other in Russian. Most have subtitles.

[@gheetza14]

They have an english channel and a russion one.

[@sanguinemoon9201]

Also listen to interview with Max Poppenker on forgotten weapons channel. That is a true expert on the AK.

[@Tool683]

I agree this is atrociously sourced, but recommending literal Russian propaganda as an alternative is uh....

[@ganonstonebreaker4231]

@@Tool683 Kalashnikov Media lied during the first video comparing the AK-12 to the AR-15, wanting to make both rifles "equal"...rather than simply different weapons for different tasks. My evidence? The snow test and the indoor accuracy test.

[@EvilClipazine]

@@ganonstonebreaker4231 oh my god the accuracy test video made my head spin.

[@timredfeathers7317]

Half of the stuff you said is incorrect. I would like to help you with the AK, but I don’t know how to reach you.

[@wat8437]

sturmweigehr

[@Stonemask5]

Especially the part about 5.45 being new despite it being standard for close to half a century at this point.

[@off-whitebandit3830]

This guy really said the AK-74M was used in the 70s and 80s

[@sadstitchedeyes3202]

The sturmgewehr thing is pronounced "shturmgever"

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Strum winner!

[@LAHFaust]

I'd toss an h before the second r, or An e at the end. Gever looks like the ere is pronounced like lever or fever, when it's more like where

[@magoslucius4245]

It's shturmgehvAIR

[@bro26mohw]

Shturmgevair

[@MrMattumbo]

They're not just now switching to 5.45, they've been using it since before they invaded Afganistan. They saw us move to 5.56 and decided they had to copy the concept immediately. It's also not a better round, soldiers who had a choice preferred 7.62x39 for both its raw stopping power and the fact it didn't ricochet as easily inside buildings.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Yeah, this seems strange to me, the ak47, as in the 1947 pattern, was retired in the 50s. 40s: ak47, 7.62 WP 50s: AKM, 7.62 WP 70s: AK74 (1974 pattern) 5.45 00s: AK12 with more recoil suppression Soviet and subsequently Russian doctrine calls for massed fairly accurate fully automatic fire from a conscript army. Russia's moved to a professional army with reserves but kept the fully automatic requirement. You can see this in the recoil impulse of the 5.45, much smaller than the 5.56.

[@noobguy9973]

I mean there are still so many stuff about transportation , production , logistics etc. thats why even with never super crazy startrek weapons so many big countries still use similar weapons because they already have tons of guns lying around and they don't give a f*ck about infantry better to invest those funds to unmanned drones tbh

[@coreecc]

Well, I'm from Russia) And all the AKs that me and my friends saw were AK74/AKS74, AKSU, RPK74 - all chambered in 5.45mm different types (fmj, sport, ap). And all men at the age of 18 obliged to go in the Army (1year) /Navy(2years), etc. Bout optics- if u cant shoot straight without reflex sight - u wont be better with it

[@toade1583]

He never said they're now switching to the 5.45, he's saying that they're going to switch to a intermediate cartridge meaning between 5.56 and 7.62

[@Tool683]

It is a better round in many ways, and they seem to agree. Shoots flatter, far less recoil, easier to train on and be effective with, better ballistic coefficient.... Like everything it has its downsides but 5.56 has many of those same issues

[@CosmonautCollins]

Jesus, this video is painful to watch.

[@ManWithoutASpleen]

the thumbnail alone is xD

[@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622]

How?

[@wolfza2630]

@@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 Because it's horribly innacurate from start to finish.

[@spanningbread]

Mawande Shabalala mispronunciations, straight up over sights, and lies and just incorrectness all along

[@kouzelnajitrnice]

@Lucileide Ribeiro dos Passos it's true the video is just wrong and full of american propaganda and the pronunciation that's just disrespect

[@dejantamindzija7749]

Were you living under a rock? Russia has been 100% switched to 5.45 since 90s, witk AK74 and 74M. They just upgraded AK-74M to AK-12 from 2018, which is currently under way

[@charlesfisher3983]

Does this guy get off on mispronouncing words? Like seriously? Avmatov?

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

It was intentional I believe. Just to poke fun at the name

[@oompalumpus699]

It's a part of the good 'ole Chris Cappy charm. Getting things wrong and mispronouncing stuff. Makes him lovable though.

[@wat8437]

@Sigkim clever ;P

[@KennyNGA]

@@ChaplainPhantasm seems more like american ignorance to me americans tend to pronounce everything english instead of making the effort to learn the pronunciation

[@worldoftancraft]

@@KennyNGA i feel very annoyed with those un_mutual standards, double ones. When he's don't give a shit about - it is okay, however when you do mistakes(Thanks eNglish/French's wonderful spelling) *[mistakes like "say-lee", instead of "see-lee" - silly]* - "omg, haw dare ju"!

[@andgame4857]

It is worth mentioning, that the main idea behind the legendary reliability of the AK-47 is the concept of relaxing elements of the weapon after the shot is fired. You can see all those wibbly-wobbly movements of its parts during the cartridge extraction phase, which allow parts to move relatively easily, just to tide themselves together again right before the next shot. This way internal parts don't get too affected by the dirt during the motion cycle, for example.

[@rookie.9175]

What about the ak100 series?

[@daltonmann4916]

thats a weapon right there! give me one of these and i will write my name on the enemies chest! swwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

[@halahmilksheikh]

I'm glad you fixed your teleprompter bro, it sounds so much better now. No more awkward cutoffs, weird sounding words. Just as I type this you say vers-ion but it's much, much better

[@roguesqadronairsoft]

Strehwinher 44? That's a new one. Sturmgewehr 44 pronounced (shtorm-Gevere). Gotta make us Americans look bad and uncultured huh?

[@tankadar]

nah he doesnt need to we already think americans are less cultured than us ;)

[@gkky_]

Nah, he looks cultured to people that get jokes everywhere else in the world.

[@JuniorJuni070]

You pronounced it wrong too lol.

[@worldoftancraft]

Sorry, but your countryman/compatriots always do that. My experience is kinda a sad one.

[@acostamarcelo298]

This is insulting, at least.

[@MrBioniclefan1]

I know right

[@migueltraviesa2987]

I think that the 5.45x39 was created back in 1974 in conjunction with the AK 74 so it is also a veteran cartridge but quite unknown for many people. I have seen comparison with 5.56 in KZbin and the 5.45 seems to penetrate deeply. Greetings from Spain, I enjoy a lot your vídeos

[@themostokaypersonever84]

Were there people out there that didn't actually know about 5.45?

[@armvex]

iy

[@BloPsy__]

Bruh, some people are using "AK-47" for all AKs. So yeah.. :D

[@MrLense]

You need an afternoon with Brandon

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodli3559]

Pls sign him and the writers up for a coarse with Brandon . I normally enjoy task and purpose content , but after this video and all the inaccuracies which could have been fixed with a google search , I am disappointed

[@nikik5567]

Or Ian. Like just anyone who has real knowledge of the platform and it’s use over the years.

[@x39aesthetics]

Brandon doesn't know shit

[@honzabalak3462]

@@x39aesthetics But at least he's capable of doing some research and educate himself before making a video. That's still much better than this shit we just all watched.

[@danielcurtis1434]

He’s kind of ignoring the whole fact that the first gun the one that Mikhail Kalashnikov designed was actually a sub machine gun. Basically he was in the running for the PPS 43 trials or what would become the PPS 43. After Siminoff design won he ended up deciding to try for an assault rifle in the 76 2 x 39 cartridge.You need to keep in mind the AK 47 was actually the third gun to be chambered for the 76 2 x 39 cartridge after the RPD and SKS.

[@atomicgringo6710]

The 5.45 round really is awesome. I have a older Romanian 74 with the AK74 muzzle brake and the recoil is literally next to nothing. It has less recoil than a tricked put 5.56 AK I own

[@joshred1571]

You thought you know about the ak. Talk to AK Daddy

[@joshred1571]

He’s only one allowed to study the power of 7.62

[@joshred1571]

This is joke don’t take offense

[@Grasyl]

The original M16 could mount optics, they were put in the caring handle and fixed via a screw going through a hole in the handle.

[@ad_v]

Yeah, the israeli still use the good ol' trijicon reflex on their m4a1's

[@casbot71]

Why don't Russia and America collaborate on a new round? After all they now collaborate on … _*[Insert political comment here]._

[@RussianJan1tor]

it has been debunked many times already that the "stermgewehr!" only has one similar part (which i forgot) might need to go back to the akgroup channel to confirm.

[@gustianopamukir6150]

Task & Purpose : anyone can be a sniper Me, never once put hand on any gun : am I? 😯

[@TheArmourersBench]

This is so all over the place.

[@janke7169]

Did whoever write the script found out there is more to the ak family than the fabled "47" like 5 minutes before making the video? 5.45 has been introduced over 40 years ago. 40! There have been an insane amount of variations in this "family tree", yet this video tries to convince the audience russians just went straight from an AK-47 (which was quickly replaced with AKM anyways) straight to the AK-12.

[@MrNigzy23]

Compare the 74 to the 47m, you'll find that the 74 was and is just a re-chambered 47m. It's practically the same weapon system with only minor changes made to the internal systems. Cappy compares the bullets, which is more accurate when comparing the AK's because, like I said, the changes are mainly because of the re-chamber. The 74m had some changes but that wasn't adopted till '91 and this is the 74 we see today with the polymer furniture. (It also took the AKM over ten years before being replaced by the AKM.) But yeah, there was no radical change in weapon system design from the 47 to 74 so the omission of the 74 is okay as everything shown (like the animated parts.) of the 47 would apply to the 74 just with the 74 would come cosmetic changes as the 47 and 74 share around half the same components. AEK's aren't part of the Kalashnikov family tree so they don't count either. Even the later AK's like the AK-103 is just an AKM in a polymer dress. The whole AK series is practically the same other than the round it actually fires. No other AK model besides the 47 (and derivatives.) and the 74 (also with derivatives.) was formally adopted by the Soviets or by the Russian Federation up until the AK-12 was given the go ahead.

[@ukromarine426]

CHECK YOUR FACTS!!! There are actually two versions of AK-12, the old one was developed in 2011, tested in 2012 and ultimately did not go anywhere. What is called an AK-12 now is a totally different gun. It is basically an AK-74M but with picattiny rails on it. The old AK-12 had a bolt hold open, ambidexterous controls, new bolt design and overall was much more sophisticated than the current version. Thanks to my government we just have a meaner looking AK-74 instead of an actually modern combat rifle. Although there were some talks about further implementation of AEK-971(which was the gun that won the trials in 2012. And it's a predecessor of AN-94 "Abakan") into FSB and elite army units. You should make a video about that.

[@wolfza2630]

I hope he stops making anything besides microwave popcorn in future. At least that can't be messes up too badly.

[@addrevenue4174]

Goat guns lowkey lookin pretty coo

[@eskimo05w]

6:14 This weapon looks a awful lot like a _Sturmgewehr 44_ (pronounced SHTURM ghe vair). Literally translated as _assault rifle._

[@tankadar]

That IS an STG. Idk from where he took that awful name tho

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

I think that's the joke. His bad pronnounciation.

[@antonine.rodrigue8769]

I like the naming "Strehwinher" haha. As a german speaker I do understand how hard it is to pronounce Sturmgewehr! Good job from Canada!

[@bro26mohw]

As an English speaker, I also don’t understand why it’s so hard to pronounce “sturmgewehr”.

[@antonine.rodrigue8769]

@@bro26mohw Sometime it's hard to visualise the pronunciation of words with many consonant from the german language (St = "sht" sound, accent on the vowel before an "h" z.b.). With pratice, it gets much easier I'll admit!

[@riichobamin7612]

This guy is the picture perfect archetype of the Americans being uncultured with no respect for the linguistic nuances and semantics of foreign languages 😂

[@comradethorn6803]

Funny enough it wasn't the STG 44 that was the predecessor to the AK but actually the Garand is where Mikhail took inspiration of (his own words)

[@BlitzTaco]

The red army has been using 5.45 for a bit now, the AK-74 uses this intermediate round

[@honzabalak3462]

Hold your horses. On one hand you are complaining that he didn't do his research, but on the other hand you have the same problem. The Red army was officially renamed to Soviet army after WWII. You can even see it on the uniform itself. The cold war uniforms have CA written on their shoulders (SA in cyrillic), which stands for "Советская армия" (Soviet army).

[@michaelbrunner6951]

Little known fact, the bolt is based on the M1 Garand. He wrote about it in his book, he was looking at various firearms for design inspiration. The Auvtomat Kalashnikov has a bolt that is basically a sideways M1 Garand bolt and piston.

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

*"Strumweiner."* Damn, I will call it that now.

[@jayshrivastav1100]

Great video mate I expected i honestly didn't expected to end it sooner as it did

[@judsongaiden9878]

5.45 has been the Russian standard since 1974.

[@thetruthispotenza3602]

He's an expert shooter. I seen him say it in a different video. I guarantee he would lie about himself to make a joke. But not lie about himself to brag. Just seems like that type of guy. I actually really enjoy these videos and learn alot

[@TheMiddiefrosh]

You didn't learn much from this video except bad info. Tons of inaccuracies

[@jerkfudgewater147]

Having the gas vent so far down the barrel means more of the fuel is burned by the time it gets there (Ie. Less soot) having a long barrel also results the the bullet moving faster (because more fuel has burned, creating more of the gases that push the bullet down the barrel). 🌈TheMoreYouKnow!!

[@BeingFireRetardant]

Fuel? Propellant maybe. Cordite. Powder. Nitrocellulose. But never bullet fuel... TheMoreYouKnow

[@jerkfudgewater147]

@@BeingFireRetardant you should look up the definition of the word before you try to get snippy about it’s use... ...I’ll assume you’re a teenage boy and not simply a moron and guess that you misinterpreted the word “fuel” to mean gasoline... which wasn’t mentioned. Fuel is any substance that reacts to provide heat energy or power... A fool is someone that doesn’t know when to stay quiet. 🌈TheMoreYouKnow!!

[@BeingFireRetardant]

@@jerkfudgewater147 Whelp, you are awfully upset by being corrected. Ironic given your tone. Here's the thing. Words mean things. Specifically when it comes to firearms. It's not like we were discussing rocket telemetry, lol. Nobody, not one person with even the most basic understanding of firearms, uses the word fuel to describe the powder charge that propels a bullet down a barrel. But thanks for making me laugh. You are pretty funny when you are trying really hard to sound condescending.

[@jerkfudgewater147]

@@BeingFireRetardant sure thing. words do mean things, things you don’t know, which is why you sound ignorant. You come off as very smart when discussing the tone of text, keep that up, you’ll go far.

[@jerrodvolkov5894]

Everytime i hear people say the ak is made and based off the strehwinher i laugh. I laugh because they dont know anything about either gun. And im damn glad the ak wasnt based off of a pocketwatch that can shoot.

[@calebgleadow9475]

7.62x39 Soviet ammo is actually still really accurate and works really well when shooting 100 to 400 yards

[@reallymentalpig1173]

The Soviet in the name does not exist and is a call of duty modern warfare gimmick

[@a.bodhichenevey1601]

Thank you for the great report. I have preferred the AK platform over the AR platform since I personally experienced 3 catastrophic failures of my CAR-15 in 1971. Took up the AKM and never looked back. I also prefer the 7.62x39mm (ballistics similar to the USA .30-30) over the 5.45x39mm. I want a .30 caliber over a .22 Caliber every time. Keep up the great work.

[@jasonpawulo1101]

Ak74 didnt replace ak47 it replaced akm. AK47 was prototypy and was never adapter by soviets

[@cyberherbalist]

AK47 was a prototype? Never adopted by the Soviets? I am sorry to tell you that you are mis-informed. It was accepted for service in 1949 and was the primary service weapon until 1974. Don't believe it? Your name suggests you speak Polish, so check the Wikipedia page: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karabinek_AK#Produkcja

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

The Type 1 was the variant that failed in production. Type 2 and Type 3 AK-47s were manufactured in series and issued to troops before being replaced by the AKM in the 1950s.

[@robmik83]

Also don't forget Hugo Schmeisser was in the same factory at the time, I wonder if he might have helped with that?

[@laowu8024]

AK 47 was almost not used compared to the AKM, the AKM was way more popular .Go check your facts. Oh and the AK12 exists since many years

[@cyberherbalist]

"AK 47 was almost not used compared to the AKM"?? ROFL! Who needs to get his facts straight? There were over 75 million AK47s produced, and only 10 -12 million AKMs. There's your "popularity". As for your AK12's "many years"? Hilarious. It was designed in 2011 (9 years ago), and went into full production in 2018. That's just 2 years ago. I'm not trying to be insulting when I say this, but I don't think you know as much as you think you know.

[@laowu8024]

@@cyberherbalist I forgot to mention that I was talking about the Red Army for the AKM. And the Ak12 is used since many years. 'many' is subjective so I wasn't wrong

[@cyberherbalist]

@@laowu8024 - You're right, "many" can be defined as "more than one", and since the AK12 has been in production for 2 years, there you go.

[@QoraxAudio]

6:13 Sturmgewehr 44 Literally translated as storm (the verb of storming) gun, that eventually led to the allies coming up with the term assault rifle.

[@proforce1497]

You live under a rock if you thought 7.62x39 was the current Russian ammo

[@honzabalak3462]

Well, I mean there's th AK-103 and AK-15 (both chambered in 7.62x39), but mostly Spetsnaz uses those. The rest of the armed forces is using AK-74M and AK-12.

[@theamazingyoutubewatchergu6838]

I love the 5.56x45 and 5.45x39 cartridges, but the practicality of the 7.62x39 it still super relevant 75 years later.

[@temuridturkmughal3330]

Social credits:9999++++ sir

[@nekominarie]

fun fact most ak47 arent ak47 but akms

[@SlavicRatnik]

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[@Ni999]

Mounted fire control system... So, digital trigger control integrated with advanced optics?

[@ericbergfield6451]

I bought a "crate" of Goat Guns, bc of your channel, I keep all 10 of them on my desk at work :D

[@jedsanford7879]

"You probably didnt know what round the AK shoots" (tarkov players rolling their eyes)

[@michaelsilva4844]

The moment the Ak comparison to Sturmgewehr ( ss-term-gehv-air ) 44 was made ngl, thanks for the effort got it wrong myself. I was confused at first. Great vid!

[@fooltaurus5161]

7:10 " Avmatov" ?! Never heard that, it is not supposed to be a "Avtomat" Instead?

[@QuestforFrancesca]

He is just Dalbaeb, don't mention it

[@alexmax8979]

*AK-47 wasn't produced in Russia since 1974* Russia is not releasing AK-47 on AK-12. Russia is replacing AK-74 on AK-12.

[@Chewedbacca]

Strehwinher? What are you smoking on?

[@quirkyadventures1722]

I've gotta say I've pretty much warmed up to the new 2018 AK-12, I wasn't sure of it at first but I've gotta say it's probably my favourite in the series now

[@bmhater1283]

As a dude who plays games, I want devs to ditch that canceled prototype from '12 and use the production model made years ago

[@tonytanagel35]

Forgetting about all of the AK-74's and Ak-100's

[@thomas_tk330]

Dayumn, those GoatGun thingies look awesome.

[@BurningTread]

But those are not all 47s they are AKM’s

[@TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN]

THANK YOU! Finally someone else who knows the difference! It gives me a fucking aneurysm every time I hear some body call what clearly isn't an AK-47 an AK-47. Im so sick of dipshit normie and boomers mislabeling literal every fucking AK platform rifle as an "AK-47" I unironically, cringe every time I hear it.

[@d1psy85]

Russia was literally using 5.45 for half a bloody decade, and you're telling me that there are people who don't know that? What's next? People think Russia still uses the TT-33 as the military sidearm?

[@malicesgossips]

Yey, a new pile of conspiracy and bullcrap.

[@sebathadah1559]

5.45 and 7.62x39 are intermediate cartridges. Intermediate means between pistol and full size rifle rounds.

[@citizen_or_civilian]

*I don't know if being lucky and being conscripted into the Red Army really go hand in hand...*

[@citizen_or_civilian]

@David Lopez Oh, I know. lol

[@Pyreleaf]

J Hutson you get to kill the shit out of Nazis with zero repercussions and a surprising number of your comrades are hot Slavic sniper babes. How is that NOT lucky?

[@FillyNapper]

@@Pyreleaf *dies in breadline*

[@user-oq2ez5lz8w]

Odal Gestapo oh I get it and come on man probably back in Stalin’s time but not the rest

[@IVAN-zm8pz]

Well considering the Soviets had a lower death ratio in Afghanistan than the US did in Vietnam...

[@j.d.ripper4632]

Being such an old man now.. seems to me I remember reading an SOF magazine in the early 80's with all the details on the 5.45 "needle" and the AK-74... ahh for the good old days.. when you knew who your enemy was and they were not in your own city.

[@tommccormick9290]

I had an AK 74 .After 16 years regrettably sold it at a gun show in 2017 along with 1600+round

[@tommccormick9290]

What really stood out was the lower recoil impulse when compared to the AR15 Zin 5.56.

[@matyasdivis2075]

This video is trully outrageous, so much wrong info

[@texasforever6950]

Matyáš Diviš agreed bro

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

Thanks for letting us know, good work!!!

[@CallMeCU8E]

No, just no.

[@paulnolen7651]

Great video I love hearing about the history of the AK I love the Simplicity in the reliability also did you know that the original but stocks where designed so the solders wood shoot where the rounds would hit the ground at a hundred yards so they wouldn't shoot over the heads of the enemy read that in one of the AK books years ago always got a kick out of that thought

[@spookybreakfast]

Is this video a joke?

[@theimmortal4718]

I wish it were. It's embarrassing

[@Taskandpurpose]

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[@lalruatdikavarte7943]

Nice video keep up the good videos.

[@FINGamer]

RK 95TP, 7.62 That i used Finnish military was just plain awesome.

[@darthtyranus378]

can you please make a video about the Swedish AK5

[@Viktor-jn2vs]

hey. Russians use 5,45 from 1970s. Is that a great discover for you?

[@MooshroomMinitouar]

Hey where did you get your shirt?

[@ThePashaplaybug]

Wait till he finds out about the AK-107. Literally no recoil haha

[@reaper5491]

"The AK-74M replaced the AK-47". Not even close. It replaced the AK-74, which replaced the AKM, which repaced the AK-47. Also you forgot the AK-100 series, the AK-200 series and the AK-15 and AK-19

[@user-pq4by2rq9y]

Check their ak-100 series, they are making even 556 versions and there is the ak-107 which they forgot to add recoil.

[@Legalizeasbestos]

Anyone else interested in the AEK-971 (aka the A-545)? Apparently it was adopted with the AK-12 for spetsnaz, border regiments and national guard. Has a counter balance recoil system reducing recoil. Very interesting.

[@johnmc6155]

Nice vid Cappy!!

[@FreedomandBaconHomestead]

My first AK was chambered in 5.45. Wish I never sold it since it's value has more than doubled since I sold it!

[@SigSauerXM7]

Actually the Russian didn't lack of small arms like in some movie or video game,even thougth one soldier can carried 2 or 3 Mosin Nagant or PPsH 41 ,the thing they lack was the anmunation

[@neuzdost1939]

*Mikhail is not read " Miguel" but "Michael". -ME (In enhlish)-KHA(like hahaha, but with spanish X) -E (english alphabet ) and L (Engligh alphabet). It tears my ears to hear differently*