The Spray To Which We Pray: The Story of The AK-47

Why is it that, in the world of Counter-Strike, it’s the AWPers who get all the recognition? The Deaglers? Even the occasional Scout savant.
It’s all anyone talks about: the no-scopes, the Juan Deags, the impossible flicks. And with good reason: they’re nutty. Absurd. Unremittingly hype. The showstoppers of CS:GO.
But what about your run-of-the-mill riflers? Why is it that they never seem to get any credit?
The bread-and-butter, blue collar, working-class killers of Counter-Strike. Those who aren’t afforded the sexiest hardware.
Well, with one exception, of course.
Of all the sloppy, shaky, inaccurate bullet-dispensers across the history of Counter-Strike, there is only one crown jewel. A meat-and-potatoes masterpiece whose disciples didn’t adopt it because they weren’t good enough to wield the Mighty Green but because they were too good
This is the story of the cheapest, hardest, and most god-tier gun in the whole of CS:GO. The story of the AK-47.
Written by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited & Narrated by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@Seb_dot)
Produced by: Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick) & Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Production assistance by: Devin Coull
Thumbnail by: Brandon Mistele
Footage Courtesy of: controlc.com/3c1cf6f0
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@thomaszhu2277]

The 98 in 4 unwanted child : the story of the M4

[@vergildante0196]

Ngl this is good title

[@bakedpuffins2303]

@@bonne6294 very true

[@raphielle.]

lmao

[@anodyneliniment2326]

98?? I max out at 78 in 4 hits with well placed chest shots

[@abhinandhari7812]

@@anodyneliniment2326 stomach does more dmg than chest in csgo

[@MrYanery]

Riflers are the literal embodiment of the saying: "It ain't much, but it's honest work."

[@Dy1an.k]

And support players

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

@@Dy1an.k nah supporters are fricking glorified baiters (at the lower level ofc) it has to be the entry fraggers

[@Dy1an.k]

@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos are we on about lower level, if you actually sweat cs then you wont be in low level for long if at all

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

@@Dy1an.k yes but most of the percentage are most probably at the lower levels so thats who the comment was for

[@Dy1an.k]

@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos what are you on about the video is talking about high level/ pro level play. In lower ranks there arent any roles anyway. That why they are in low ranks

[@antaris905]

"Nyet. Rifle is fine." - Mikhail Kalashnikov, when asked if AK-47 needs a buff in CS:GO

[@hanzalaatc2855]

Underrated comment

[@neothetired7787]

Brandon Herrera?

[@roonic3953]

Is this actually true? Since Mikhail Kalashnikov died in 2013. And CS:GO was released on 2012

[@neothetired7787]

@@roonic3953 no it's not true

[@roonic3953]

@@neothetired7787 Aww, would've been sick if it was.

[@kendricktho2226]

I can already foresee cadian’s clutch on every video in the future related to csgo

[@crampus6775]

And it should, it was Legendary

[@ProfessionalHater99]

@@crampus6775 I agree I was live

[@TmWastr]

@@ProfessionalHater99 really😳😳😳

[@cent3838]

imagine if the score was 15-14

[@Weolson]

New Olaf boost

[@durchfaII]

This guy is the best narrator on this entire channel, no cam to do unfunny expresions, no unfunny jokes, no unfuny sketches, plz, keep this man in future vids.

[@pinrole5267]

Didn't think an opinion could be so true

[@neddoo]

@@pinrole5267 opinions can be facts.

[@sebdot_]

thank you so much :') :') :') :') :') means the world

[@joaogoncalves8220]

and no cringy cursing

[@Gilborg]

get this narrator a paidcheck

[@abhinoysinha5981]

2:20 'It's so easy even a child can do it and they do'

[@luk303]

Hahaha was that a commercial?😂😂

[@abhinoysinha5981]

@@luk303 seems to 😂

[@pegasus3642]

America took that quite literally

[@him1016]

It’s a movie called “Lord of War” very good movie!

[@luk303]

They’re like "yeah, we sell to drug lords who use children as their first line soldier. In fact, we purposely designed the weapon so it’s children-friendly to maximize profits:)))“

[@yuta.0K]

Me: *peeks with AK to get a 1 tap Also me: *gets 1 tapped

[@schyracollbrande1900]

How about get 1 tap by FN57. So bitter that I'm on full buy (M4, kevlar, helmet and deagle) just to get 1 tap from stairs.

[@vintagejock3951]

Most disheartening when you were on a full buy ( 4 utilities and a defuse kit)

[@boeingbird6762]

xD!

[@fbi-federalbureauofinvesti9653]

*Pulls Out Flash* *Gets Sprayed With 2 Negevs*

[@rathinasabapathy3796]

@@vintagejock3951 true man i am a new non prime player and i just get 1 tapped by csgo players with 1200+ hours

[@az1n]

Nothing in gaming will ever be as satisfying as 1 tapping someone with an AK

[@AAMSFR]

Especially if they have an AWP

[@gapininja]

are you insane deagle 1tap 10x satisfaction

[@tjjjj66]

@@gapininja idk about that

[@lju2640]

One deag at mid-long range...

[@botete0090]

vandal cant even compared to ak lol

[@user-oj7xl2wc5w]

"Even a child can use it... And they do." I laughed and felt bad afterwards.

[@Kaltrademarked]

he isn't lying

[@willywonka2808]

Topic is a legendary esport staple Intro is as hype as it gets Edit and clip choice are great Writing and narration are top notch This is peak theScore

[@masterunit89]

"The spray to which we pray" is also lit. It rhymes, describes the AK perfectly and sounds badass as fuck. And I've never seen this quote anywhere else so I assume they came up with it themselves.

[@CG-ee8vp]

@@masterunit89 you've never heard of spray-n-pray?

[@shauryasharma8267]

They should make a story of scout with only olofboost clips.

[@amir581498]

🤣🤣

[@AzanZ]

olof legend

[@abhishekkumawat2312]

The editor definitely deserves a raise here!!

[@tilus3407]

+1, my favorite thescore video in a while. Finally something not unfunny

[@razababar6553]

these guys would make a video of a banana peel and make it super emotional.

[@pie_warrior2191]

Banana peel you say? *looks over at Intruder

[@Brutusoogabooga]

You peel it... You eat it... You compost it...

[@jockeyfield1954]

for its golden ages, it was the highlight of comedy slip on a banana peel and you laugh, but today, it's something different if you think of a trash bag, the first thought in your head is an old, brown and yellow, banana peel. it literally became the symbol of trash

[@bubbles13244]

King of Banana

[@lefty75]

3:47 OMG my brain can't handle his hand

[@keywolf23]

I am actually shocked that this topic isnt clearing the comments right now.

[@adilghaznavi3948]

RIGHT? I thought the top comment must be wtf is that grip

[@apoloosy1597]

My soul can't handle that

[@smile6676]

thats what she said

[@TheWittyGuy7012]

What kinda grip is that???

[@axel5268]

9:43 Sg553: Allow me to introduce myself

[@oz403]

When someone in a tourney goes galil and aces the story of the Galil

[@36sufchan]

>flamie

[@MultiSnake21]

Refrezh galil ace lol

[@16.5m2]

Can't wait for "A Weapon that forced you to Rush B: The Story of P90"

[@kubatank]

you already know this weapon has much history when the video is 20 minutes long

[@mitcheys4423]

Holy fuck I didn’t even realise it was 20mins long felt like 10. Good video then

[@yvan2218]

Its so funny how ppl went batshit crazy against the sg and the aug when theyve literally been the same since before the price drop

[@rodelalcazar]

Yeah the price drop made people try it, since it was only 50$ more than the AK, and they realized how busted it was.

[@Magnu555]

Was laughing so hard whwn that happened

[@spiffy6988]

commentator reaction at 8:04 has been my favorite for a long time because of how accurate it is to the average person

[@Perc1000]

Wake up babe, new theScore esports video just dropped.

[@goaty7766]

Haven’t seen this one before

[@froznxe0n]

that is why astralis didn't buy krieg at that buffed moment because they didn't want cts to picked it up and wrecked them, they only buy it at mid-end rounds

[@papertf]

"even a child can use it, and they do."

[@Blissthree3]

hey I just wanted to say that in art class I drew a fire serpent and my teacher called it plain and boring what a wise man

[@lime4]

😂

[@kishorraika6411]

lol, the battle horse of the coldzera and shroud, what a blasphemy 😂

[@CorredorDigital_]

@@kishorraika6411 coldzera, shroud, fnx, lucas1 and many other pros hahaha

[@elvisg7]

I never even thought that this could be a video. I’m so glad that it is though, it is hype.

[@rayndooma5624]

Never thought I'd be so captivated by a story about a gun in a game. The storytelling/document film/cinematography/video was done astonishingly well. Bravo!

[@jishb2505]

As a writer and long-time sub I have to say, this was one of the best-written intros you guys have ever had

[@rage9715]

Man the casting is unreal I remember where I was watching each game due to having no internet. From my friends house, my grandmas, my aunts ect it brings back those times I had to ask if i could come over with my pc to watch. Good times

[@chale8139]

After every video these guys release i always give them a round of applause, every video these guys make are perfect!

[@chairityowner3028]

You guys are back at it again with another banger. I love the amount of effort you put into thee videos. Keep it up!

[@Captain1nsaneo]

3:59 PUBMASTERS! Those were great videos. Nice job sneaking it in.

[@sheldonedmunds4295]

Proby the best in-depth of what is what when it comes to guns in CS … legend

[@seriousone44]

That N0thing scene cracked me up 😂🤣 So damn young hahah

[@TheWittyGuy7012]

Yes 😅 😂

[@m5tthew]

ak 1 taps are so cleannnn i just love hearing the headshot noise

[@tirthpatel1562]

That was my biggest complaint with Valorant. When you hit that headshot on an enemy, you just don't get the same type of satisfaction like you do from shooting in CS.

[@stevendustinimmanuel3810]

@@tirthpatel1562 yeah and you need effected skin to get satisfaction headshot

[@tirthpatel1562]

@@stevendustinimmanuel3810 wdym? Valorant has skins that change the appearance and the form of the gun entirely.... that's a stupid rebuttal when the topic of conversation is shooting mechanics and sound design.

[@m5tthew]

@@tirthpatel1562 prime skin headshots are nice but every other gun are so trash ak > all

[@Ben-vu6su]

@@tirthpatel1562 I think he meant that you need to buy a different skin in order to get a satisfying headshot. I also agree with you about the AK, its just so nice to hit a 1 tap

[@conrie0110]

Best The Score video in a long time. Love the style and narrator

[@noormuhammad3084]

Thanks for the documentary I was really looking forward to this.

[@wile123456]

The saddest thing is that it was never an AK-47 but always a 60's era AKM

[@Sa1nt24]

8:41 Narrator: "Between semi and fully automatic" My Brain: "Im semi I stay automatic"

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

money add then multiply

[@hiddengemmusic]

@@alieffauzanrizky7202 I call that mathe-mat-a-matics.

[@KabzonAmin]

Always love these story vids. Thank you, theScore eSports

[@peacetreaty86]

I’ve probably played a collective 1 hour of CS in my life but this channel is bussin

[@SynchroFPS]

This is one of the sickest intros I've seen from this channel. Great stuff.

[@KenjiMakku]

I love how Dmitri always narrates CS like it’s a religion. You guys have been my go to guys for CS content for quite some time now! Cheers 🥂

[@afr4y117]

Underrated channel. It deserves 3 million subs, let alone 2.

[@zenklar]

Been waiting for this video.. Great stuff TheScore!

[@slayer6237]

damn what an video, the information you told on the video was so interesting that there wasn't a moment when i wanted to do anything else than just watch and listen, im gonna watch this so many times again, this really deserves a like

[@allergex8873]

3:47 Gamers’ hands were built différent back in the day

[@TheWittyGuy7012]

What grip is that?

[@jockeyfield1954]

@@TheWittyGuy7012 it's the grip of an eagle's he could strangle a bear with his thumb

[@myfavouritecolorisgreen]

just noticed lmao tf was that

[@idestinyiv2442]

i litreally come to the comments as soon as I saw this grip my man has dislocated is fingers in 400 different ways

[@KEFAHHH]

i just love how they bring back the interview tih nothing from around 2005-2012

[@kayr6688]

Escore's production quality is always top-notch

[@spy5126]

"Its so easy a child can use it, and they do"

[@dwirandypradhika6752]

I'm an awper and I still worship the AK. Put enough time into it and you're unbeatable, the only thing that kills a great AK player is an even better awper, and awpers don't always have an AWP.

[@eric6504]

Love the title and "...blue collar, working class killers" line

[@RP-yy4gx]

some of these clips give me chills

[@SilentAttackTV]

Rifling takes more skill than awping

[@teadude]

I liked the krieg. I was very happy to have a weapon which compensated for my bad eyesight with that scope. I enjoyed it and now it's not good enough to beat an M4. At least I'll still have my AUG!

[@ysufu5404]

2:19 'Even a child can use it. And they do' got me laughing

[@powerdove]

These old dreamhack clips are taking me back

[@hyperlyte5291]

The ending sounded like there's gunna be a sequel and some evil dude is gunna change it

[@TubeDeviant]

The funny thing: The 553, or more accurately, the 550 series is exactly how it's supposed to be, it was the AK that was OP. Although I guess the 550's should be more expensive.

[@brycesterling947]

God damn y’all making a story out of EVERYTHING

[@lilithFGC]

This is more a love letter to cs than about the ak and I love it

[@odrysiann]

Controversial but I am actually happy that players have rediscovered the krieg ... one of my all times favorite weapon in-game. All the way from 1.6

[@toastling2828]

These titles keep getting better lmao:)

[@sirgeorgioalastrata4104]

Beautiful documentary

[@F3xEr]

Spinx showed us lately that 'the rifler' is very important . In the last major , the importance of him being able to get top fragger and allowing Zywoo to be more calm and not under pressure to bring his A game was a big part of them winning the major

[@faker3033]

TheScore Esports next vid is going to be 'The Story of bullets, how they changed videogames forever'

[@antaris905]

No joke, I would actually love to see a documentary of collision detection and hitscan and how bullet damage evolve throughout video game history.

[@dahunwahlang8663]

Ed'Shot ''Aim is about precision" -ScreaM

[@esox86new]

"This guy is the best narrator on this entire channel, no cam to do unfunny expresions, no unfunny jokes, no unfuny sketches, plz, keep this man in future vids."

[@daniib9302]

My favorite video out of you guys

[@ferroi580]

Damn Young Nothing is so handsome

[@zxm3231]

hairline

[@zenogaylord7869]

How do u talk abt spray without mentioning NAF and Get Right? The gods of spray

[@Bisstoro]

naf and not elige?????????????????

[@tonzcantclimb]

naf also but elige is the god

[@katsuki1215]

GTR CLIP 18:26

[@CorredorDigital_]

And boltz Whose catch phrase is literally "spray bom" (or "nice spray")

[@zhengcheng8862]

The best video from this channel in a while. I mean, I literally got tired with the top 10 bullshit, bring more content like this.

[@sorenuzi6856]

It's really a good day when theScore uploads

[@dash_R]

If it wasn't for Mikhail Kalashnikov developing this rifle, ScreaM wouldn't have his 50% headshot percentage that lasts to this day.

[@shantodas8184]

halfway through the video, thought i mistakenly opened the story of krieg

[@AV-xv3ln]

freaking amazing storytelling

[@DeliriumDelarium]

I don't even play CS nor following its esports, but this video was very entertaining to watch anyway, thanks theScore!

[@liamm_4259]

I reckon they should make a story on TheWarOwl, that would be pretty interesting

[@tirthpatel1562]

It'll be more like the fl0m video rather than a peice a like this.

[@coolestkid6770]

They did lol

[@wilbur_Toot]

Ah finally the ak so now we are waiting for the story of the negev right? no? oh thats just me then?

[@Unmovedca]

"The AK47, a weapon that quite literally requires no explanation" ..... Proceeds to provide entire background on the AK47 xD

[@DanTomMMA]

Great video from an AK-loving old dude playing since 1.2

[@kiyu_u6009]

man those QPAD videos bring me back. fkin HeatoN

[@danielhuman6637]

Of course this was written by Dimitri XD

[@madarauchiha-jd5wn]

as a man who learned the ak in 1.6 days then left cs then went to csgo mastered the ak again left csgo came back again and am trying to master it i felt so much nostalgia from the ak shots in these video

[@nuggs4snuggs516]

Despite being a video about the AK, the Krieg manages to take up nearly half the video. Truly rent-free

[@shquilleoatmeal]

3:47 Why tf is he holding his mouse like that

[@justiey]

i thought he had 6 fingers at first lmao

[@camkraw893]

Don't question the God that is Emil Christensen

[@antitank99wotboi55]

Honestly as someone writing this before I watched the video I hope they talk about the real one somewhat just so I can see how much time they put into this. Edit: I was not disappointed

[@DJG37S]

I own a gun store here in Dallas, TX and I hope they do talk about the real one because what you see in CS is completely unreal compared to how a real one shoots. Also no one shoots and AK from the hip in real life.

[@antitank99wotboi55]

@@DJG37S I've used an ak it's cool ig

[@TheONLYFeli0]

@@DJG37S this is an old comment but valve games don't do ads, in the third person animations when the characters stand still they're aiming down the iron sights, hence them being so accurate when standing still. When they move, they hipfire.

[@ege0000]

18:47 i've never thought that i would hear fitz in a score e-sports video

[@joeymiller5055]

What a beautiful piece of content

[@mohammed64911]

no dota content Sadge :(

[@Grimlo9ic]

The addition of the Lord of War clip was just *chef's kiss*

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

Weapon of a skilled gentlemen who understands the value of power and range but likes to be deadly up close

[@ahmedfarazpalijo1346]

This video made me emotional.

[@samrudegamer]

Gave me Ahoy vines. AK-47 looks as beautiful as it was when I saw it for the first time. I can't imagine a world without AK-47

[@BlazeSh0t]

Sick vid dude.

[@Ninekillaa]

"Whether it was NIP, Fnatic, SK, Luminosity, or FRICKIN Astralis" Love that he added that for astralis lol

[@ajaygalagali5963]

This channel just puts some of CSGO videos on loop for every other video

[@Ghost19_]

Back in the late 90's to early 2000's, 2 weapons only reign at the end game point: AK-47 or Sniper rifles - and once you noticed the teams are using either of those two, you know you're in for the treat.

[@floofy1]

I still love the old ak sound...

[@jeypi__]

"Required a pilot license to learn" is the most funniest exaggeration that I have heard, might even be the truest exaggeration.

[@theseriallucker]

Great content as always