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Tuzo · August 4, 2009, 09:24 AM

Russian designed firearms are simple to manufacture and cheap to buy. I mentioned that I fired a full-house AK47 many years ago and was not impressed. Certainly not enough to diminish my trust in the M16. Also had a Russian made captured SKS (marked "CKC" in cyrillic) that I traded for a handgun because that rifle was simply not impressive. Popularity of various soviet firearms stems from simple economics - they are cheap - not extreme reliability. Few recreational shooters will steep their AK's in a mud pit then roll over it with a bulldozer to prove how wonderful their firearm can be; yet this is cited as rationale for owning a commie weapon.

August 4, 2009, 09:24 AM	#23
Tuzo Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 797	Cheap is the magic word Russian designed firearms are simple to manufacture and cheap to buy. I mentioned that I fired a full-house AK47 many years ago and was not impressed. Certainly not enough to diminish my trust in the M16. Also had a Russian made captured SKS (marked "CKC" in cyrillic) that I traded for a handgun because that rifle was simply not impressive. Popularity of various soviet firearms stems from simple economics - they are cheap - not extreme reliability. Few recreational shooters will steep their AK's in a mud pit then roll over it with a bulldozer to prove how wonderful their firearm can be; yet this is cited as rationale for owning a commie weapon.