Posted November 30, 2016 12:02 pm by Comments

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

The AK: Rifle for the Motherland

By Marco Vorobiev
Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from the Gun Digest Shooter’s Guide to AKs and first appeared online at GunDigest.com

The AK: Rifle for the Motherland
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U.S.A.-(Ammoland.com)- The history behind one of the world’s most storied rifles.

The appearance of the AK Rifle on the world stage was spurred not by the ambition of some government, but by the drive of one soldier to help his Motherland. It was in the hospital while recovering from wounds sustained in combat that Tank Corps Sergeant Mikhail Kalashnikov first had the idea to create an entirely new infantry rifle. After talking to many wounded infantry soldiers, the aspiring designer drew a picture of many shortcomings with Soviet small arms that were carried into combat against well-armed and equipped enemies.

He wanted to create a gun that would give his Motherland an advantage on the battlefield. Unlike many firearms designers, Kalashnikov was driven with only one desire: to make a contribution to his country’s victory over Nazi Germany.

He started work on his new gun in 1943 in Kazakhstan, where he was recovering from his wounds. It was there, and not in Tula …Read the Rest

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