[PLUG-TALK] [PLUG-ANNOUNCE] ANNOUNCEMENT: August PLUG Meeting: An Open Hardware Case Study: The AK-47

[Patrick "Finn" Robins]

>From handling an
On Aug 4, 2014 9:15 AM, "Rich Shepard" <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 4 Aug 2014, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
>
> > I propose we IMMEDIATELY move discussion of this topic to plug-talk.
It's
> > gonna get loud ...
>
> Keith,
>
>    Wear ear protectors. :-)
>
>    From what I've read my impression of the AK-47 is that it is simple,
> reliable, and inaccurate beyond ~100m. Cheap to build and maintain it's
been

>From handling and firing AK 47 they are reliable, durable weapons and
reasonably accurate with iron sights out 2-300m depending on who is
shooting. Honestly most people are terrible past 100m regardless of the
weapon used. They require most American shooters to adjust due to the short
pull.
> copied by many countries and other groups. But, best automaric assault
> rifle? Nah.
Maybe not the best, but in the running as a general purpose combat rifle.
It is definitely the most popular. Price and availability being major
factors.
>
> Rich
>
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