The most produced Assault Rifle of the past Century. The AK-47 fired 7.62mm ammunition, later changed to the modern NATO standard in the AKM. Copied by countries all over the world, especially old Soviet-Bloc Cold War countries.
The AK47 rifle is easy to maintain is is reliable in all conditions at a very affordable price and is very easy to manufacture.
by Ep1taph July 14, 2003
A weapon of remarkable simplicity and reliability. Though not as accurate as a Colt, it will continue to function effectively in adverse environmental conditions when others fail. Lightweight and user friendly, it is inexpensive and uses easily obtainable rounds. It's unique report identifies the user as a foe of U.S. forces.
by numerator April 30, 2005
A sufficient tool in the right hands. Not the most accurate, but it does not matter if you can hit things 800m away with an XXX-456dx assault rifle nom de guerre. Either will do at CQB ranges.
Don't let the politicians or the media try to take them away, because if you don't have them, they will. Just like in Sierra Leone, they would chop off hands of those who voted (pun not intended).
Don't let the politicians or the media try to take them away, because if you don't have them, they will. Just like in Sierra Leone, they would chop off hands of those who voted (pun not intended).
In Vietnam, certain covert U.S. military units used AK47 rifles due to the ability to blend in with indigenous groups, use captured ammunition, and not give away their positions by the different sound signature(s) of the M16, Stoners and HK 5.56mm weapons they were known to use.
For the people who keep saying that they'll use their "baby M4" any day, but have actually never touched any gun except an airsoft, halt mal. I would prefer any firearm over none at any given time when in a conflict zone, and if an AK is there, then that is what I will use.
For the people who keep saying that they'll use their "baby M4" any day, but have actually never touched any gun except an airsoft, halt mal. I would prefer any firearm over none at any given time when in a conflict zone, and if an AK is there, then that is what I will use.
by PreachyConstitutionalist February 09, 2008
"Ak47: When you absolutely, positively, gotta kill every muthafucker in the room, accept no substitute."
by James nackydacky May 20, 2008
A weapon of remarkable simplicity and reliability. Though not as accurate as a Colt, it will continue to function effectively in adverse environmental conditions when others fail. Lightweight and user friendly, it is inexpensive and uses easily obtainable rounds. It's unique report identifies the user as a foe of U.S. forces.
by numerator April 30, 2005
The Ak-47 is the worlds most exported gun in the world. Designed by a former soviet tank commander, Avtomat Timovaich Kalashnikov, in 1947. Some people think that he based the idea off of the germans STG 44, this is not true. It operates on a completely different system. Chambered at 7.62 x 39mm, it operates on a rotating bolt. It can be fed from a 30 round and 10 round box magazines or 50-100 round drum magazines. It is dependable and powerful. Simple design and spaceing between parts means You can do whatever you want with it and it will still work. Used by many countries around the world, more than 10 million produced with the latest version being the Ak-74 which is chambered at 5.55 x 39 for easier control.
by Lightning December 01, 2003
by Smith Dogg October 22, 2003