Tag: russian trials

Four Forgotten Firearms Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov

Posted November 9, 2016 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Editorial, Pistols, Rifles by Hrachya H with 23 Comments

Mikhail Kalashnikov has designed a number of firearms other than AK family of rifles he is famous for. Some of them were experimental, others took part in various trials, but because they lost and were never adopted, they’ve become forgotten. A couple of weeks ago [Read More…]

The Russian Balanced-Action A545 Rifle In Action

Posted August 17, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 55 Comments

The dark horse of the Russian next-generation individual weapon trials has been the A545, better known as the AEK-971. Where the AK-12 is essentially the well-known and respected Kalashnikov with some new architecture that supports the modern accessory-driven paradigm, [Read More…]