Ak47 how does it work

The U. Not that the American military would buy its standard-issue rifle from its main geopolitical foe and potential World War III adversary anyway. These days, the U. Special operations forces from all branches might have to pick up an enemy AK at some point because of the nature of their work -- sometimes help isn't coming. The rifle was designed to be carried, maintained and fired by anyone in the area who happened to need its services.

And if you need a weapon like the AK, you need to be able to use it fast, whether you're a professional soldier or a poorly trained conscript. The worldwide availability and durability of the AK also makes it an attractive weapon for terrorists, militias and other illegal paramilitary organizations.

Whether they're trying to take over a military base in frozen tundra or overthrowing a government in Sub-Saharan Africa, the AK works really well in every environment, is always available usually at a steep discount and will still work even if it falls into water, mud, sand or some other muck.

The average lifespan of a terrorist in a gunfight isn't very long, so that rifle is likely going to hit the ground, and someone is going to need it to work when they pick it up.

The terrorist group is definitely going to need a cheap replacement. He can also be found on Twitter blakestilwell or on Facebook. Whether you're thinking of joining the military, looking for post-military careers or keeping up with military life and benefits, Military. Subscribe to Military. He describes what life Twenty-nine of the forty-four men who have served as our nation's commander-in-chief have military backgrounds themselves Armistice Day remembrances have been observed worldwide after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out ceremonies last year to mark The demonstration, which took place in A former US Marine, Trevor Reed, has gone on hunger strike in hunger to protest against his prison sentence Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with soldiers guarding the border with Belarus on Tuesday, as authorities braced for Off Duty.

All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Kalashnikov actually comes across as a deeply conflicted inventor in interviews and public statements. At a celebration of his 90th birthday, he said, ''I created a weapon to defend the borders of my motherland. It's not my fault that it's being used where it shouldn't be. I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work—for example a lawnmower.

Semi-automatic look-alikes that is, rifles where you have to pull the trigger each time you want to fire a shot are legal in many areas, though. Some enterprising companies have used this fact to their advantage. To see a contentious CNN interview with the dealer, click here. BY Ethan Trex. While Kalashnikov was convalescing he began poking around in small arms design.

What made the AK so popular? We see terrorists and rebels with Kalashnikovs all the time. In the military versions, the AK is an automatic weapon, i.

This is not the case for the civilian-owned variants, which can fire only in semi-automatic mode. Operation is based on the use of a portion of the gases generated from the burning of the propellant gunpowder in the casing — its task is to accelerate the projectile and push it through the barrel.

The initiation of this process begins with pulling the trigger, which releases the hammer hitting the firing pin, which in turn detonates the primer — the task of the latter is to ignite gunpowder. A small part of the gases escapes through a side hole in the upper wall of the barrel, through the gas block to the chamber in which the piston is located. The latter is connected directly to the bolt carrier, containing the bolt.

Its role is to lock the cartridge chamber, where an explosion takes place giving the bullet its velocity. When the projectile leaves the barrel, and the pressure drops to a safe level, the piston pushes the slide backwards. It engages the bolt, unlocking it by turning, which is ensured by a cam milled in the bolt carrier.

The whole assembly travels together, pulling the now empty cartridge case out of the chamber with the help of the extractor claw, and the ejector removes it from the rifle through the ejection port.