Here’s What You Need To Remember: In a bounding overwatch situation, firing short bursts after a quick halt with the average soldier, the AK-74 required two bursts or six rounds to hit a standing ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Small improvements in small arms can yield surprising results. Soviet weapons have a reputation for being reliable, but crude and inaccurate. However, there is often ...

It’s probably not a stretch to describe Mikhail Kalashnikov’s AK-47 assault rifle as the most important small-arms weapon of the 20th century. See also: This Day in Tech July 6, 1947: The AK-47, an ...