Weapons from all over the world. People are so arranged that some are constantly drawn to novelty. Others, on the contrary, tenaciously cling to the "good old", and do not approve of any new products. Such a phenomenon, as it turned out, is very beneficial for humanity. And if someone, say, the same Lord God, once created him, he did the right thing by investing in some people a passion for innovation, and others, on the contrary, making them conservatives. One has only to imagine for a moment how scary a world made up of innovators would be! They would improve everything all the time, because of which a lot of resources would be spent on various improvements, and society would essentially be marking time. Just as bad would be a society of conservatives alone, where everything new would be rejected from the doorway. In such a society, we would all just sit in the trees, and all innovators would be waiting for … a feast cauldron, well, so that their meat would not be wasted.
And so somewhere innovators take over and we go forward, then conservatives slow down an avalanche of improvements, and we prudently ride on old luggage. Moreover, it is especially important to maintain this balance in the production of weapons. Indeed, by and large, no one needs it, although one cannot do without it. A novelty is generally appropriate here only in extremes, when old samples are worked out well, just to the limit. As an example, let's take the story of the T-54/55 tank. It was a good car, it is still at war. In Israel, captured Arab tanks were easily equipped with a new engine and a British 105 mm cannon, but for a new 110 mm gun we needed to create a new T-62 tank, which did not show itself in any way. But it would have been much easier to put a new gun on the T-55, even if the turret had been slightly enlarged, than to rebuild a whole tank. But this is … well, reflection on the topic-problem, because today we will talk about how the craving for everything new gets along with traditionally good quality, that is, is it possible to reconcile the interests of innovators and traditionalists in the framework of a market economy. And it turns out that, yes, it is possible and it is he, this very market that allows in some cases to eat a fish and ride on bones. Well, as an example, let's turn to the recently appeared DX-7 assault rifle - an American patented clone of the Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Let's start with what, probably, all the citizens of the USSR and Russia who had business with him paid attention to. First of all, this is a removable receiver cover, on which the sight cannot be installed. That is why it is shifted far forward, which is not very convenient for the shooter. I personally would prefer to have it right above the recoil spring guide bar protrusion, close to the eyes. Another proprietary but controversial part of the AK is a fuse. Yes, it covers the shutter slot, through which, in principle, dirt gets there. Or it may fall. But in the classic version, it is inconvenient. And not without reason on the last AK-12 they thought of remaking it, changing the position of the stop bar. But … it is obvious that the fuse should be on both the right and left. And one more thing: the bolt handle on a traditional AK is on the right. This is inconvenient, you have to remove your right hand from the hold handle. On the left you had to do it, on the left! The experience of many samples clearly shows that this weapon does not make it worse.
However, all these remarks are of no particular importance. And what does it have? It has only that in market conditions it is possible to create a company and release an analogue of AK with these changes. To the delight of innovators who always want something new. And there are also moderate innovators who need everything to be just the same, but "with mother-of-pearl buttons."
And if there are such people, and they want, then … in the market conditions there will always be someone who will fulfill their desire, naturally, not without benefit for themselves. There would be money to buy the appropriate modern equipment.
And that's exactly what Eric Dienno, founder of DNO Firearms, did. Well, about how he came to this, Eric himself writes as follows:
Indeed, if we look at this American Kalashnikov, it is easy to see that it looks more modern, even purely outwardly. However, external changes are not all! There are also quite a few changes inside. Let's start with the fact that the receiver is double. It, like the AR-15 rifles, has an upper and lower receiver. There are several benefits from this. The first is that there is no receiver cover, so the entire upper plane of the upper receiver is one solid Picatinny rail, on which you can attach a lot of all kinds of sights with the rigidity necessary for their functioning. The second benefit is not so obvious, but it exists, although it becomes clear only when the machine is completely disassembled. The fact is that the body of the upper receiver consists of two halves, which are made by milling from aluminum alloy 6061. That is, the AK receiver was once made this way, but only technologically it was a very complicated matter. However, the guides for the shutter in the receiver halves are still steel, which ensures a long and reliable operation of the receiver of this design, and also (which is also important!), Reduces its weight. Both halves of the receiver are connected after the barrel is inserted between them, using screws that are staggered left and right into the tide under the Picatinny rail.
The shutter is minimally altered. The handle on the right has been cut off, and the handle on the left is placed in its place. Also, the forend remained unchanged, and the gas piston mechanism itself, although the rear part of the return mechanism, for obvious reasons, had to be changed. The buttstock from the AR-15 rifle has been added.
Incomplete disassembly is carried out by removing two pins connecting the upper and lower receiver, after which the upper part is deflected downward, and the return spring is removed from the bolt group. One pin is located in the area of the return spring, the other is in front of the store.
The weight of the machine without cartridges is 3.26 kg. Stores are used standard, "Kalashnikov", cartridges too, but it is planned to develop replaceable barrels for other ammunition. Covering - the most modern "black terracotta".
Naturally, our press immediately reported that the assault rifle had lost its famous "Kalashnikov" reliability, but … Why she writes this way, although there is no direct evidence of this, is understandable. However, this does not matter. The main thing is that this novelty improves the old, well-known machine, and that is why it can be sold and bought, at least in order to compare which is better and which is worse. For people with money, it matters, it is interesting, it satisfies their craving for novelty and, at the same time, loyalty to the good old traditions. Well, smart man Eric Dienno, you will not say anything!
