I think that no one will argue with the fact that the Kalashnikov assault rifle is the most widespread and massive example of hand-held weapons in the entire history of mankind. Known as a reliable and reliable weapon, the AK has spread across the globe, and it can be found where, it would seem, such a weapon should not exist at all. Oddly enough, but the greatest interest in AK can be observed on the territory of the United States, despite the fact that the weapon is, it seems, a potential enemy, either the former, or the future, or the present. Naturally, the army and the police are not going to re-arm themselves with Kalashnikov assault rifles, but the civilian population pays a lot of attention to this weapon.
Naturally, all this is not out of the blue. The most favorable effect is the country's legislation, which allows civilians to own AK, albeit in a "castrated" version without the possibility of automatic fire. You should not write off the reputation that AK has earned over the entire period of its existence, but it is rightfully considered a reliable, unpretentious and durable model. Thus, people who have a choice when buying weapons choose the Kalashnikov assault rifle, and the choice of weapons in the United States is really very large.
In connection with such a proliferation of AK, the question may arise why weapons have not been developing and modernized recently to become even better, or rather, it seems like there is movement, but there is no progress. With such a massive distribution of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, money should flow like a river, and it should be enough headlong to bring the weapon to the ideal in accordance with all modern requirements. But what is the development of AK, if all the money from the sale and production of AK-like samples were sent to one country, then this would be enough not only for the development of hand weapons, but also for the maintenance of an army, even such as the Russian army. In other words, there is only one question - where is the money? And the money settles in other countries from other manufacturers who, taking advantage of loopholes in the legislation, produce their own versions of the Kalashnikov assault rifle and do not even think to share the proceeds. And these are not only semi-clandestine industries, but also well-known arms companies.
Those who tried to make something similar to a Kalashnikov assault rifle for very little money and labor costs almost immediately flew out of the arms market, since a very strong competition makes them do it efficiently and save on reasonable things. If we single out from those manufacturers who make weapons based on a Kalashnikov assault rifle really high, then, oddly enough, these are the Bulgarians, namely the Arsenal company, which has established the production of not only AK as a military weapon, but also boasts the widest range models for the civilian market. Especially Bulgarian self-loading devices based on the Kalashnikov assault rifle are valued in the United States, which can be read about on almost any forum, where it is always recommended to pay attention to this particular weapon when choosing an AK-like civilian model.
Separately, it is worth noting such a remarkable moment as the fact that "Arsenal" produces not only the already classic models, AK, AKM, AK74, but also relatively new devices, as they are called the hundredth series. Weapons are usually produced for cartridges 5, 56x45 and 7, 62x39, but at the request of the customer and 5, 45x39 is possible, of course for a separate surcharge. I would like to list all the models of weapons that are produced by the Bulgarian company Arsenal, but there are really many of them, and they differ from each other only in the length of the barrel, additional seats and ammunition used, so this is the very rare case when numbers are superfluous.
Perhaps the only question is whether "IzhMash" receives any money from this production, because the business does not manage only with old models of weapons, and the scale of production is large enough.
