Weapon 2024, May

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 can be found where it seemed

Czechoslovak gunsmiths have always been famous for creating weapons at the same time and being quite simple and reliable. A fairly large base of developments in firearms, high quality control and bright heads of designers made it possible to make weapons. That could compete with the most

As gunsmiths say, the laws of physics are not written to the military, that's why you can often find requirements for weapons that are contrary to common sense. Our designers, almost always managed to do the almost impossible and if not completely satisfy all the requirements in their samples, then at least

Judging by the latest gestures in the armament of the armies of the leading countries of the world, it was decided to stake on snipers. Otherwise, it is simply not possible to explain such an active development of sniper weapons, as well as the fact that they did not have time to adopt one sample, it is replaced by another more

Among the variety of weapons, there have always been popular designs and those that few people knew about. But even a popular weapon at one time could not remain the same after several decades, and most often it was forgotten. Of course, there are exceptions, which are usually revolutionary

For five years now, the JARD J50 sniper rifle has been on the firearms market. During this time, the weapon has established itself as a not entirely unambiguous sample, which has both positive and negative qualities. Nevertheless, this rifle is ahead of many

I will not be mistaken if I assume that everyone who is "shifted", in the good sense of the word, on firearms with non-standard solutions in the design, knows about the Croatian large-caliber rifle RT-20, in which the exorbitant recoil when firing is extinguished by means of jet exhaust of powder gases

We have already repeatedly said and proved that self-defense and the small-caliber .22LR cartridge are absolutely incompatible things. Nevertheless, for some reason, each manufacturer tries to release a small-sized pistol for this ammunition, not paying attention to either common sense or specific

I think that I will express the general opinion that little is known about the weapons of Norway, nevertheless, the Norwegians are releasing their own versions of weapons, one of which we will get acquainted with in this article. The weapon is simple and inconspicuous, nevertheless, developed and produced in a country that practically does not

In previous articles, three Bulgarian-made pistols were considered. With this article, I propose to end the series by talking about another version of the short-barreled weapon from Bulgaria, especially since it has a direct relationship to the Bulgarian version of High Power, since it is, in fact

In the previous article on automation systems for hand-held firearms, we tried to get acquainted with the simplest systems that anyone can figure out without spending almost any effort. In this article, I suggest trying to deal with a little more complex material, and

Since the people love everything unusual and more powerful, then I have them. Recently I came across another creation of the Japanese arms industry, and although this sample cannot boast of an original automation system or appearance, some solutions in it are quite interesting and unusual, and its

From the previous article on the MAS-49 sniper rifle and its subsequent modernization, it became clear that the French army did not always have sniper weapons corresponding to the level of weapons of other countries. Despite the fact that most of the tasks the weapon could well perform, the ego is low

The two previous articles talked about PGM sniper rifles chambered for 7.62x51 and 12.7x99. These samples of weapons allowed a small arms company to grow into a worthy competitor to world leaders in the development of weapons and PGM did not stop there, continuing to work on

In previous articles about the Bulgarian pistols, two models of weapons were described, which clearly show that the Bulgarians are excellent at both copying other samples and creating their own, moreover, a rather complex design that is rarely used by weapon manufacturers. So, an example of

As the old advertisement says, “Russia is a generous soul,” and the Soviet Union was even more generous, giving many people, in fact, a gift the opportunity to use their developments. This is most clearly seen in the example of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, but this is far from the only example. I have repeatedly met

In the previous article, you could get acquainted with the Bulgarian pistol R-M01, which was, in fact, a cosmetic upgrade of the Makarov pistol. This pistol remained relevant for a long time, but the consumer, including the army and the police, demanded weapons for more powerful ammunition, and

Usually, small arms companies have practically nothing to catch on the arms market, since all the places in the sun have long been occupied. All large government orders go to the titans of the arms world, who appeared a long time ago and are not going to give up their places to someone else. However, there is also

In the previous article, we talked about the French Ultima Ratio sniper rifle from PMG, thanks to which the arms company from a small company became a worthy competitor to the titans of the world arms market. By correctly sending the funds received from the state order for this

For some unknown reason, I really, and I would like to believe that I am not alone, like all kinds of "perversions" in firearms. Recently, something really new and bold has not been encountered, since everyone is trying to justify their developments financially and the profit is calculated even before

The desire to save money on training soldiers usually always goes sideways, especially when soldiers have to take part in real hostilities, and not having received a specialty for a year to go headlong into civilian life. Nevertheless, sometimes there were quite rational solutions that allowed

More recently, it was reported that Izhmash has updated one of its sniper rifles, namely the SV-98. Since our army has always felt a lack of "bolts", and of a sufficiently high quality, I think it is worth writing about this, although not very common, but existing

Somehow I stopped following one of my favorite large bore sniper rifles, the OM 50 Nemesis. Excellent characteristics, successful design and a big name provided this weapon with quite a lot of fame, but a few years ago a Swiss company

The first tanks appeared a long time ago and, despite their not the best characteristics, they could change the course of the battle only by their presence. They were afraid of tanks, there are many documents that confirm that the soldiers simply threw themselves scattered at the sight of such military equipment. However, for a long time

A well-trained sniper is a very expensive fighter, but the cost of his training is repaid many times over if his capabilities are used wisely. Since everything has always revolved around money, it is not surprising that training costs tend to be reduced to a minimum, and in

In a previous article about anti-tank guns, it was told about Rukavishnikov's PTR chambered for 14.5x114, which, although it was put into service, did not receive distribution. The designer did not stop there, and continued his work, creating a lighter and more compact sample of weapons, already

For most people, "Kord" is associated with a heavy machine gun. However, not only the machine gun was created by the Degtyarevtsy Kovrov ORUzheiniki, in addition to it there is also a large-caliber sniper rifle known as ASVK ASV "Kord" or simply 6S8. Let's try to get to know this weapon more

For a long time in hand-held firearms, and not only in them, they strive for modularity of design. It is impossible to talk about this only in a positive or only in a negative way, since, like any trend in the development of weapons, the modularity of the design has its negative and positive

In the previous article on anti-tank rifles, a sample was considered, or rather samples of various calibers, which were designed by Vladimirov. Unfortunately, at that time, the requirements for weapons were rather vague, which is why many rather interesting samples remained "for

There were a lot of attempts to create a submachine gun that could be worn really hidden by people of even the most modest dimensions, without arousing suspicion from others, and just a variant of a compact submachine gun, there were a lot. There were a lot of interesting models among such samples, but more often

The article on arrow-shaped bullets mentioned the Ascoria sniper rifle, which is a prototype weapon developed by Ukrainian designers. Despite the fact that the weapon officially remained only a prototype, there is information that this rifle was lit up in the last

Among the variety of firearms, very rarely someone pays attention to those samples that are created by small countries. Nevertheless, such weapons are sometimes quite interesting, and the solutions that are used in them are very unusual and not very common. One of the striking examples

Most recently, a new Sako TRG M10 sniper rifle was presented, and the rifle is clearly Finnish, but the Beretta company appears in many sources. Whether this is some kind of mistake, or whether Beretta has updated the weapon, in general, we will not understand this Santa Barbara, but try to get acquainted with

Taking into account how popular the GSh-18 pistol is, it is simply impossible to pass by this weapon. The pistol is really very interesting, both in its appearance and design, has caused and is still causing a lot of controversy, which do not subside to this day. Even though the weapon is enough

Earlier, a series of articles on anti-tank rifles was started, the Boys' PTR, the Mauser T-Gewehr M1918 and Panzerbuchse 38 anti-tank rifles were considered. In continuation of these articles, I would like to consider the samples with which the Soviet Union was armed. And I propose to start with the weapon that I designed

Consequences for the RF Armed Forces in the event of success or failure of the NGSW program In the previous article, we considered what actions can be taken in the event of a partially successful implementation of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program, when program participants cannot create weapons that provide

Perhaps the most interesting recent event in the world of small arms may be the American NGSW program to create a new generation of automatic rifles and light machine guns. In remarks and comments to articles in the media on the topic of this program and similar previous

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The Kalashnikov assault rifle of the 1947 model, the modernized Kalashnikov assault rifle (AKM) and the Kalashnikov assault rifle chambered for the low-impulse AK-74 cartridge After being adopted on

In previous materials (Forgotten Soviet cartridge 6x49 mm versus 6.8 mm NGSW cartridge and Subcaliber bullets and a tapered barrel made of tungsten carbide: the future of small arms), we considered technical solutions that can be used to create promising small arms capable of