The Small Arms Thread, Part 8: 2018; ICSR to be replaced by US Army with interim 15mm Revolver Cannon.

[Pascal]

On 3/3/2019 at 5:03 AM, Sturgeon said:

 

Ah, the much vaunted 7N39. According to Western sources, this mighty mite bullet can penetrate all known body armors, and is truly fearsome to behold.

In reality, evidently it is a fairly pedestrian tungsten cored round, almost certainly behind the latest 5.56mm AP developments, and is rated to penetrate only GOST Class 4 (roughly equivalent to Level III) at 100m. Snore.

A person from Russia who allegedly works in a company where body armor is made, says that 7N39 can penetrate ESAPI(Level IV).

[Sturgeon]

54 minutes ago, Pascal said:

A person from Russia who allegedly works in a company where body armor is made, says that 7N39 can penetrate ESAPI(Level IV).

 

Suuuure it can.

[Pascal]

1 hour ago, Sturgeon said:

 

Suuuure it can.

He works with body armor and that's just a bit of information from someone in that industry, he didn't say from what distance though.Max Popenker holds that person to be well-versed.

[Sturgeon]

4 minutes ago, Pascal said:

He works with body armor and that's just a bit of information from someone in that industry, he didn't say from what distance though.Max Popenker holds that person to be well-versed.

 

Well, for a start ESAPI and Level IV aren't the same thing, so he can't be that well-versed.

 

For another, "penetrate" is almost meaningless. I can penetrate ESAPI with a pressure washer if I hold it there long enough.

[Pascal]

8 minutes ago, Sturgeon said:

Well, for a start ESAPI and Level IV aren't the same thing, so he can't be that well-versed.

He did very well say that.That Level IV is ESAPI, i will stop then.

[Sturgeon]

2 minutes ago, Pascal said:

He did very well say that.That Level IV is ESAPI, i will stop then.

 

Armor penetration is a delicate enough subject that without looking at actual test results (which I assume are classified), it's not really useful to say something that simple.

Not that it's absurd that 7N39 could penetrate ESAPI, but... The penetrator isn't that big, and it's not moving that fast. If it can penetrate ESAPI in one go, even at just 0 meters, then you wouldn't need the sort of rounds the US Army is looking at, to do so at longer ranges. And maybe you don't, but again without seeing actual test data that kind of speculation is a bit meaningless.

[Ramlaen]

my dad works at nintendo

[LoooSeR]

   Libya

 

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[Sturgeon]

Oh man, don't show the gerps!

[LoooSeR]

   Mongolians with Tavors and Meplolight sight.

[LoooSeR]

   Pufgun made 20 round mag for SVD

 

[LoooSeR]

   Ukrainian soldier/SF with some abomination during Sea Breeze-2019

 

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[Alex C.]

Just random 416 shit:

 

 

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[LoooSeR]

   From 3:13 shows how barrel change feature works on RPK-16

 

[Vicious_CB]

On 7/11/2019 at 3:31 AM, LoooSeR said:

   Pufgun made 20 round mag for SVD

 

 

And people think Im joking when I say the best Cold War battle rifle was the SVD.

[Alex C.]

7 hours ago, Vicious_CB said:

 

And people think Im joking when I say the best Cold War battle rifle was the SVD.

 

I feel like with a shorter, thicker barrel and a few light modifications it would have been an excellent general issue battle rifle.

[mr.T]

Barrel change on the RPK 16 is a joke , useless in combat conditions In such configuration no one will be changing barrels in a fire fight. It not tool less change nor without use of heat resistant gloves.Also idiotic continued use of bipods mounted on ither barrel or removable forend .

 

This is how barrel change needs to work or you are better of with no barrel change at all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dpyf7TTi2s

[Sturgeon]

4 hours ago, mr.T said:

Barrel change on the RPK 16 is a joke , useless in combat conditions In such configuration no one will be changing barrels in a fire fight. It not tool less change nor without use of heat resistant gloves.Also idiotic continued use of bipods mounted on ither barrel or removable forend .

 

This is how barrel change needs to work or you are better of with no barrel change at all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dpyf7TTi2s

 

I think it's more a modular thing than a cooling thing.

[LoooSeR]

4 hours ago, mr.T said:

Barrel change on the RPK 16 is a joke , useless in combat conditions In such configuration no one will be changing barrels in a fire fight. It not tool less change nor without use of heat resistant gloves.Also idiotic continued use of bipods mounted on ither barrel or removable forend .

 

This is how barrel change needs to work or you are better of with no barrel change at all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dpyf7TTi2s

   Barrel change feature on RPK-16 is not for quick changing hot barrels. Main reason why SFs (probably FSB) are interested in RPK-16 (and probably payed for design works or were main aim for Kalashnikov Concern when designing this gun) is ability to prepare gun to very specific types of enviroments which would not change during operation. Fireifght with criminals blocked inside of house very rarely changed into chase in open spaces.

   So for operations inside of villages and towns (searches, arrests, liquidations) those spec ops need weapon for CQB and for use inside of MRAPs/armored cars. In operations when they search for gangs outside of populated areas it is usually mountains and forests with long ranges, so they need something for long range firefights. One type of operation is very unlikely to become other one, so mounting long or short barrel before operation is not going to really hinder specialists. but actually make things easier.

   Karden (MVD SF member, now Rosgvardia IIRC) wrote document to higher-ranking officials about conceptual look of "new generation" avtomat for units like his and ability to change elements like barrels before operations was one of key feature (and quick-change was not required for that type of modularity that he wanted). 

[LoooSeR]

   Lazarev's photos from Army 2019

   TsNIITochMash

 

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   Kalashnikov concern

 

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   Few more photos of AM-17 and ABM-17

 

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   SVCh and updated SV-98 from another expo.

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[mr.T]

On 7/13/2019 at 8:58 PM, LoooSeR said:

   Barrel change feature on RPK-16 is not for quick changing hot barrels. Main reason why SFs (probably FSB) are interested in RPK-16 (and probably payed for design works or were main aim for Kalashnikov Concern when designing this gun) is ability to prepare gun to very specific types of enviroments which would not change during operation. Fireifght with criminals blocked inside of house very rarely changed into chase in open spaces.

   So for operations inside of villages and towns (searches, arrests, liquidations) those spec ops need weapon for CQB and for use inside of MRAPs/armored cars. In operations when they search for gangs outside of populated areas it is usually mountains and forests with long ranges, so they need something for long range firefights. One type of operation is very unlikely to become other one, so mounting long or short barrel before operation is not going to really hinder specialists. but actually make things easier.

   Karden (MVD SF member, now Rosgvardia IIRC) wrote document to higher-ranking officials about conceptual look of "new generation" avtomat for units like his and ability to change elements like barrels before operations was one of key feature (and quick-change was not required for that type of modularity that he wanted). 

 

That makes a bit more sense altough you are better of with a specialist short barrel version for the folks that need them , barrel changes also change POI which was not a problem in the past with iron sights as each barrel also had a front sight that could be sighted for it. but with optics the barrel change became much more of an issue it needs to be much more repeatable and precise than  it ever was in the past.

 

Hope Kalashnikov manages to get  heads out of their asses and move towards making guns like  AM-17 and ABM-17 or at very least something with solid upper based on AK .    Optics in firearms are single most important jump in lethality and not having a simple optic ready guns in 21century is crazy (whole side mounted optics is a dated concept), also hope they stop using M4 type stocks on their platorms makes guns look cobled up with Aliexpress componets. Don't get me wrong Ak47 is an icon but optics ready it is not .

[Sturgeon]

8 minutes ago, mr.T said:

 

That makes a bit more sense altough you are better of with a specialist short barrel version for the folks that need them , barrel changes also change POI which was not a problem in the past with iron sights as each barrel also had a front sight that could be sighted for it. but with optics the barrel change became much more of an issue it needs to be much more repeatable and precise than  it ever was in the past.

 

Hope Kalashnikov manages to get  heads out of their asses and move towards making guns like  AM-17 and ABM-17 or at very least something with solid upper based on AK .    Optics in firearms are single most important jump in lethality and not having a simple optic ready guns in 21century is crazy (whole side mounted optics is a dated concept), also hope they stop using M4 type stocks on their platorms makes guns look cobled up with Aliexpress componets. Don't get me wrong Ak47 is an icon but optics ready it is not .

 

Are you unaware of the AK-12?

 

...Exactly what do you think is wrong about folding+adjustable stocks?

[LoooSeR]

1 hour ago, mr.T said:

 

That makes a bit more sense altough you are better of with a specialist short barrel version for the folks that need them , barrel changes also change POI which was not a problem in the past with iron sights as each barrel also had a front sight that could be sighted for it. but with optics the barrel change became much more of an issue it needs to be much more repeatable and precise than  it ever was in the past.

 

Hope Kalashnikov manages to get  heads out of their asses and move towards making guns like  AM-17 and ABM-17 or at very least something with solid upper based on AK .    Optics in firearms are single most important jump in lethality and not having a simple optic ready guns in 21century is crazy (whole side mounted optics is a dated concept), also hope they stop using M4 type stocks on their platorms makes guns look cobled up with Aliexpress componets. Don't get me wrong Ak47 is an icon but optics ready it is not .

   Barrel change feature on RPK-16 is AFAIK and heard from videos was made in such way that there is no noticeable shift in POI.

 

AM, AMB small-sized assault rifles and SVCh DMR are still in development, after them it is very possible Kalashnikov will work on assault rifle using same principals.

[mr.T]

Nothing wrong with folding stocks and adjustable stocks , AKs had great folders , but uncritical adoption of an M4 butstock is just lazy. There are much better solutions as we have seen on most modern rifles that are not Ar15 patern that is limited by the buffer tube arangment .  I used to own number of AKs and loved them but optics ready is now mondatory and aka just in not it in standard configuration.

 

Ak12 meloved out , likely due desire to keep cost low its barely improved over 100 series. 

Two features that make hairs stand flimsy sheet metal  topcover with rudimetary fix and  non structural forend configuration

 

Solid upper and forend and can be done to Aks

 

Even to old jugo kalashnikovs