Bt: Cheap Rifles - Are not always shoddy and ineffective

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Bt: Cheap Rifles - Are not always shoddy and ineffective

Published: Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 1:00 am
By: Bobby Tony ( More Entries )

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Note: This was inspired by TMc's recent post about TMc: Cheapest Handguns in America. It reminded me that cheap is not always equivalent to shoddy and ineffective. Looking at the business end of this particular cheap rifle can increase the "PUCKER FACTOR" by a multiple of 1000X. You can trust me on that! (Bobby Tony)

Bt: Cheap Rifles - Are not always shoddy and ineffective

The history of the AK47 should be taught in school. It is a perfect example of how a tool is only as good as the craftsman who uses it. The picture is the creation of the artist and not the brush. During World War II an obscure tank commander noticed that the German troops were all well-armed with automatic rifles while the Russian troops were poorly equipped. He set about trying to design a weapon that would eventually revolutionize the fire arm industry and at the same time undermine the world of gun control. It took him until 1947 to perfect his design for the rifle that is named after him.

Ease to use and repair
Rugged
Reliable
Operate without maintenance
Simple operation without jamming
Operate in dirty and sandy environment.
Able to be used with minimal training
CHEAP TO PRODUCE

The result of his work was the AK47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (Automatic Kalashnikov), “47” derived from its year of completion.

The man's name was Mikhail Kalashnikov. Perhaps we will forever be in a debate over the use of the weapon which I have often referred to as The Rest of the World's Poor People's 2^nd Amendment.

Here is a lesson on gun control from a Russian.

Kalashnikov actually comes across as a deeply conflicted inventor in interviews and public statements. He’s obviously very proud of having designed a workhorse rifle that served the Russian military for so long, but he’s uneasy about the role the gun has assumed in terrorist culture. At the same time, he realizes that he’s not to blame for the AK-47 ending up in the wrong hands. At a celebration of his 90th birthday, he said, "I created a weapon to defend the borders of my motherland. It's not my fault that it's being used where it shouldn't be."

http://mentalfloss.com/article/27455/what-made-ak-47-so-popular

So the argument is not about the control of rocks, knives, spears, sticks, bombs, ropes or the AK47; it is about the frame of mind and personal control of how these tools are used by both governments and individuals.

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Stan Deatherage said:

( July 8th, 2018 @ 3:39 pm )

B.T., I appreciated your comment for its informative nature as I did your post.
Good stuff to know.

Reminds me how one event in one place long ago can reshape history going forward. Somewhat like a Blunt Force Butterfly Effect.

Bobby Tony said:

( July 8th, 2018 @ 10:42 am )

I tend to agree, I think a good case could be made about the sophistication of a country's individual weapons based on its dominate culture's valuation of individual human life. If the common foot soldier is nothing more than just another tool in the arsenal, arm them with a simple weapon and flood the field with reinforcements.

All that began to change when weapons of mass destruction perfected the killing without intimate involvement by the aggressor. The 2001 terrorist attack showed what a few (19) terrorist could do with four (4) planes. Eventually we will see what one dirty bomb can do in a city. In the meantime we are worrying what about individual rifles and refusing to face the reality that we are at war with a culture that only sees subjugate other countries as the solution to their goals.

It looks like I am approaching my original word count for the base article this post was extracted from.

Ted McDonald said:

( July 8th, 2018 @ 10:22 am )

Ringo Starr "If it Don't Come Easy" Link: www.youtube.com
A draftee is on the front line ASAP. Complicated weapons required too much training time.

Bobby Tony said:

( July 8th, 2018 @ 6:09 am )

In an effort to stay under a 1000 word self-imposed word limit, I condensed my original research article. Here is a sample of the rationale for the AK becoming the weapon of the rebellions across the globe. (Various Sources and paraphrases by me)

The concept of the AK47 was anchored in the Battle of Moscow where the Red Army lost 80,000 KIA and 50,000 POW. Kalashnikov was injured in the battle. While recovering from his injuries, Kalashnikov started experiencing flashbacks of the raid and became obsessed with creating a sub machine gun that would drive the Germans from his homeland.

The standard tactic in military conflict is to employ firepower to direct maximum force at an enemy. In simple terms the idea is to send more rounds downrange then you are receiving up range. Or as Nathan Bedford Forrest said in a more simple statement:

"Get there first with the most."

Russia suffered roughly 20 million deaths during WWII (roughly ½ military and ½ civilian). The design of the AK47 was to put a automatic weapon in the hands of the most people with little sophistication and or technology.

As a result that weapon also became the most popular weapon for use by a non-military rebellion that did not have the benefit of organization, training and tactics. The Russian government provided vase numbers of AK47 to almost any insurgent movement to crate the chaos that they felt help the spread of Marxism. Each shooter was in essence an army until themselves.

The AK47 and later iterations is still a remarkable weapon for rebellious people world wide.

Unfortunately, we have as yet not found a way to eliminate guerrilla style warfare. The British also had this problem in 1776-1783 era. As a modern culture we lean toward Geneva based combat, while revolutionaries tend to use the shoot them and let God sort it out. James Mattis has a more nuanced approach. “be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet."

Stan Deatherage said:

( July 7th, 2018 @ 6:51 pm )

The AK-47 is Russia's version of the Thompson sub machine gun, only more advanced in its design, and serving the world still in some very unruly places.

I have heard that the AK-47 was truly a magnificent weapon in its time.

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