Gun Discussion
Zerowinger 
3-3/4" Army Man Fan
@ExtreVile
That’s a cool rifle, and there’s an interesting story behind it:
During the Cold War, East Germany had gotten a license to produce the AKM from the Soviets, and subsequently sold many of them on the export market. In fact, East Germany became the third-largest supplier of the AK-47/AKM to the third world after the USSR and China. When the Soviets adopted the new 5.45 M74 cartridge and the AK-74 and began to grant production licenses to their Warsaw Pact satellites, one of the conditions was that they could not export their license-built AK-74s (and cut into Soviet export sales). So this was designed as a work around to that restriction, chambering it for .223 Remington/5.56 NATO ammunition instead of 5.45 (which was actually a wise move long term, as almost no one outside of the Warsaw Pact adopted 5.45 as a standard cartridge).
Of course, events of the late 1980’s quickly put an end to this project as well as to East Germany itself. However, large numbers of the 5.56 Weiger magazines did get produced, and in the 1990s many came into the US, often paired with Romanian-produced 5.56-chambered AK’s known as the WASR-3 or SAR-3.
That’s a cool rifle, and there’s an interesting story behind it:
During the Cold War, East Germany had gotten a license to produce the AKM from the Soviets, and subsequently sold many of them on the export market. In fact, East Germany became the third-largest supplier of the AK-47/AKM to the third world after the USSR and China. When the Soviets adopted the new 5.45 M74 cartridge and the AK-74 and began to grant production licenses to their Warsaw Pact satellites, one of the conditions was that they could not export their license-built AK-74s (and cut into Soviet export sales). So this was designed as a work around to that restriction, chambering it for .223 Remington/5.56 NATO ammunition instead of 5.45 (which was actually a wise move long term, as almost no one outside of the Warsaw Pact adopted 5.45 as a standard cartridge).
Of course, events of the late 1980’s quickly put an end to this project as well as to East Germany itself. However, large numbers of the 5.56 Weiger magazines did get produced, and in the 1990s many came into the US, often paired with Romanian-produced 5.56-chambered AK’s known as the WASR-3 or SAR-3.
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Pomegranates :P
@zerowinger66
The Warsaw Pact basically doomed their once lucrative arms industry by flooding the world with their products. Eventually many of their clients began producing and even exporting these thing themselves.
@ExtreVile
The helical magazine is also used by the Russian Bizon PP-19.
The Calico m960 is so compact though. Is it a SMG? Or a machine pistol?
Same could be asked of the MAC-11.
The Warsaw Pact basically doomed their once lucrative arms industry by flooding the world with their products. Eventually many of their clients began producing and even exporting these thing themselves.
@ExtreVile
The helical magazine is also used by the Russian Bizon PP-19.
The Calico m960 is so compact though. Is it a SMG? Or a machine pistol?
Same could be asked of the MAC-11.
Cyborg_pony 
Seeing this is about guns… and guns accessories. :b
I saw this video and found it funny So I decided to share it here
Just CNN showing they don’t know anything about firearms. A lot of his vids are pretty funny, have a look and a laugh. :D
I saw this video and found it funny So I decided to share it here
Just CNN showing they don’t know anything about firearms. A lot of his vids are pretty funny, have a look and a laugh. :D
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Pomegranates :P
@ExtreVile
That’s sure going to scare would be intruders.
@ExtreVile
Former Yugoslavia makes beautiful copies of Soviet arms.
Here’s an original from them
CZ-99
That’s sure going to scare would be intruders.
@ExtreVile
Former Yugoslavia makes beautiful copies of Soviet arms.
Here’s an original from them
CZ-99
TheMagpulPone 
Dynamic Pie
@Selaphiel
I ended up buying just about the scariest home defense gun us oppressed Californians are allowed to own
I ended up buying just about the scariest home defense gun us oppressed Californians are allowed to own
Zerowinger
3-3/4" Army Man Fan
@Badheart
Well, at least the odds are that’s an empty mag (M10 is an open bolt gun).
Well, at least the odds are that’s an empty mag (M10 is an open bolt gun).
NitroFury 
I can hear WA2000 from Girls Frontline heavily breathing just by looking at this.
Nitro Cat Bad!
I can hear WA2000 from Girls Frontline heavily breathing just by looking at this.
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