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This new Russian automatic rifle looks pretty sweet. I find all these relatively new weapons with felt recoil reducing systems such as the KRISS Super V and Ultimax 100 fascinating from an engineering standpoint. As a shooter, I seriously wish I could get some trigger time with them, but that's pretty damn unlikely - I haven't seen a single firing range with these types of automatics for rent anywhere in the US of A. Maybe in 5-10 years.
Here is what a production version for the Russian army would probably look like:
And a video of it being fired, along with an AN-94 Nikonov:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOozMdEV_AU
Wikipedia said:The AEK-971 is a Russian assault rifle made by the Kovrov Machinebuilding Plant now Degtyarev Design Bureau and designed by Sergey I. Koksharov. AEK-971 use 5.45x39mm M74 round from the standard 30 round magazines of the AK-74. Two other members of this series - AEK-972 and AEK-973 - fire 5.56x45mm and 7.62x39mm, respectively, from 30 round magazines of the AK-101 and AK-47/AK-103. The AEK-971 has two fire modes; semi- and full-automatic. The AEK-971 is based on previous AK rifles in internal design and features but has the addition of a balancing mechanism. The rifle has a counter weight that negates the impulse of the gas piston and bolt carrier: this is the balancing mechanism and results in more controllable automatic fire. Though losing an initial contract for production against the AN-94, mainly due to being underdeveloped at the time, the Russian army has begun field trials of this weapon. The AN-94 assault rifle has slight edge over the AEK-971 only in short burst (2 rounds only) mode. In full-auto medium or long burst fire mode (3-5 or 7-10 rounds per burst) AEK-971 wins hands down, being also some 0.5kg lighter than AN-94, simplier and cheaper to manufacture.
Here is what a production version for the Russian army would probably look like:
And a video of it being fired, along with an AN-94 Nikonov:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOozMdEV_AU