You have a Chi-Com soldier diving into the dirt muzzle first. Sorry, but I think that even the PRC Army would teach it's troops not to allow dirt and debris clog the muzzle. That would cause one major KB!
http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/wwwboard/board4/messages/2203.htmlWestern weapons are made to higher tolerances (the parts fit more exactly due to higher quality machining and maufacturing) but any dirt or sand between these parts could cause problems. However; the western weapons tend to be a little more accurate. If your character is doing any long range or sniper type shooting.....an AK would not necessarily be the best weapon.
http://www.kalashnikov.guns.ru/wwwboard/board4/messages/1984.htmlWhile I was in the army, (cavalry), I shot many M16A1's and A2's. The A1's were absolute crap and jammed frequently. The A2's were much, much better, but the design of the M16 is inherently less reliable than the AK. It vents gasses directly into the action of the rifle which causes it to get real dirty real fast. The bolt is much lighter than on the AK. The heavy bolt on the AK develops a lot of momentum and basically forces it's way through dirt and debris that would cause other rifles to jam. The ammunition AK's were designed to shoot has very deep grooves around the rim. This means it's easier for the extractors to operate. AK's have very loose tolerances. Dirt gets pushed out of the way and doesn't interfere with the action. AK's also have about half the parts of an M16. Less parts means less things can go wrong.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/07/army_rifle_070715/By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jul 20, 2007 11:54:17 EDT
Yielding to congressional pressure, the Army will conduct a test in August to see if the M4 carbine soldiers take to war is the most reliable weapon available in sand-storm conditions.
The test will compare how the M4 performs against a select group of newer, more compact rifles when exposed to a “dust chamber” at the Army Test and Evaluation Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., said Col. Carl Lipsit, project manager for Soldier Weapons...
Did your information derive from DoggieTime.com?They've been used in Nepal and Darfur... but then is a rifle really being tested when its used to kill villagers?
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Report_China_selling_arms_to_rights_0608.htmlDid your information derive from DoggieTime.com?
Chinese military exports to Nepal in 2005 and early 2006, including a deal to supply nearly 25,000 Chinese-made rifles and 18,000 grenades to Nepalese security forces
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