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Old 11-03-2011, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Schone23666 View Post
Is this the version they had during the Soviet's adventure in Afghanistan, that sometimes reputedly had a tendency to have grenade rounds get stuck in the barrel? Oh, and apparently the grenade fuses were automatically armed when fired, hence....you get the idea.

Of course, I could be wrong on this, and if the problem did exist, maybe it was fixed...but knowing the Soviet/Russian's safety track record, I think I'll stick with the Mk-19 all the same.
Yeah; the AGS-17 seems to have a lot more recoil than the Mk-19. Of course it boils down to the gunner...
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