Your favourite weapons - Soviet/Russian

[StainlessSteelCynic]

To go along with the favourite US weapons thread, I figured perhaps we should have a few more such topics, so here's a thread for you to tell us about your favourite Soviet/Russian weapons.

For me, I've always kinda liked the RPD light MG and the SVD rifle but my favourite would have to be the 9x39mm VSS 'Vintorez' silenced, medium range, sniper rifle. I kinda like the Stechkin APS as well (if you really must use 9x18mm, might as well use it in bursts or full auto!)

VSS rifle

[Matt Wiser]

AKM/AKMS rifle, then the AK-74 and its family.

[CDAT]

I would have to say the PPSH-41, we had one in Iraq and it was kind of fun, the AK's that we had would were not worth their weight in sand. When people say that you can mistreat the AK and it will keep on trucking my experience with them is that is not true.

[Silent Hunter UK]

The Stechkin... What?

[Draq]

Kind of an unfair question to me. I love weapons in general. Pact, Soviet, western, Asian... But if I had to pick... An SKS and tokarev. Or akm and makarov. Most definitely the rex-412 .357

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Originally Posted by Silent Hunter UK

The Stechkin... What?

I never said it was any good, just that I sort of like it!

[.45cultist]

Originally Posted by CDAT

I would have to say the PPSH-41, we had one in Iraq and it was kind of fun, the AK's that we had would were not worth their weight in sand. When people say that you can mistreat the AK and it will keep on trucking my experience with them is that is not true.

Soviet practice was to give the worn out stuff away for free. Add slipshod maintenance to that and you have a 4-5kg club depending on the model. I like the AK74, PMM pistol. If the Pk had disintegrating links, I'd use it.

[CDAT]

Originally Posted by .45cultist

Soviet practice was to give the worn out stuff away for free. Add slipshod maintenance to that and you have a 4-5kg club depending on the model. I like the AK74, PMM pistol. If the Pk had disintegrating links, I'd use it.

Not worn out when issued, but when the IP (Iraqi Police) gave it back to the State Department it was trash, took them less then a year to take the AK's and Glock's from new to destroyed. The RSO then gave them to us to completely destroy so that no parts whatsoever could be used (i.e. Explosively and/or Thermate).

[.45cultist]

Originally Posted by CDAT

Not worn out when issued, but when the IP (Iraqi Police) gave it back to the State Department it was trash, took them less then a year to take the AK's and Glock's from new to destroyed. The RSO then gave them to us to completely destroy so that no parts whatsoever could be used (i.e. Explosively and/or Thermate).

Oh good God! Anything else I'd say would be ban material.