Anyone recognize this one?

[pmulcahy11b]

The TKB-408 was one of the competitors to the AK-47 (IIRC, made by Tokarev). The biggest problem with it was the arrangement of the magazine and pistol grip -- it's ergonomically bad.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

The TKB-408 was one of the competitors to the AK-47 (IIRC, made by Tokarev). The biggest problem with it was the arrangement of the magazine and pistol grip -- it's ergonomically bad.

But this one was considered better than the AK47...

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as74-e.htm

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by General Pain

But this one was considered better than the AK47...

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as74-e.htm

It's sort of like the reasons why the US military refuses to replace the M-16/M-4 series with anything -- it's so completely embedded in the US military that no one wants to have to change training methods, get new rifles and parts in the supply chain, ditch the millions of 5.56mm rounds we have stockpiled, write new TMs and training manuals, and above all (at least right now in the US), spend the money it would take to transition to a new rifle. Total inertia.