AK47 (AKM): Mud Test
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2015
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We have subsequently also mud tested a Vietnam era Colt SP1 here:
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One of the first InRange videos included a mud test on an M1A (M14) in a modified Troy stock.
Recently we did a similar, yet more controlled, test on an M1 Garand. With not only our videos, we see people stating that the AK47 would have breezed through, along with many requests to perform the same test on the AK.
Well, here it is.
The AK47 mud test, InRange style.
Next week: The AR15.
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Dirty AK= Clean Mosin
"Do you wanna know why is your weapon not firing, private?"
"Yes staff sergeant!"
"Because it's empty, private!"
"How did this happen, Drill Sergeant?"
@@ilikeyourname4807 you shot it all the ammo private
Wow what an unfair test you CLEARLY didnt take into account the earths rotation.
We constantly screw that part up. :( ~Karl
Gingy Burticus the earth is obviously flat how do you think they got it from Russia to Romania in such a short amount of time 🙄
christopher dean when ?
Gingy Burticus ,อ
1:58 - Really impressed with this guy's attention to range safety! Note how he angles the barrel down when flipping the gun around, so as to avoid ever pointing it at the cameraman.
Hello Matt G
So AK-47 + mud = bolt action rife
ThePhantom710 yup
ThePhantom710 better than nothing
ThePhantom710 haha
ThePhantom710
true!
++++++++++
4:36 the worst malfunction of them all: no ammo left
I like that the AK-47 reverts to a single action rifle when it becomes muddy. It's like the escalator of guns.
You see ivan
When through Kalashnikov into comrade mud
You create mosin rifle
For sniper purposes
Then clean it
Boom
A headshot machine
People who keep commenting "get a Russian AK" should also note that VC's were equipped with Chinese AKs supplied by North Vietnam, just like the taliban are (apart from captured AKs during the Soviet invasion). Russian manufactured AKMs represent a small portion of rifles used.
That's a great point. ~Karl
"I've got some ammo in my pocket!" ~ Gun Jesus, 2015 (I'm guessing that's one of the many miracles he can preform.)
Dirty AK = clean L85A1
Milkwater *R O A S T E D*
It's pretty clear they aren't surprised of the results, which, should be pretty obvious. You shouldn't expect a weapon like this, with huge spaces for thick mud to settle, to function reliably. I have both Ar rifles and Ak variants. The Ak was NOT designed to function through this. It;s designed to be forgiving of neglect. I have a very reliable Ak74 but, if anybody asked me to do this to prove it, I'd call them a fool. The fact that some are commenting the way they are demonstrates their lack of understanding on fundamental mechanical principles much less how guns work. I challenge anyone who thinks this is an unfair test, duplicate it with your gun, post the entire video on RUclips. Go ahead, I'll wait.
Sorry guys but the *real Russian AKs tuned by Krebs/Rifle Dynamics* work great on my Xbox so I'm pretty sure your test is invalid. Sincerely, the Internet.
Every Day Citizen ok now mud test your xbox sir
Very funny, you didn't think of a better joke?
Not Russian replica Kalashnikov produced not in the Soviet Union, much worse quality, they can not be compared with the Soviet.
Very funny, you didn't think of a better joke?
Not Russian replica Kalashnikov produced not in the Soviet Union, much worse quality, they can not be compared with the Soviet.
@@user-leshiy99rus You got any proof of that or are just fanboying 2 year old comments.
Лев Чумаков it works the same mechanically. And nobody would do that to a legit Russian AKM because they are cool and nice to have. The AK pattern is reliable when you leave it without a cleaning kit for 20 years and fire 1000s upon 1000s of rounds. Not when you bring it against the elements (sand, mud, etc). That’s for an AR.
AK fanboys be like:
Loose tolerance can make fire whith the gun in hot lava!
An elephant can sit it and you can repair it with paperclipand toothbrush!
AK 47 can fire while buried beneath the Sun's core!
This video comes up, and...
Not true AK! True AK is made in Russia with glorious Stalinium! True AK will not jam!
First, they boast the design. Then the myth is busted, and they say it's the manufacture that matters. Like there are not literally hundreds of manufacturers for the AR15 too.
AK: The Katana of firearms.
lol either you copied and pasted this orrrrr you are just a hater
Actually there are, and I am specifically talking about the ones considered "AKMs"
There's one or mwybe two for all countries in the eastern bloc, and one with a lot of variations for China, then there are a shitton of poorly riveted badly done AK clones in Merika.
Remember the AK meltdown video where they used another Romanian AK, then made another with the Russian one?
Thauã Aguirre no, it is a conspiracy to bring dishonor to the glorious motherland.
Aks where made just to be cheap and made as quickly as possible. Any serious firearms designer that had the support would go milled. Why even fuck with rivet's and canted sight's and crap. Make it a solid block of metal. Way better base for quality control as well
I’m so glad that you guys finally dispelled the myth about the infallibility of the AK.
Yes, it can get pretty dirty and still fire, but not if you get it fairly muddy, which so many people say you can do and still fire the gun.
Well I've seen an ak get that muddy and still work, and I've seen an ak get that muddy and not work. Every single gun has its story. An individual ar can be more resilient than a best ak, and an individual ak can be better than the best ar. Those things are different with every gun depending on micro production flaws, age of the gun etc.
Makes you wonder how many people, who claim the AK will never jam, have ever tried to mud test an AK, or let alone ever fired an AK.
The only Kalashnikov that stop working, was Mikhail.
:'(
Hahaha the ak fanboys are hurt about this one
damn right lol.
look at the difference between the AR and the AK, the Ak has a thicker mud poured in.
***** the mud was thinner in that video.
watch how smooth the mud is in the other and look how gunky it is in this one.
***** "Thicker the mud the harder it is to get into what really matters" that is bullshit, if i use a sandy mud like the M16 did, the AK would run fine, the AK is built to survive abit of mud but the shit they put into the AK would wreck an M16...
so mud turns the AK into a bolt action. sick.
bloozism Turns it into a fully bolt actionated gun that accepts 30 caliber magazine clips with a black assault rifle paint and a recoil disabling military-spec stock
Cool right?
AKs are like that time in life where you think you've got it all figured out and that your parents and older people's advice was dumb.
The AR is when you actually become an adult and realize they were right.
- A former AK fanboy who grew up
The legendary, jam-proof AK succumbs to simple mud. I can hear the fudds and fanboys now.
A perfect demonstration of the true nature of the legendary AK47: it rarely requires stripping or an armorer to fix a jam, not that it never jams. 99% of problems can be solved by just working the crap out of that bolt. This is one reason the bolt is on the right-side, so you can use your strong arm to force it. Russians figured it was better to have a gun that always fired something than a gun that fired well only most of the time. There is much virtue to this concept in a military weapon. Thanks for helping correct this old misconception!
What do you mean by old misconception?
Stef Literally. It is an old misconception, since at least the 1960s, that the Kalashnikov action is virtually incapable of failure. Karl and Ian had scores of people assuming the Kalashnikov here would fly through this test with no problems. It clearly has serious problems, but as Karl notes, it will continue to function in a manual fashion. This puts it miles ahead of most other military arms they have tested so far. but is far less than what many were claiming would be the case.
Eustace Stritchers dude that's no ak47 and this is not russian riffle lol
Eustace Stritchers I think you mean counterfeit gun, unreliable gun
Four Four what about a Russian-made rifle would make it more likely to pass this test?
lol people mad that the AK didn't perform well blaming it on it being made in Romania even though the specs and tooling are exactly the same.
Romanian AA is very different in reliability with the Russian, believe me I shot for service in the Russian army, not one or even 2 thousand rounds
Null and void, your tests results, sir.
You did NOT use Warsaw spec mud.
I told someone an AK would still fire if thrown in mud and he sent me this video lol
1,000 Kalashnikovs may fall into the mud, but not 1,000,000,00000000000000000 Kalashnikovs
For everyone claiming it was a "bad AK"
Almost all AKs are super low quality
that was the point of this gun
cheap to make
At first: "AK best rifle cheap to make"
After: "Used too cheap AK"
ok?
Actually, Eugene Stoner, the designer of AR-15, met Kalashnikov in person, and as they tested each other's creations, appreciated AK as a fine and reliable weapon. But he's not to be trusted, I get your point all right.
Let's do a competition between AK made out of steel plate and old Polish or Soviet AK milled in solid block of steel. One made out of steel block is more reliable, it's all about methods of production. Oh and remeber, you can basicly throw away half of components, use as shitty ammunition as you want and it'll still fire :)
98TheSzymon Russian AKs arn't more reliable than any other mass produced military AK.
The age of AKs being the most reliable rifle is over.
Modern AKs mayby aren't most reliable rifles, but old Soviet still are. I saw myself the difference between AK from 1954 and AKM from 1978. Sergant from my country's army demonstrated that to Canadian troops stationed here. He throw them to mud, stood on them for about 10 minutes. Then he took AKs from mud, ol' AK was shooting without problems, modernised version jammed. This weapon was designed to be used by people with IQ similar to potato, so first version is the most reliable rifle, alongside some Browning's hunting rifles
"True Russian AKs will work so my AK is better than your AR!"
-AK fanboy with no access to Russian AKs
mandaloin от
Adamz678 do a video on it than
Adamz678 ù
I got an original Izhevsk akm, just got a new barrel but still a soviet barrel but I don't know if mine would pass this test (of course I don't live in the U.S.)
Adamz678 where’s the video
It’s funny how ridiculous this myth has become. It’s reliable, but it’s still a machine that’s not made to have its parts impeded by foreign debris. Anyone who thinks an AK will work no matter what needs to get a grip
Exactly dude doesn’t matter the gun you put bullshit in it then obviously it’s gunna malfunction
Will having a grip help?
@@madstan8948 You say it doesn't matter the gun but to be fair the AR passes this test with flying colors.
the suicide rate on AK owners quadrupled after this video was released
I really don't think Ian can move the camera around without saying: ''Okay let's bring the camera in for a closer look''
Moss Foster
That extra line isn't for you, it's for Karl. He wanted him to wait before throwing it in so he can get a better view
The comment section is like cancer. All this misinformation about the AK is amazing.
This was a great test and perfectly realistic.
I was making margaritas, and, I was out of salt, so, I came back here...
"AK's are the most reliab-" *malfunctions on the first shot*
Wow, even with the dust cover closed. So much about the myth that the AK can't malfunction.
no it can theirs just a lot of room inside it for shit
+BigMek456 it was still shooting, manualy but it was working. AR wouldnt even get a round off.
Christopher Penta
much lie so solid argument very true
no one says the ak can't malfunction if they do they know nothing about guns. lol the point is the ak is more likely to work
Christopher Penta
Just seen that video too. Another myth busted.
Everyone swears by the AK, but once there are issues, all of a sudden there are excuses. Sad, really.
+lalilulelo1989 Especially when they own rifles that were previously dismissed as jam-o-matics yet proven to be pretty damn reliable when you're in a world of shit.
I love the gun-safety Carl is doing here, just the fact that it's a reflexes.
That's why it's reliable.
It works when fine when a bit dirty and becomes a Mosin when very dirty.
Hey guys! You made it to Russian TV!
ruclips.net/video/dI1uBt5YkAI/видео.html
00:00-00:20: A footage broadcasted on a Russian TV channel.
"And here's how the americans are checking the Kalashnikov's reliability. Look - first it's being thoroughly covered in clay and submersed in the mud. After that, they tried firing it. Much to the americans' surprise, it turned out that the rifle keeps working as normal. Russian weapon did not let down!"
And then you see the original clip they ripped off you guys...
That is the most awesome thing I've seen all week. :D ~Ian
DaveTE15 Wow thats scary how authoritarian that is
Hahaha, I love how people think that's all because of the authoritarian Putin regime... By the way, that TV show is from the private TV channel, widely known among the Russian speaking audience as a major nonsense producer (e.g. Egyptian pyramids built by aliens to communicate back with their homeland, Hitler losing in WW2 because the Holy Lance got stolen from him and similar mambo jambo). Next time please have your facts straight ;)
Please do not reply to the above Kremlin asslickers (who are hilariously automatically on the defensive) in any way or form - these guys might be getting paid for any attention and shitstorms they can generate on the web. Ignore and carry on. Thanks.
DaveTE15
hahahaha, thanks for making my day - keep on living in your delusional world, that you might be naively calling "democracy". It is really funny how everyone with a non-CNN like opinion goes under the "Kremlin asslicker" category - this is as pathetic as it could be, no arguments, just pointless insults... By the way, almost forgot... eat shit, you brainless fuckwit! :3
This doesn't surprise me at all. If you pack enough crud into any machine it will stop working. The only way to pass this test is to have a rifle that is so sealed off stuff can't enter in the first place. I've seen some mud tests done with the AR15 in other videos and it did quit well. That's because it is a very closed action when it comes to ingress of crud.
All this doesn't mean the AK is unreliable or the AR is reliable. what it means is the AK doesn't do well with the mud test.
The AK still does a very good job with fouling. It still has large parts that are relatively few. It still eats a wide variety of ammo and doesn't require specialized lubricants, magazines, etc to run at full capacity.
This is still an interesting test and I am keen to seen how other rifles fair. I would really like to see some of the old bolt guns get put through their paces. I'm particularly curious to see if the Berthier holds up considering it has an open bottom to let the enbloc magazines fall out.
***** I wouldn't trust that filthy 14 to much. They picked a very good brand of rifle with a gas system 2 inches longer than standard issue. It was used to train recruits and that suggests a very controlled range. They used the best lube they could find and used a lot of it. It actually has been cleaned and parts have broken and been replaced (several extractors for example). The language of the article is hyperbolic claiming it contaminates other things by proximity. Really? I think the author might be overstating things a bit.
Oh, also it was cleaned. The author claims it was cleaned "once and only once" at 26,245. Then he goes on to say it was cleaned at 28,905 round point. He's a liar or is using some weasel terms.
With that kind of writing I can't trust any of the other findings which is to bad. Unfortunately, I find a lot of this stuff when reading up on the AR15 series. I would much rather hear something like:
"This rifle sucked when it was introduced and people died because of defects in the design, production and deployment. The military looked at this and fixed a lot of the immediate issues so it would function. After that it worked well enough but has proven hard to tweak without causing serious issues. As of now it's achieved a good level of performance and will continue to see use in military and civilian circles for years to come."
Actually I'm less interested in the rifle and more interested in the history. As I mentioned earlier I do believe they have improved greatly over the years but I would like to think our system could have produced a better weapon. The point about the changes in powder are true but since the rifle was produced by a system that used contractors the design should have accounted for that. The FN-FAL has an adjustable gas system to site but one example. Ditching direct gas impingement have having an adjustable gas system could have helped a lot. A bolt handle would have been a nice idea too.
MavHunter20XX I can see piston systems in AR causing issues. The rifle was built with direct impingement in mind. To me that just shows how deep the flaw in the design actually runs. Also it could indicate some shitty engineering on the part of designers. Both are neither here nor there as we've gone into the realm of near pure opinion.
I've been discussing this issue with my much more knowledgeable brother and he pointed out some successful DI rifles. So the problem may be with the AR in particular. Though he felt the issue was more the combination of DI with the 5.56 mm cartridge. The Swedes had a DI rifle in 6.5 Swede that didn't have the same issues for example. Granted 6.5 Swede is a nice cartridge.
The adjustable gas system would need a bit of training but that isn't much to ask. Especially if that bit of training offers a real improvement in performance which is yet to be determined with a purely hypothetical AR.
The sound of the receiver closing with the mud is like nails on chalkboard....
Sir I would like to inform you that this is now the first video that pops up in the search for ak mud test. Well done indeed!
Excellent video. I love AKs but they are not jam-proof as some claim. This is a very tough test!
+Project Pete Yes, we agree - this test is extreme, to say the least. ~Karl
LOL at all the upset AK fanboys haha
People who actually know the real AK**
People who watched that Nicolas Cage movie and think they know everything about guns*
да постреляй из ак-12 что вы взяли ак-47 или из ак-74м когда я служил вдв России мы сетими автоматоми делали что хотели , почему этот автомат не стрелял , газа отвод довно не чистили у нас также было с АКМ .
основная хрень взяли румынский ак :) они бы ещё китайский взяли или с какого нибудь сарая в азии
Thystaff Thywill except when they did the same thing to the ar lol
When I was in the army we were using AKM (folding stock) and after crawling in the sandy mud we were 90% sure it wouldnt chamber rounds properly - all it takes is few grains of sand in the chamber. I guess if we were allowed to crawl with round already chambered it would protect chamber better, but since we couldnt the two things we could do was to cycle the bolt few times to shake sand out of the chamber and it would work if the sand wasnt particularry sticky, or we could wash it in the puddle. BTW, the only way to properly clean the trigger mechanism was to run water thru it, you could spend whole day to clean it with rugs otherwise and the trigger would still by so crunchy it would make you cringe. Anyway, the one thing AK is good about is that everything could be covered in worst shit possible, as long as the chamber and bolt is clean it would fire reliably
Very interesting. All the hype over the decades about the AK-47 working in the most extreme conditions. Funny to see it jam after 1 shot with mud.
so you used romanian, which is like cheap ak, instead of russian or more better variant to do this test. And how is ar would perform? I shouldn't even answer that question
+maksim tsionskiy It wouldn't have made a difference but we knew we'd hear that claim even before we posted the video. ~Karl
+InRangeTV shure. bicycle and truck wouldn't have made a difference in any tests...
+InRangeTV if you really going to make real test then test authentic ak and not cheap varient. we also don't know who built this one and what was quality of work
+maksim tsionskiy What exactly would be different in an expensive AK that would cause it to perform differently? ~Ian
+Forgotten Weapons what is the difference between ford pinto and toyota? may be quality. think about it
Since the battle of Passchendale was so atrociously wet and muddy can you guys do a mud test to see which of the firearms used there would have fared the best ?
Tankies: 'AK cheapest rifle only costs $2 mass produced in Romania.'
Tankies now: 'NOOOOOO!!!!!! Not premium $2000 AK, test is fake propaganda!!!!'
Thank you for turning comments back on.
Now we can laugh at the AK fetishists in denial.
Obviously used fake mud
true soviet mud never jams kalashnikov
not like the worthless m16 right mate?
Incorrect.
Аминь, брат!)))
Obviously used a fake Chinese AK-47 Kalashnikov reliability is not esprima and is recognized around the world,let them experience dirt his M-16.
Guess those "AK is self cleaning and can bathe in mud" apologists are eating dirt rn.
Finally. The AK 100% reliability and indestructability have been shown to be just a myth.
That is in fact a Romanian AK, not a Russian or Yugoslavian AK like what Americans were encountering in Vietnam. Yes, there is a difference between them. The Romanian AK is to Soviet Block weapons what the M-16 is to American weapons, unreliable, poorly engineered, and just plain bad. The AK-47s in Vietnam were impossible to jam. Just ask the Vietnam veterans.
@@nathanapplegate5374 lawl
@@nathanapplegate5374 "iT's nOt a ReAl rUsSiAn aK"
Ever notice how everything the Soviet Union made is like legendary until people actually test the stories. Almost like it's mostly all Propaganda or some shit.
Ukraine invasion made a lot of these stories come to light
Do you think the gritty texture of the mud is having more of an effect to why the blockages. Here in Europe our mud tends to have very little sand or grit in it and what there is tends to be very small and smoother. Could you to try the same test in top soil with a lot less sand and grit in it. Great videos as ever.
These tests offer a controlled model.
Therefore every gun should be subject to these same conditions tested
+Christopher Penta Not a bad idea would be willing to do so. I dont think i need to send the water ;) I would be good to see the deference that different types of mud composition can have on the live fire of the weapons tested. .
+SerenGetter But only in 1 type on soil composition. It would be great to see the same weapons put through the same test but in soils from other parts of the world.
+SonOfTheDawn515 We will not know until the test are done. Will different soil types interfere more or less the same or will some soil types be very bad for certain weapons. Should all soil types be avoided to the same degree. We all know that dirt will limit the effectiveness of the weapon but are some weapons better in certain soil types than others. Say for example that the AK was good to fire in peat based soils such as most of northern Europe but fails as above in heavy sand based soils. Some weapons may handle all soil types as badly or may be good with some bad with others. I would add to the catalogue of knowledge and understanding which can only be good.
You dont say. When military air craft or really any vehicle will have a different set up for different regions of the world. 1 key factor is the terrain make up and composition. Do you think the said "but all soils are the same or all soils are different". No they took an average across the area of operation for that type and model. If gun manufacturers dont do the same. A. why not? B. why not? C. does it really matter to me. No. D. would it be interesting to know. YES.
Sorry if this seems harsh but holy fuck if you lot cant see the benefit of using different soil types as a more rounded test then anything else on InRange TV will be lost on you all.
It might not have passed the test, but I find this the most "desirable" fail of all the mud tests; it still shoots, and it seems very simple to get the worst gunk out of it. All things considered, it did quite well. People are just jizzing themselves over the fabled AK not being so invincible after all.
For those who believe the problems arose because of the quality of the AK.. a man named Jim Fuller makes AK's that are so astounding that it'd make Kalashnikov himself shit his pants. They would function the same. Long story short, no matter what gun you have, don't let it fall into a puddle of mud, end of story. Take care of your weapon, and your weapon will take care of you. End of story.
How it this possible? The opinionated guy at the gun store said this is the best gun the world has ever produced!
The fanboyism in defense of the AK is unreal. People are acting like their cult leader has been proven a false prophet and are shutting out any contrary beliefs. It's just a video, guys...
Who is the great prophet of the AK? The fanboys will be looking for a new leader.
The AK isn't branded by "indestructible", and besides, this was a more-than-average test. It doesn't have a dust cover, as it's bolt is basically a dust cover, but overall is cheap, easy to clean and operates within -20 to 50 degrees celsius. Unless you not throw it, but submerge into mud, quicksand or some kind of gooey puddle it'll run just fine.
General Steven D. Lee 5683 the Russian AK blessed by the corpse of Vladimir socialist let's murder millions of our own people glorious leader Lenin himself
worldfamousGI
The United States is different - the people murder themselves! Freedom!
Miloš Golubović I bet you live in a nice, white, country.
Weve got some old aks in polish army and they jammed pretty regularly, without any need to cover them with mud lol ;
These guys who test the reliability of AKs are something else, if I let my Mosin lay in the dirt for too long I start getting anxious lol
His mechanic movements are very satisfying
I'm so happy to finally see the ak myth destroyed
As an AR guy, I took so much pleasure in seeing the "un-jammable gun" fail this much.
+semiautoriflelover1 Exactly!! People too easily jump into the stereotypes, it just shows they have no understanding of firearms.
*Far Cry 2 in a nutshell*
4:36 "Oh we're out!"
I died😂🤣😂🤣
I so hope that Ian or Karl has a parts cleaning tank. Because they're going to need it.
"but it wasn't genuine Vietnamese mud"., (quote from another comment)
In Vietnam, we have to cover guns with plastic when swimming.
Myth busters of the range nice work brother
Wow the AR did considerably better in the same test. After years of hearing how "the AK just runs no matter what"....and "the AR has to be constantly cleaned and maintained or it will have issues" ....Who would have thought?
AK Operators Union 47-74 where are you guys at ? I'd love to see a response video
+Oliver Karuna I guess that they are celebretanig now. Happy new, sixty-seventh, year of AK. The most mass produced fighting tool, that still kickin.
+DevilMatt777 All the European AK variants are pretty cool.
they do testing similarly what Russians do in more realistic way.
+Oliver Karuna If AR was so damn proven bad ass reliable rifle ! Why its not the #1 selling rifle in the world? lmao i will tell you why because AK is far betterm more reliable much easier to maintain, it doesnt need cleaning ever week, just hose it down and use some motor oil to lube it and it will run forever! I don't think the AR will. Also both rifles and proven to have pros and cons! If you like AR go get AR , don't hate on AK like little bitch just because these guys tested some cheap ass romanian wasr and it failed to feed or eject!
DevilMatt777 Oh no shit cheap! you obviously don't know how the back market in Europe works! Because in Europe its not like usa that you can actually go and buy from the store! And Its very far from been cheap.
So metro did do it justice with the mud effect
"How to make nice-looking bolt action rifle "
The whole 'AK47 can be fired covered in mud' is people not understanding the rep of the AK.
The AK's rep has always been that it needs virtually no maintenance or cleaning to work, and is super simple to operate. So you can give it to some untrained militia and they can use it just fine.
Another genuinely interesting test would be to leave an AK and an AR on a shelf for 5 years then fire then and see which holds up, see if the AK lives up to its rep.
Also that the AK was cheap enough for you to just get a new one...
Would have worked fine if you poured Fireclean into it.
*Crisco
+Dylan Feliciano exactly.
+MR. SPUDERMAN Yeah, real world mud never has rocks in it. That's why it's important to use properly calibrated TSA spec mud.
+MR. SPUDERMAN This test was conducted in exactly the same way as the AR test. Besides, you can't just shake off all the grit that is *inside* the receiver, which is what's causing those malfunctions.
+Worldadventure Lehderp Maybe, but the point here is to determine suitability for combat in harsh conditions, not to see if you can clean a gun after it gets dirty.
I think that when dirt and dust is involved, the AK has no problem because of its loose tolerances, but when it's thick mud, all that space inside the gun fills up, where the AR's tight tolerances work to its advantage. However with the AR, it's tight tolerances are a disadvantage with dirt because it doesn't really work it out of the way
they did a dust test and the AR excelled
Yeah, and for the AK, wash the gun before shootinf. Even in Vietnam, we will try to cover the gun in muddy situation
Finally a sensable comment.
Hopefully youve seen the m16 mudtest and will delete thus comment
While watching this video, I was wondering how far down I'd have to scroll in the comments section before I saw people accusing them of using a poor-quality AK variant and that a *insert favorite pet brand/place of origin here* AK would have yielded far different results.
I didn't have to look far.
AMAZING TEST! it really puts to rest a lot of misconceptions for me! and i can believe the backlash y’all got over a fair test.
99% of people's rifles will never get this muddy but it's good to know how they work when they do.
I liked AKs until I shot one compared to an AR-15. The AK is front heavy, unergonomic, not as modular as the AR and an overall antiquated rifle.
Daniel Bartleson You think a AR is good? bitch please, try an FNC, AUG, or even some more modern AK. (newer AKM, AK74, AK12)
That's something a communist would say.
Andy Freeman
Communism is just as good as capitalism.
Some Weeb That's why China is becoming capitalist. Regulated capitalism works, it leads to economic growth and allows people to rise and fall based on individual merit. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than communism.
Daniel Bartleson
Capitalism is better for the country, but for the people, it's just as good, or slightly better than communism.
When I went to Iraq the salt dogs in my unit told me "their weapons work in sand storms, ours don't.". My beat to shit M16A4 seemed to work just fine. It's amazing how the reputations stick for so long to rifles.
6:20
AR guys: the bolt won't even close up the ejection port when you're out of ammo, so the gun'll just get dirtier!
AK guys: _see, tovarisch, now AK has last-round bolt hold-open; is nyet bug is feature_
People fighting over the AR and AK rifles! I'm over here loving BOTH rifles!
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Wow! I see that the AK is a very reliable bolt action rifle.
Love the ak cope in comments
I personally had to dive into a stinking rice paddy, when a Charlie Victor pulled an AK 47 from that same sting rice paddy and still dripping fired a full mag at us. I believe in the Ak 47, never saw one fail.
Sgt L. W. Ford Vietnam 1967-1970
Karl I'm so sorry that you have to put up with this comment section good lord
It is what it is. :) ~Karl
With that said, you were able to pour some water on the gun and it was working perfectly again. Isn't that proof that the AK is a very durable and easy to maintain in field conditions rifle?
I think you should try multiple AKs like you did the AR for the sake of consistency
I wonder how well the Owen SMG would go on this test. I have heard how it was considered one of the most reliable firearms during WWII with regards to being able to overcome mud issues, wonder if it really stands up to the hype?
The thing about the AK-47 isn't about convenience, it's about keeping soldiers combat effective with minimal maintenance and training. The gun is meant to be simple, not perfect. It does it's job. You can strip half the gun and it still shoots, not pretty, but it shoots. Kalashnikov would be proud.
And all this time the AK is hailed as the most reliable rifle ever made.. pfft.
Khiem Luong The K98k was even more reliable
AR does more damage because of the fragmenting 5.56mm
Well they are testing the shitty Romanian versions. These were built by companies who will cut corners for money. The real factory built AK-47's manufactured in the U.S.S.R and China are far more reliable.
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LMFAO
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I want to see this same test performed on the IWI Galil Ace and see how well its port sealing action works.
Will people finally realise that AK-47 was prototype and guns that people actually shoot are AKs and AKMs.
Well its kinda true. in Peoples's republic of Bulgaria(today just Bulgaria) the military training was mandatory and my father used AKM
and he served in the 80's. AK 47 was not retired but it was in small numbers in the Eastern block its more likely to find Ak 47 in the Arab countries
Mihail Dimitrov No, you don't get it. AK is the weapon which is called by people "AK 47". The real AK 47 was the prototype weapon and it never saw combat, I dont even think that anyone on earth maybe excluding some russian museums have one. AK is the one which is spread all over the world and AKM is one of its versions. AK 47 almost doesnt exist and AK does.
that is not true Ak 47 was officially introduced in 30.05.1949 and until 1959 when AKM was introduced, AK 47 was the main AR used by all soviet states ..
Mihail Dimitrov AK 47 doesn't exist! The gun that you call AK 47 is really called just AK, do you get it? автомат Калашникова (АК) - this is the real name of the gun
Ohh god .... AK 47 is the mainstream name of the gun that is called Kalashnik/ov . especially the first version of it (proected 45- 47 and introduced in 48) if you ask a veteran What gun did you used? he will say Kalashnik/ov (AK) no matter if its AKM AKMS AK107 AK74 AK47 ect.. But the versions are real .
Guns in Far Cry 2 be like..
Thankfully in Metro Exodus, a remedy to weapon degradation was made. In safe houses, you can clean your guns in Metro Exodus, but at the cost of chemical resources.
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AK guys: tHe Ak iS inVinSIblE lOOsE tOlERaNcES n sHIt wItH mUd
Don’t forget kids loose tolerances allows for mud get into it and not make it fire
The AK is a resilient gun but it’s not invinsible so just treat it with care and it’ll treat you right back
This video proves that if an AK variant falls in the mud, you should spend a minute to wipe it down before firing it.
Yay we reached 2019 already old video
Outstanding! It was the opposite of what I expected, especially for the M16/AR15!
Friendly reminder that the AR 15 and Scar 17 did better in this test. That is all.
The truth shall set you free... of mud in your rifle action.
Gonna need a source on that pal