Rainy season in Laos with Keld and many landslides

[AlexUSA]

Excuse me for using the "generic" name AK47.
Wasn't aware I was going to be questioned on it from experts.

Well sorry to say, but you're both wrong.
It's a standard length barrel. 16 inch or so.
It has been fitted with an AKM muzzle break tho, but since the Laos Army has only AK-47's from Russia and Type 56's from China, I would guess it's a Type 56 fitted with an AKM brake.

I have personally carried and shot all of the following: AK-47, AKM, AKMS, RPK and RPD's on some contracts.

Hey Keld - Awesome to have another guy to chat guns with. I'm big into Soviet militaria myself and have a few AK variants in 7.62 and 5.45 that see a lot of rounds when I'm in the States.

If that was a 16" barrel with a long muzzle attachment, the extra length would be added in front of the sight post. In your picture, I don't see that. Also the AKM has a very short slant muzzle brake.

Here's a picture of my own 16" barrel Romanian AK-47 (7.62) build with AKM muzzle brake. It adds less than an inch to the overall length and the extra length is added in front of the sight post.



Do you have a better resolution picture?

Like Max said, with all the hundred's of variants out there produced by ten's of nations in 60+ years of history, who knows what it really is.

 

[alexuk]

I think they are hunters. Seen a few out on their own walking around the countryside

 

[MastaMax]

I think they are hunters. Seen a few out on their own walking around the countryside

I can imagine the guys hunting in auto-mode

ThePoMoBro > So many magazines... Are you getting reading for war? lol
Btw, getting a bit out of topic but how do you like the 5.45 in comparison to a 5.56? I've heard Russians consider it more accurate to 400m. For me it sounds more like a hassle to get hand on different ammo sizes.

 

[AlexUSA]

ThePoMoBro > So many magazines... Are you getting reading for war? lol
Btw, getting a bit out of topic but how do you like the 5.45 in comparison to a 5.56? I've heard Russians consider it more accurate to 400m. For me it sounds more like a hassle to get hand on different ammo sizes.

Should keep a few thousand rounds and 10-15 magazines on hand for any rifle you own IMO since it's not much good without something to feed it.

5.45 has way better accuracy at distance than 7.62x39 (drops like a rock) and is easier to shoot accurately because of lower recoil (similar to 5.56). Some interesting ballistics tests on the wounding potential of 5.56 vs 5.45 out there but I don't know much about this. 5.45 got popular in the US a few years ago due to cheap import ammo but long term it won't be so attractive when the surplus rounds dry up.

I'll keep stockpiling 5.56 and 7.62x39 instead.

:MG

 

[Lightemup]

 

[KTMphil]

We saw this guy with an AK 47 in Laos a while ago too

 

[AlexUSA]

I'm wrong. That is definitely a 16" barrel (the short mag threw my perspective off).