and not one of the actual military variants. We’ll start with the AK-47 and its history. The AK-47, which stands for Avtomat Kalashnikova (Kalashnikov's Automatic), is a Soviet-designed assault ...

mainly as a modernization of the older AK-74M models to meet today’s military requirements. The original variant, for example ...

While insurgent forces and militias favor the AK-47, professional armies lean toward the M4’s technological edge. With Ukraine adopting NATO-standard weapons, its shift to the M4 signifies a deeper ...

The calibre choice aims to strike a balance between the lower recoil of 5.56mm and the higher stopping power of 7.62mm.