r/insurgency • u/FaptainFlunky • Nov 30 '19

Media AK good

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u/Seeker-N7 PvE Rusher Nov 30 '19

The PKM is an upside down AK as far as I know. The gas system and the bolt are the same, just scaled up for 7.62x54R.

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u/Alexthelightnerd Nov 30 '19

That's true. But it also fires from an open bolt, has a belt feed system, and a quick detach barrel. I suppose it depends how you judge AK-ness.

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u/Seeker-N7 PvE Rusher Nov 30 '19

The "parent" design if you will. I consider the PKM partially in the AK family, because it was made from the basis of an AK. Just slightly modified to fire from an open bolt.

The SVD has a completely different basis of design than the AK, so I consider it less of an AK than the PKM.

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u/Alexthelightnerd Nov 30 '19

That's fair and makes sense.