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AS-91

Designed by engineering prodigy Mikhail Shastin and his design bureu the Avtomat Shastin model 1991 was the most advanced rifle Russia has ever produced.

 

Design

- Utilises a balancing system which virtually eliminated felt recoil and muzzle rise.

 

- Composite grip hand guard and folding stock which is more durable than wooden furniture of past rifles.

 

- Modern rear mounted aperture sight which are faster to train than a traditional open rifle sight.

 

- 30 round magazine with windows allowing the soldier to see how much ammunition is left in the magazine.

 

- Muzzle brake to further reduce recoil.

 

- Semi, full auto and three round burst capability.

 

- Can fire both 5.45x39mm and the larger 7.62x39mm rounds.

 

Performance

- fire rate of 1000 rounds per minute (3 round burst) 600 rpm (Full auto)

 

- Field tests revealed the weapon to be exeptionaly accurate in all fire modes and performance is consistent in adverse conditions.

 

Calibre

- 5.45x39mm

- 7.62x39mm

 

 

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Uploaded on July 22, 2016