“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
I dont recall exactly, but it wasnt a PKM, it was the heavy longer barrel barrel box magazine fed that looked like a 7.62 AK mag. I actually thought of saving the pic since it seemed unusual but I didnt. The 7.62 magazine was one of the first things I noticed, most guns there seem to be 5.45s.
I recognized the gun, Ive seen a handful of them and handled them but never shot one.
Edit: I think this was the guy, not positive this was the specific image I saw but was probably the same photo shoot.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/...15351934-7.jpg
Last edited by Malamute; 03-29-2022 at 10:32 PM.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
What you are describing sounds like an RPK - long barrel AK with bipod and 40 round box mag or 75 round drum mag that also fits AKs.
The RPK replaced the RPD, a unique looking belt fed in 7.62x39 which feeds a from belts. The belts are often fed from a metal drum.
The RPD had several problems many of which related to the fact is used non-disintegrating belts.
Ah, yes, you are correct.
I did a cursory google check when I misremembered the terms but missed the belt fed part and its difference from the box mag fed gun.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
I received notification from my wholesale supplier that certain (most) manufacturers were doing another increase. I honestly cannot recall how many times I have received notifications in the last couple years about these. The prices just keep going up and up, and there really is no point where I see things stabilizing at this point.
I believe it will eventually put a lot of small outfits out of business, as many people will simply not be able to afford to shoot due to the price of ammo, or will drastically cut back the amount that they do. The days of going out and burning up 500 rounds each in 9mm, .45 and .38 or .44 each month are certainly a thing of the past for many.
Reviving an oldish thread...I'm seeing X-Tac 55 and 62 grain for not much over 40 cents a round all over the place and Norma SS109 for around 42 cents. My 1:7 barrels especially like the Norma and I love that it comes on stripper clips. Also seeing a lot of good sales on Blazer brass 9mm, and shit tons of remanufactured 9mm for less than a quarter a pop. So I'm not complaining about prices coming down, just wondering what's the impetus for falling prices? Supply chain woes easing and production catching up? I wouldn't think it was falling demand unless all the new gun owners have run out of ammo money. Inquiring minds want to know...