AK200AK12, popular science on small arms
The AK-200 assault rifle is improved on the basis of the existing AK-100. One of the key points of this "Westernized" AK is the use of pickup trucks Tiny rail. In 2009, Izhmash announced a new AK with a Picatinny rail integrated into the receiver cover. The traditional AK cannot install an aiming device on the receiver cover because the AK receiver cover material is thin and not firmly fixed. The receiver covers of the Finnish AK and the Israeli Galil have been redesigned.
It is not only thick but also has 4 mating surfaces for positioning, so the rear sight can be installed on the receiver cover. It is not only thick but also has 4 mating surfaces for positioning, so the rear sight can be installed on the receiver cover. In order to be able to install an optical sight directly on the receiver cover, Izmash Company. Instead of using the traditional scope mount on the left side of the receiver, a fixing device is added to the rear end of the new receiver cover.
So that the receiver cover will not jump when shooting shocks. The AK-200, which was officially launched in 2010, in addition to using a Picatinny rail, is also equipped with a 60-round 4-row magazine in the sample gun on display. The AK-200 also comes in different calibers like the AK-100 series. The AK-12 is the latest AK improvement launched by Izhmash in 2012, although the name is still a Kalashnikov automatic rifle. In fact, the design work of the AK-12 has nothing to do with Kalashnikov. Like the AK-100 series, the AK-12 is also a series of products consisting of a variety of different calibers and models.
And like the latest rifle design trends in Europe and the United States (such as FNSCAR), AK-12 will also be divided into two series: light and heavy. Izmash Company hopes that the AK-12 can replace the AK-74M and AK-100 series currently equipped by the Russian army (mainly AK-103, AK-104 and AK-105). In January 2012, the Russian Deputy Defense Minister declared that the Russian army would not purchase AK-12s.
This bankruptcy plan is just one of the restructuring plans proposed by Rostec State Corporation, the patent parent company of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, in 2011. The further development of the AK-12 actually does not depend on whether the company is reorganized, but on whether the Russian army orders it. Perhaps the public relations of Izmash Company (Kalashnikov Company) played a role. The Russian military began to let AK-12 enter the national saddle field for testing on November 2, 2012. However, in the initial test, The AK-12 exposed some problems.
The specific circumstances were not disclosed, but Kalashnikov said the problems could be solved. He also emphasized that it is normal to have problems in experimental models. Once preliminary testing of the AK-12 was completed, Izmash addressed the issues discovered during the trials. Although the Russian military said they would not be fielding the new rifles any time soon, acceptance trials at the state saddlery were held in June 2013.
On September 16, 2013, the Vice Chairman of the Russian Military Industrial Committee announced that the Russian fleet will begin receiving AK-12s in 2014, including 5.45mm and 7.62mm calibers. On December 23, 2014, Russian media reported that the Russian Army announced that both the A545 and AK-12 had passed the national shooting range experiment.
Oleg Bochkarev, deputy chairman of the Vehicle Equipment Committee, revealed in an interview with TASS at the end of 2014 that the AK-12 has a better chance of being selected, although the AK-12 The performance is very close to the A545, but easier to manufacture. On the automatic prototype, the AK-12 still has the traditional "Kalashnikov-style" long-stroke gas piston and rotary locking bolt, but the bolt has been redesigned.
The position of the charging handle has also been changed, it is above the bolt carrier instead of below, the position has been moved forward, and it is no longer an integral part of the bolt frame. Instead, it is detachable and can be installed on the left or right side according to the shooter's preference. This design also refers to the recent rifle trends in Europe and the United States (such as FNSCAR).
However, in the prototype gun released in 2014, the charging handle of the AK-12 was redesigned to be integrated with the bolt frame and was only fixed on the right side.
A Picatinny rail is integrated from the top of the receiver cover to the top of the handguard for installing optical sights. There are also rails on the left, right and bottom of the handguard, and there is a short section of rail on the gas hoop. Apparently, the current use of Picatinny rails in the Russian army has made Izhmash unable to ignore such demand. The new gun has no upper handguard, and the rail on the top of the mecha cover is extended forward to the top of the handguard to form a single piece. This design reduces the height error of the front and rear connection points.
And the front attachment point was changed to be wedged rather than hinged, making the receiver cover more securely mounted and easier to maintain zero. Another major change in the AK-12 is the telescopic butt, which also has 4 telescopic gears, which can adapt to shooters of different heights and arm lengths, or can be shortened to a comfortable length when wearing heavy body armor.
And the shoulder point of the butt is on the axis of the barrel, making it easier to control the recoil. On the AK-12 sample gun, the markings on the speed machine are a combination of Russian letters and numbers. From back to front, they are marked as fully automatic, 3-shot burst, single shot, and safety. On the prototype gun released at the end of 2014, the form of the speed machine markings was changed to a graphical one. From back to front, they are safety, single shot, burst limit and fully automatic.
Other improvements include a reduced ejection port, a more ergonomic grip, improved rifling, and a muzzle brake with an outer diameter of 22mm that can fire NATO standard grenades. The redesigned magazine release button can be operated by the index finger that pulls the trigger, and can be operated by both left and right hands.
Since the AK-12 has added the empty magazine hang-up function, a new 30-round magazine was designed for use by the AK-12. However, the AK-12 can still use various original magazines of the AK series, such as 30-round (5.45 and 7.62 caliber), 40-round (7.62 caliber) or 45-round (5.45 caliber) double-row magazines, 60-round 4 row magazine.
75-round (7.62 caliber) and 95-round (5.45 caliber) large-capacity drum magazines, but when using the old ammunition supply, the empty magazine hang-up will not work (this situation is similar to QBZ95-1). The design concept of the AK-12 is closer to that of popular Western assault rifles than the AK-200.