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Originally posted by Sloniksp:
Nikonov AN-94 "Abakan" assault rifle
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as08-e.htm
This is the new Russian assault rifle that will be replacing the Ak-47. Let me know what you guys think.
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That gun looks scary
But the author claims that the rifle costs more than AK and so the maintenance is expensive. Two rounds burst mode is something new to me, but sounds useful. But the author also mentioned that the rifle probably won't be used in the Russian Army in a near future due to financial issues.
That rifle might share the same destiny with the XM8 rife I mentioned above. But probably it won't because it is looks like a promising realistic design. If only Russia had some higher budget to buy new weapons, we could also see variety of new jet fighters. I admire Russian aviation industry.