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AK & Related Rifles, Russia and also USSR

Video: Russian Gunbusters Fires 1,400 Rounds Through A 7.62×39 AK-103 Trying to Get It To Fail

In this episode, Georgiy Gubich operates a 7.62×39 AK-103 built in 2019 on full auto trying to get it to fail. The AK-103 is a remarkable rifle as you will see in the video

Man in protective gear fires AK-103, with text "0210 - Smells like plastic.
He’s smelling hot plastic
Man in protective gear fires AK-103 in Kalashnikov Media test
Starting here forward he really needs to struggle to get the bolt to exit the chamber. It seems to return and cycle just fine when firing.
Man in protective gear fires AK-103, with text "I see an open flame.
He’s seeing flame from the handguards
AK-103 firing 7.62x39 rounds, tested for 1,400 rounds
The lower handguard had already fallen off during a previous reload but look at the barrel glowing red.
Man in protective gear holds AK-103 after firing 1,400 rounds.
The rifle survived through two spam cans, 1,400 rounds, of ammo!
AK-103 with 1,400 rounds fired, 2 MOA at 100 meters
After all that, it could still shoot 2 MOA at 100 meters. Definitely a remarkable rifle.

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Summary

I’m a fan of both the 7.62×39 round and the AKs that shoot it so I was rooting for the rifle the whole time. It’s pretty amazing that it still ran after 1,400 rounds.

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