AK-47 Video Round-Up
April 16th, 2008 by joe
Gosh, we do have a gift for controversy here. As a matter of balance, to bring the love, I feel compelled to offer some middle-of-the-road, common-sense subject matter on which we all can certainly agree: The sheer awesomeness of the AK-47.
First, some serious treatments. (If your attention span has you seeking short, stupid entertainment - and why else would you be here - go ahead and skip the first two videos. They require too much … brain-thinking.)
Remember how those “anti-drug” films they showed us in elementary school back in the early 1970s, er, kind of made you curious about drugs rather than repelled by the idea of them? Well, this two part documentary about the AK-47, “The Real WMD,” might have a similar effect.
Rather, will have a similar effect.
Documentary Part One:
Documentary Part Two:
Now, on to the intellectually manageable material.
Why do I want an AK-47. Why do YOU want an AK-47? Simply because: It costs $379, you cannot kill it, and it does this.
Such a raw artistic expression of the human psyche: A huge statue of an AK-47 in Iraq. Who among us cannot relate to that?
This is politically incorrect, and you know that’s not a term I toss around lightly. But you almost have to watch it at least twice, because we were all children once.
Even if you are A) wasted off your ass, and B) not mechanically inclined - which I imagine would be an absolutely terrible state of affairs - you can field strip and reassemble one of these babies in the time it takes to gather your gun cleaning materials to work on your AR-15.
And no roundup would be complete without the mother of all AK-47 videos. (Credit to the original).
This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 1:39 am and is filed under 2nd Amendment, Culture. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
April 16th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Now THAT’s what I’m talking about! Love the kid-doing the “AK shuffle”. Mo D’z was also cool with the fine art of disassembly/assembly of the AK. It traverses all boundries and cultures. It is a true binder of humankind. You are the man, Joe!
April 16th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
“Binder of humankind” - now that is powerful! That’s the type of phraseology a person might use if the person was trying to convince his wife to allow him to collect AK-47s.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
The AK47 is the weapon you want if you are in need of storing the weapon in a muddy field. I suspect however that our lawns in Ashburn never get that soft or churned up that such storage is readily feasible without the assistance of pick ax.
The ammo for the AK47 tends to be highly corrosive, which will over time further reduce the accuracy of the weapon. Granted, it will never stop shooting. But unless your goal is spray and pray, I would think a M1a1 or SOCOM, or AR15 all .308 caliber weapons could be a better choice, unless you feel that carrying a weapon manufactured by the bourgeois west would cramp your revolutionary style.
AK47’s are cheaper, especially if purchased outside the U.S. Cheaper might please the wife, who may be interested in one purchasing such an item.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I think on the whole we are a positive, enlightened bunch, but I must say this last comment of Jacob’s strikes me as cold, insensitive, and frankly demeaning. From what I have seen, the normal Wolf or Golden Tiger 7.62 x .39 ammo is no more corrosive than any other type.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Historically the AK7, 7.62×39 is noted as more corrosive.
“Most of the available 7.62×39 ammo is corrosive and the accuracy varies quite a bit from lot to lot (Mf’g. lot, that is).”
It is also innacurate and only has the hitting power of a 30-30. Golden Tiger … harummph.
see:
http://www.ak-47.net/ammo/corrosive1.html
So while this weapon is good for storage in a alfalfa field it does not compare with the accuracy or the hitting power of a .308 class assault rifle.
While it is obvious that Joe is far less analytical and more artsy fartsey than the typical robust conservative, we should not hold his anemic emotional constitution against him. Some of my best friends are flighty mama’s boys.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I assume that all good and decent men and women will distance themselves from these unsavory, neanderthaline remarks by Jacob. This, my friends, is a moral test which I hope to see all of us pass.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Joe,
Keep it clean, and you will be fine. I doubt a civilian is going to put through the number of rounds where this will be a problem. The AK is not a tack driver anyway, so you really don’t have much accuracy to lose. The best it will do is 4-6 MOA. But, no one buys an AK for accuracy anyway, kind of analogous to buying a Mini Cooper for drag racing.
Wolf is cheap, but with ammo, cheap means dirty. A thorough cleaning afterwards should be the norm.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I stagger before the decency of his most Joe-ness and forsake my Neanderthal ways and turn the path of the Budzin and righteousness. I call on all to be so tested. We are not worthy.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Dan,
Back when I was in the Corps we would get excellent results with an M16, and see very little jamming provided I cleaned the unholy thing at the end of the day, everyday.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Jacob, was that during the switch to ball powder, when there were so many jamming problems ?
April 16th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Sorry. Am less interested in binding humankind than in putting the kid through college.
April 16th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Jacob is just completely out of touch with himself and lacks that internal power source known as fun. They tied a porkchop around his neck when he was young so that the dog acted like he liked jacob. Everyone knows that nervana is a picture of Che holding an AK aloft with his right hand while yelling “Cuba Libre”.
And what is this hooey about kids going to college ahead of AK bonding? Kids go to college for decades-AK bonding is immediate and forever. Don’t listen to these sticks who don’t know or understand. Dirty ammo? No one said this was “good, clean fun”, did they? And remember this….when that cinderblock wall needs a lesson taught then let the teacher be the AK. It will bring forth a “hole-new” attitude!
April 16th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Good to see we have turned on the positive energy.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Dan,
by the early 80’s the jamming issue was understood. clean the weapon, daily and it will be faithful.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:31 am
ACT,
“Jacob is just completely out of touch with himself and lacks that internal power source known as fun.”
Really, I thought tweaking the two of you was the essence of fun. So, under which patch of pansy’s do you store your AK47?
“They tied a porkchop around his neck when he was young so that the dog acted like he liked jacob.”
(Can’t help grinning here.)
Did your dog bury you in the backyard or something else traumatic that causes this obsession with inaccurate low power fire arms?
“Everyone knows that nervana is a picture of Che holding an AK aloft with his right hand while yelling “Cuba Libre”.”
A true red blooded American would prefer John Wayne firing a Garand shouting ‘follow me!’.
“And remember this….when that cinderblock wall needs a lesson taught then let the teacher be the AK. It will bring forth a “hole-new” attitude!”
THIS I would like to see!
April 17th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Jacob,
You are just mean-spirited and incensitive! Joe LIKES the AK. Joe NEEDS the AK. If Linda doesn’t feel save by the most used weapon in the world, Joe won’t GET his AK.
My dog never buried me but he did drag me about 150′ when I was 6 and trying to keep him from running away. The cats buried me religiously in the sandbox. So often in fact that my mom closed up the sandbox.
I love the Duke but something is wrong when you have to change your name from Marion!
Cinderblocks-true. Watched it and done it. I told you before Jacob, the SLOWER the round, the more knietic energy it gives. Now leave my buddy Joe alone or I will dig up my pansies and hunt you with what I find under them!
April 17th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Joe,
Don’t know how much more I can do for you, buddy. They are calling my bluff. Maybe we need to take Jacob to the firing line, rent some weapons, and just have it out. Nothing settles the system more than spent powder. I’ll bring my rock-n-rollers.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:24 am
It’s not just a guy thing anymore..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k-XJHiShB0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq2536ay1VI&feature=related
April 17th, 2008 at 11:18 am
ACT,
“You are just mean-spirited and incensitive!”
First of all you misspelled insensitive. Second of all, flattery will get you nowhere.
as for the cat, do you have any kitty liter in your shorts?
The Duke had no leverage over what Mom called him at birth. On the other hand Che could have been a doctor.
Start digging in the pansies, I think a bit of blasting is in order. I have not enjoyed the smell of spent gunpowder in too long a while. If you have a shot gun we can blast clays. Joe, if you are game, give me a call.
April 17th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I think an afternoon at the range is just what the doctor ordered, for everyone.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
If anyone is up for taking an afternoon off, I will be happy to have a few of you as guests at a local range near Leesburg.
Skeet,rifle and pistol, pick your pleasure. Anything but class 3.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Dan,
I am sooooo down with that. How about a week from tomorrow. I have a shotgun and a few rifles, nothing exotic, but it does help me bag deer.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I am good with that. Joe ? Act ?
What to bring :
Ammo (#9 shot) I have a case if it is hard to find. Anything larger than #9 risks going into the lake or the road, which is undesirable.
Birds, I only have one box, but can be found anywhere. Purcell’s in Purcellville has tournament birds at a good price. Dick’s and Walmart should also have orange dome in stock.
Targets, ammo, etc..
April 17th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I am in!
I have a decent amount of shotgun target and birdshot ammo, I need to check exactly what it all is because I bought it a couple years ago. I will do an inventory tonight or tomorrow.
I have paper targets out the wazoo.
April 18th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Wow, Dan, I just saw the videos at #18. Those will make the next round up.
Of course, none of those ladies look half as good as my wife would look shooting an AK.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Joe,
I’ll schedule the afternoon of Fri, April 25 off. We can firm up details via email.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Excellent.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Jacob,
“as for the cat, do you have any kitty liter in your shorts?”
Let’s see. Bust me for misspelling and then misspell “litter”. Liter is something you measure your whine in.
Now that we got that out of the way, long guns are okay. Too bad on the class 3. Maybe another time. I got a Benelli for clays (entry gun) but it will work fine. Just let Joe know what time and I’ll beg the boss for a break.
Oh and Jacob, bring 8×10’s of your ugly mug so that I can practice making my smiley faces!
April 18th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
ACT,
An 8×10 of my gruesome-ness is too small a target for your AK47 at 100yds. The accuracy is simply not there.
Most ranges do not allow class 3, if you want to do thatwe can talk a week from today. Please where a pink tutu so I can recognize you.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
[…] a similar thing happened to me recently when Brian Withnell revealed my puerile infatuation with the AK-47 is just […]