The balanced-recoil system—used in the military AK-107 and the commercial SR-1—counters the rifle’s internal momentum from the bolt carrier slamming into the receiver rather than the bullet’s recoil.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Perhaps in the eyes of the Russian military, the traditional Kalashnikov is truly the apex of small arms design and the trials will be biased against any attempt to ...

Key point: The influence of Western small arms ergonomics is obvious. In early 2018, the AK-12 made by Kalashnikov Concern was officially recommended by the Russian Ministry of Defense for adoption by ...