[92755] in Cypherpunks
Re: Lock and Load (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Igor Chudov @ home)
Thu Jan 8 03:21:30 1998
To: JonWienk@ix.netcom.com (Jonathan Wienke)
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 18:38:08 -0600 (CST)
Cc: ichudov@algebra.com, cypherpunks@ssz.com
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980105111943.006ce590@popd.netcruiser> from "Jonathan Wienke" at Jan 5, 98 11:19:43 am
From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Reply-To: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Jonathan Wienke wrote:
> At 10:37 PM 12/22/97 -0600, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
> >You can't lock and load an AK. I remember that very well even though it
> >has been a while. The bolt just would not go far enough back to pick up
> >the cartridge. The bolt carrier's charging handle would only go as far
> >as to allow for the weapon inspection.
>
> I own a Norinco MAK-90 (a semi-auto only AK variant) and it is designed so
> that a round cannot be chambered with the safety on. If the weapon is not
> cocked, the hammer hits the top of the sear (which is locked by the safety)
> and prevents the bolt from traveling more than 1 inch to the rear. If the
> weapon is cocked, the charging handle on the side of the bolt hits the
> front of the safety lever, which stops the rearward travel of the bolt at
> about 2.5 inches, which is not sufficient to chamber a round. The magazine
> can be inserted or removed regardless of the position of the safety or the
> bolt.
All AKs are like that. And I maintain that it is the right design, from the
safety standpoint.
- Igor.
