I read in a book in one section they speak with this Kurd from Northern Iraq he was a body guard for some official that AQII wanted dead so they put a hit on him.They did not manage to kill the target but the bodyguard took 7 rounds from an AK-47.He survived but just barely and much of that was due to the fact that this guy was one tough cookie in very good shape which allowed him a better chance at surviving such a serious injury.Still though he has permanent injuries.
The book was Gun written by a former Marine infantryman about the AK47 though it is an honest book and does a very good job at being unbiased.Interesting read I learned a good bit about the early M16 that I only knew minor details about.
Another interesting bit which made the author want to write the book was when he was on another assignment in Afghanistan.While he was there he was taking a look at AK47s that some friendly Afghans had they where Frankensteins made of various parts but several had receivers produced in 1954.Now flip side of that coin some of the guerrillas in Laos fighting the communist government they carry 40+ year old M16s left over for Vietnam most not in the ideal condition but they still go bang most of the time same would apply to a ruddy AK not ideal but it works.
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