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The RPK: The Super Kalashnikov (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Take an AK-47, give it a 75-round magazine then make it even more robust as to allow for long periods of full auto firing like a good old fashion squad machine gun should. About 60-years ago, the Russian gunmaking giant Izhmash did just that and they called it the RPK.

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The DShK ‘Dushka’ Heavy Machinegun: The Russian ‘Ma Deuce’

by Chris Eger

Since 1933, American soldiers have referred to their favorite heavy machine gun fondly as the 'Ma Deuce'. Apparently when you translate that into the Russian, it sounds like 'Dushka'.

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6 Rifles That Were Ahead of Their time

by Chris Eger

These six rifles may be virtual unknowns even among diehard collectors but their impact on firearms development reaches more guns than we can count (and we can count pretty high).

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