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AK-12, All Dressed Up For The Dance

Posted November 3, 2014 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 54 Comments

Konstantin Lazarev has some excellent photos on his Facebook page of an AK-12 undergoingtesting. The rifle has been painted in earth tones, and has clearly already seen fairly heavy use,

judging by all the wear. These photos also offer a look inside the receiver of the gun, which reveals

a weapon that, while its designers were clearly cribbing notes from Western rifle development, is

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still uniquely Russian in design.

The trunnion of the AK-12 appears almost unchanged from the AK-74, despite the new pattern of

receiver and bolt carrier. Its engineers solved the problem of mounting optics to the AK-style

receiver by creating a monolithic rail – entirely separate from the receiver – that dovetails and locks

into either the handguard or a vestigial sight block, which is different than the hinging AKS-74U-

type cover of earlier AK-12 prototypes. This entire assembly, receiver cover attached, is removed

from the rifle for cleaning, which allows a virtually unprecedented level of receiver access at thefield-stripping level. The charging handle remains in the same location as earlier AK-type rifles, but

is now non-reciprocating, and switchable from right to left. The AK-12 adopts a very slim profile

M4-style collapsing buttstock, which folds, but also has a very interesting looking approximately

320-degree “ring” type sling mount that surrounds the wrist of the stock, something I don’t think I’ve

seen before in the West. The separate safety and selector arrangement of the prototype AK-12s

has been replaced with a unified, not-quite Western looking selector and safety lever . An extended,

ambidextrous magazine release, which is capable of being activated either in the conventional

Kalashnikov manner or with the trigger finger (very reminiscent of the H&K XM8) supplants the

decades old AK-style lever. A new muzzle brake and front sight block round out the rifle.

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It’s difficult to imagine a rifle that more exemplifies the small arms of the early 21st century: At its

core, a near 70-year-old design, conceived to meet the needs and rise to the technology of the

post-WWII world, tempered and evolved through decades of experience fighting “down and dirty”

wars against paramilitary forces in unstable regions everywhere from Afghanistan to Georgia.

H/T, Remiguisz Wilk, of Broń i Amunicja

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Nathaniel F

Nathaniel is a history enthusiast and firearms hobbyist whose primary interest lies

in military small arms technological developments beginning with the smokeless

powder era. In addition to contributing to The Firearm Blog, he runs 196,800

Revolutions Per Minute, a blog devoted to modern small arms design and theory.

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dg13

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The safety/selector markings seem confusing...looks like 4 positions (safe, single,

2 round, full) but it looks like the lever only has 2 positions....anyone know what is

going on there?

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dp •

In pictures I have seen previously, there were 2 levers in the roster. This

may not be full-fledged military version.

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Mr Mxyzptlk •

Those two levers are not both safeties/selectors, the bottom lever is

the safety/selector, and the top one is a lock that secures the top

cover. Due to the typical AK top cover design it was not secure

enough to take a rail (hence why most solutions involve either the

side mounting or a rail that reaches backwards from a handguard)

so the solution was a latch that would fix it more securely rather

than just using that little button thing attached to the rear of the

guide rod.

I initially though that this part was just missing from this gun, but

based on the fact that there is no recess stamped for it and the fact

that the hole is empty when it is disassembled, I guess it is a cross

pin which secures the top cover in some way. I have no idea though

whether this is a new design, whether this is a pre-production gun

and the lever is the current design, or if this is a difference that is on

civilian or export guns, or something else entirely.

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dg13 •

found some pics with 2 levers here:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/...

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dp •

Exactly, that's what I meant.

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2 levers makes more sense...

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J •

It probably has 4 positions in that short travel, knowing how a normal AK

selector works, and how far that travels at the axis point.

safe, auto, burst, semi, in that order

currently on semi, I'm guessing.

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John •

That sounds like a terrible design and apt to cause error/overtravel

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J •

I've got that backwards, it's currently on safeI wouldn't want to deal with that under stress

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Mr.T •

''The trunnion of the AK-12 appears almost unchanged from the AK-74 ''

This is like saying every 7 lug bolt is 'almost unchanged from Ar15'

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John

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I would imagine it is different. Wasn't it marketed as a do-everything

chassis? The Ak-12 was billed as an assault weapon, SMG, shotgun, and

light support weapon all in one similar to the stoner. I'd like to see how the

pinged and welded barrel evolved to a quick change barrel in this design.

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Green Hell •

Funny thing, a year ago army said they dont need an AK-12. But after closing a

western civilian markets for Izhmekh (Kalashnikov Concern), ZOG practicly gave

russian government no other choice but to fund making and developing new

military rifles, to keep their strategic factories afloat and full of work. This way the

sanctions, created to weaken Russia are gonna leave it with even stronger modern

military in the end. Maybe they'l even open up their own domestic civilian market,

allowing to buy a rifle for a simple hunting license.

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John Sjöström •

Allmost like the USA that don't buy a new gun so they can keep Colt up

and running

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hoot for the gun control laws of other nations. If other

nations want to buy Russian surplus arms, and Russia thinks

it's in their best interests to do so, then Russia will be happy

to say, "Cash on the table?. . . Do you want us to wrap that

in paper, plastic, or CONEX boxes?"

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northafrican •

still no bolt hold open

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mechamaster •

True, it would be perfect if it has bolt-release button like VEPR 12.

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n0truscotsman

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Now that is sexy. I like.

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J •

Unless they design a new magazine, that isn't a possibility.

They have massive stockpiles of 74 mags, they wont change anytime soon.

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Giolli Joker

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OK, I want it.

Nice to see that it has been painted while on Safety and then permanently used in

Full Auto. :-)

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Lance •

The AK is still a premiere weapon that needs no replacement its design is superior

to the computer made plastic rifles the writers drools about. Face it I still think rifle

design is still at its current top with the AK and the Stoner systems.

As for the AK-12 its not going to happen the hype of this weapon was killed last

year when Russian army said they will not replace the AK-74. Don't see the

financial system in Russia improving enough now to get a new test in little lone

adoption. Nothing wrong with the AK-74 to begin with.

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Nathaniel F. •

I dunno, I think the AK-12 makes a few meaningful improvements. Whether

that will be enough to see it into service is another question.

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n0truscotsman •

The same argument was made about their three chassis for armored

vehicles, stealth Sukhoi, new surface to air missiles, and anything else in

between, and look what happened.

•

dansquad •

Non-reciprocating charging handle? How can the bolt be pushed forward in case

of a halfway seated cartridge on a dirty chamber?

•

guest •

Don't assume every gun in the word actually had a built in feature to deal

with a built-in potential malfunction.

•

dansquad •

a simple notch on the bolt carrier (m3-grease-gun style) would be

enough

•

dansquad •

I´d appreciate if you tell me about another modern assault rifle that

would suffer from this same "rare" potential malfunction and doesn´t

have a built-in feature (apart from the obvious reciprocatingcharging handle)

•

Nathaniel F. •

If they have any sense, it can't be.

•

Frosty_The_White_Man •

I wonder how well it holds zero with repeated removals & reattachments of the

rail?

•

noguncontrol •

no quick change barrel? how can it be an smg and then a rifle then an lmg without

a quick change barrel system?

•

Nicholas Mew •

I prefer a reciprocating charging handle.

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•

toms •

Love the blacked out elcan serial numbers, wonder where that was smuggled, err I

mean imported from? Now I know where the prismatic Russian site Wolf is selling

came from. The AK12 looks like a heavy 74 with a few enhancements. I predict a

very limited number will be issued to frontline troops. This will be highly publicized

for propoganda value and will make the adoption look much more widespread

than it actually is. I wonder if the burst feature ruins the trigger like it does on the

m16a2.

•

Timothy G. Yan •

It's not an ELCAN sight.

•

Nathaniel F. •

Yeah, I'm not sure what it is, but it's not an ELCAN.

•

Timothy G. Yan •

It's an Russian ELCAN clone but using better battery and QD

levers. Plus it's lighter by a bit.

•

adadsa •

nearly 70 year old design? I hope you aren't one of those who believe it's a cloneof sturmgewehr. it's like calling an m60 a 72 year old design becouse it was

heavily influenced by FG-42 and MG-42.

•

Rick Randall •

Well, that Kalashnikov design goes back to 1946 for certain, adopted in

1947 (thus "AK47" ;-) ). That makes 2014 - 1946 = 68 years. 67, if you insist

on the actual adoption date.

67 - 68 years is very much "nearly 70 years old" by ANY measure. . .

•

Nathaniel F. •

pretty much this

•

M •

So... the Ak-12 is still considered a concept rifle right? It doesn't seem like there'sany buyers other than the Russian military, and that's still only for testing

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•

. •

Looks like it's fairly far down the development pipe to me.

•

ColonelColt •

It should be noted that this actually seems to be a new variant of the AK-12 that,

as far as I'm aware, we haven't seen before. The big difference is the dust

cover/top rail in the back coupled with the handguard that seems to extend backon the left side to act as a shield for the opening in the dust cover. The charging

handle on the right looks like it dog legs up under the handguard to the same

point on the earlier models where the reversible charging handle stuck straight

out. It also seems to ride over the side of the rear cover now. I wonder if they did

this to clear certain optic mounts, or simply to make it more like the position on a

traditional AK. Even if the rifle retains the ability to switch the charging handle from

side to side I think we'll still see many Russian operators using it on the right due

to training.

The magazine catch is also quite different and no longer appears to have a push

button for magazine release or bolt hold open (we're not sure which). This one is

extended back for trigger finger operation and has a larger surface for striking with

the next magazine. The piece protruding from the front of the magazine catch,

contacting the back of the magazine, I can only surmise is some sort of "kicker"

lever to help get the empty out of the gun.

Other minor things are that the gas block lost its rail section and the buttstock is

different.

•

Nathaniel F. •

I believe I did note this in the article.

ColonelColt •

Sorry, I was so excited about the pictures that I unintentionally

skimmed the text. Did you find information somewhere saying itwas non-reciprocating? I would think that would be a turnoff to

many buyers, myself included. I want to be able to rack the bolt

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