Mikhail Kalashnikov, has died aged 94

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I don't want to get into the did he really make the rifle or not.....but I do hope him and Stoner are up there shooting and BS'ing.
 
Dead.....?

Naw, I doubt it.

Just throw him in the mud and then some sand, rinse him off in a pond or creek and I expect he'll just keep on functioning.
 
Is that thunder or a heavenly sanctioned match with Bill Ruger calling cards? When I get to heaven I'm not going to first ask where my mansion is I'm gonna ask where the rifle range is. Amen.
 
For those that aren't sure who Kalashnikov was. (Below from wiki should be no copyright issues)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kalashnikov

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (Russian: Михаил Тимофеевич Калашников; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Russian small arms designer, most famous for developing the AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 assault rifles.[1]


in 1947, when he designed the AK-47 (standing for Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947). In 1949, the AK-47 became the standard issue assault rifle of the Soviet Army and went on to become Kalashnikov's most famous invention.[15] While developing his first assault rifles, Kalashnikov competed with two much more experienced weapon designers, Vasily Degtyaryov and Georgy Shpagin, who both accepted the superiority of the AK-47. Kalashnikov named Alexandr Zaitsev and Vladimir Deikin as his major collaborators during those years. [4]
 
Dead.....?

Naw, I doubt it.

Just throw him in the mud and then some sand, rinse him off in a pond or creek and I expect he'll just keep on functioning.

Just awesome!

RIP.
 
Communist or not, he was a hell of a guy. Brilliant. The personification of K.I.S.S.

My favorite quote of his, "Blame the Nazis for me becoming a gun maker. I wanted to build farm machinery."
 
We'll raise a glass of Vodka to him.

The AK was invented for all the right reasons.

All the best Mikhail wherever you are! ...perhaps chin-wagging with Edward Ezell.
 
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