Russian army stops buying Kalashnikovs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15102867
For all you young guys who make fun of the old guys who worked with the Kar 98s, SKSs and Mosin-Nagants? The sun is setting.........
The Russian army says it is halting orders of the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle until a newer model is developed by its manufacturer.
Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov told Russian media that the army already had too many of the weapons in its stores.
A new model is expected to be ready by the end of the year.
News of the army's decision is reportedly being kept from the rifle's designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov, now 91. Janey Mitchell reports.
But still, how many millions of AKs and their variants are floating around the world right now?
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