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Originally Posted by ViR
No idea who these guys are, but I highly doubt any version of AK would be used by "Special forces" besides "low budget military spetsnaz". AK is horrible in anti terrorist and hostage rescue operations due to weight, aim, noise, ricochets..
Since some of us are looking for "realism", 99% of the time you would not see "tacticool" AK, so why make one?
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Seriously? Like seriously, Seriously?
Does your expertise on firearm usage stem exclusively from video games or have you also picked up valuable insight from reading Youtube comments?
You
DO understand Russian-made AKs are built to much stricter tolerances, with better materials and workmanship, than say some Pakistani -made AK that was built using hand tools on a dirt floor in the back of a Peshawar market shop, or cheap mass-produced-for-export Chinese type 56, right? That the Russians aren't running around with the same PoS USD$50 AKs that are floating around all over the Middle East? And they're also using AK74/101/105 in 5.45x39 which easily compares with the Western 5.56x45 (5.45x39 conversion kits are availble for ARs, which essentially consist of a heavier hammer spring, bolt and barrel)?
Listing "aim" as a reason why AKs wouldn't be used tactically (and therefor shouldn't be tacticalized) is circular logic: we obviously all agree the stock sights are useless which is precisely why there's a need to mount modern optics, be it Western or Russian (and again, there are some excellent Russian -produced modern optics, not just the Cold War -era leftovers floating around the M-E.)
Then there's the fact AKs aren't just Cold War vintage and "terrorist weapons": Western Special Forces and private contractors have been known to use AKs. The Polish Beryl assault rifle is an AK variant and like all NATO countries they have a need to mount certain accessories on their weapons.
Slovenian special forces
The only "realism" you have with a wood & metal AK is if you're playing Middle Eastern or poor former Soviet block country. (or if you're going back in time to play Viet Cong or Cold War Chinese/Russian).