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  1. 12-23-2013, 01:27 PM #1
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    Default Kalashnikov Dies at 94

    The man designed one helluva gun.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013

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    Probably one of the most recognizable names in the firearms industry.


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    I wonder what his net worth would have been in a non-communist country.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    I wonder what his net worth would have been in a non-communist country.
    I guessing Bill Gates money.....still a standard for simplicity and dependability.

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    He was a great firearms designer. I hear there are a few similarities to a Remington model 8.

    http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/?page_id=8
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?
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    He had a heck of a run, too! 94 years old. I read today that almost a fifth of all the firearms that exist on the planet are AK-47s! Probably the most successful firearm designed in the modern (cartridge & smokeless powder) era.
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    great weapons
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phaedrus View Post
    He had a heck of a run, too! 94 years old. I read today that almost a fifth of all the firearms that exist on the planet are AK-47s! Probably the most successful firearm designed in the modern (cartridge & smokeless powder) era.
    A fifth??? That's roughly 116,666,670, if we assume that the statistic "1 for every 12 people on the planet" from Lord of War was accurate.

    That's a lot of AKs
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    I know how many I have. Who has the other 670?
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    Quote Originally Posted by crashdive123 View Post
    I know how many I have. Who has the other 670?

    I hope you aren't trying to get them all in one canoe!
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