The AO-38 is a 5.45x39mm assault rifle and AK derivative first to use the BARS system to improve stability, giving better accuracy over AK-74 rifles. It led to the creation of the AL-7 and the AEK-971, which further led to the creation of the AK-107.
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- "Солдат удачи" номер 9 (72) 2000 Д.Ширяев "Кто изобрел автомат Калашникова"
- На пути к "Абакану"