a. scritch that features a retractable stalk for ease of use i can change the length of the stock to fixed a pistol grip on to it to make it more comfortable. the magazine holds sixty cartridges more than the standard. as a special interior ministry squad training exercise each fighter must make sure that their weapon is still ready for battle after such extreme conditions. meanwhile the work machine building plant is drawing to a close what's left is the final trial for the new rifle. for special video cameras set up next to a collection that has just gone through a rigorous series of tests. every one of the kalashnikovs moving. the gun saves the lives of soldiers on assignment. that's what it's supposed to do and it always functions to the best of its abilities whether covered in mud or frost. is now ninety three years old he's outlived most of his friends and rivals. creator of the u.s. army's m sixteen hundred ninety seven. in recent years kalashnikov has become increasingly unhappy about his rifles reputation each year an average of a quarter of a million people were killed by bullets