Yamakov

The Yamakov is a bullpup assault rifle of Bulgarian origin. The weapon is an AK derivative and is one of the simplest in its form.
Overview
In the 1960s started a dispute which weapon is better for the Bulgarian Army, the carbine SKS or AK-47. Then they were imported quantities of SKS (with this was the first year as a cadet). The machine was still a luxury and that the Bulgarian designers begin work on developing such weapons. Yamakov took up this task and for a short time makes Bull-pup design of the hybrid machine gun and machine gun based on the 7.62 × 39mm cartridge used in the AK-47. Works of jail and free the barrel, and put in a perforated cooling jacket. When shooting gives deviations as machine pistols. And like any experimental weapon and he had his problems with reliability, that were removed during the series. Stock zatvornata and his box are stamped sheet metal. The problem with the possibility of mass production is limited to rapid decision making for widespread adoption of CA in the Bulgarian army. Then you know about decisions under the Warsaw Pact for the unification of small arms in the armies of the member states. In this situation, and the exceptional popularity of the AK Yamakov development just does not get a chance.

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