Frag Out! Magazine
Issue link: https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/693549
C Q B , either (well, Russian actually do CQB with PK's). This is for the most part a ve- hicle-mounted support weapon, not a first choice by anyone going to clear the rooms. Yet, even if an average op- erator may tend to treat it a bit conde- scendingly, everyone would rather have it in support than to face it's kind of music. Our brief sojourn with it was mostly fun, but one should not overlook the educational factor as well. If you know a thing or two about machine guns, you would at once realize how light it is – just 7.5 kgs (16.5 lbs) empty, good 4 kilos less than MG3 or a Two-Forty Bravo (or FN MAG if you want). With such a light gun you don't have to be John Rambo to fire it offhand. With the re- gard to PKM firing stance – only the sky (and ergonomics – more in just a moment) are the limits. Of course by far the most comfortable stance is time-honored prone – just put the gun on the bipod, unfold the shoulder strap, have a sup- port hand hooked through the hole in the buttstock to stabilize and aid in aiming, and you're good to go. To deploy the bipod, one has to give it a little squeeze and unhook the sheet metal brace keeping it folded (with a bit dexterity it is pos- sible to do it single-handed). The spring will spread the legs, and they stabilize the gun adequately. The legs are non-extendable – one length fits all (or else) – but precious little Gimpies offer such luxury, anyway. The manual of arms is trivial – after all, this was a weapon designed for ordinary draftees. Everything you do, starting with belt-can at- tachment, to feeding first round, placing it in the gripper after first opening the feed cover, was tailored to fit the average ComBloc mal- nutritioned youth of the 1960s. People have advanced a bit further from that time, and grew a bit on average – in all three dimensions. The cocking handle is quite comfortable – one may grab and pull it both with your na- ked hand or glove. Just remember to slide the cocking handle back to the front after cocking in action