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i wouldnt call him a failure, a great contributor to the world of military, the media talks crap.

Mm take it you mean in Afghanistan and Chechnya but remember it helped defeat the US in Vietnam too so I expect he's quite happy.He was a tank sergeant that fought in the Red Army against Hitler and everyone in the worlds heard the name Kalashnikov,he's famous for designing the worlds most effective,robust and dependable assault rifle.Wouldnt call him a failure by any means.

The AK-47 is the most used assault rifle in the world and is produced in over 25 countries outside of Russia. Its inventor, Mikhail Kalashnikov, is a national hero in that country. Its estimated that 100 million AK-47s have been produced since its invention so there are bound to be some variation of the weapon that's been used against Russian troops or its people at some time or another.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalashnikov,_Mikhail

I wasnt aware the media were calling him a failure but it doesnt surprise me.So what if they are anyway i imagine if you ask his countrymen they'd say he's made a huge contribution to his country both in the war and designing the AK47 compared to that who cares what the media says.The media talks crap anyway one day they're for you the next they burn you down and whats worse they believe what they say matters.

no a genius didnt get apenny from the russians

The ak47 looked good and felt good greatly enhancing the confidence of a soldier but at 200 meters this writer could not hit much give me the M16 or AR15 any day ,but at 50 meters the ak47 was devastating .

yes your right!!!
it was the media who said he was a failure``