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This Is North Korea’s Wacky Type 88-2 AK Rifle | Sandbox

Small metal stocks, a top folding stock, and the usage of brittle, slowly reloading helical magazines.

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  • April 28, 2023
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The North Korean People’s Army Type 88 rifle is similar to the Soviet-era AK-74 with one key difference: unusual helical magazines that carry up to five times as many rounds as conventional 30-round magazines.
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Small metal stocks, a top folding stock, and the usage of brittle, slowly reloading helical magazines are just a few of the poorly built components on the Type 88-2 assault rifle from North Korea. 

The North Korean military uses the Type 88-2 assault rifle, which is based on a clone of the AK-74 series. However, the rifle has some unusual design features. The stock is extremely small and made of metal, making it uncomfortable to use in the North Korean winter. The Type 88-2 also has a top folding stock, which sacrifices support and aiming ability. The North Korean military switched to using helical magazines with the Type 88-2, which are slow to reload and fragile in design. Some speculate that the rifle was purposely designed poorly by mutinous engineers. 

Source: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/this-is-north-koreas-wacky-type-88-2-ak-rifle/ 

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