interesting gun pics from the Kyrgyzstan uprising

[shooter521]

From Reuters:

Short-barreled Saiga-410 (center)

A gathering of Krinks (for heaven's sake, unfold those stocks, guys!)

AK-74 with UTG quad-rail forearm (it's not just for airsoft anymore!)

A well-worn SVD Dragunov

Caption on this one read "A protester carries a police RPG and riot shield during clashes with riot police in Bishkek April 7, 2010." ... and you think OUR police are too militarized?

 

[rhino400]

Why do some of the guys in the second picture have handfuls of rocks? Not enough guns to go around?

 

[indoorsoccerfrea]

I'm guessing the rocks are for "less-than-lethal" stuff.

 

[techno.m3]

They must not believe in touching rifles to their shoulders

 

[NateIU10]

The one that stuck out most to me was the 2 "protesters" with Eothingies on their AKs

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[Fixer]

I'm guessing the rocks are for "less-than-lethal" stuff.

You beat me too it. Not as effective as a tazer, but you can still stun someone with a rock to the head if your aim is good!

 

[baldmax]

A gathering of Krinks (for heaven's sake, unfold those stocks, guys!)

I think those are pistols, I do not see any stocks.

 

[Greenmonsta79]

And they had to play rock, paper, scissors to determine who got to use the guns!

 

[NateIU10]

I think those are pistols, I do not see any stocks.

I also think they're pistols

 

[Benjamin]

+1 for the protesters. They are over throwing a government that claims to be democratic but really holds rigged elections. Hopefully WHEN they gain full control they won't let the same thing happen again. The last president staged an uprising about 5 years ago. It's about time they got rid of him.

 

[shooter521]

I think those are pistols, I do not see any stocks.

I also think they're pistols

Nope, definitely real-deal Krinks. They've got the folding hardware installed in the rear trunnion, and if you look at the guys at the far left and right in the full-size pic, you can clearly see the toe of the stock on the left side of the gun.

 

[baldmax]

Still not seeing it, nice pics, though.

 

[Sasquatchhunter]

I get the impression that these guys were just handed these guns. They look by the way they're holding them and stuff that they dont know anything about how to use them. (holding the AK by the mag,odd stances, holding the gun yyy out in front of themselves, not shouldering the rifles, etc..) Seems like their gov't needs reset to say the least. I wish them the best..

 

[Snowden]

I get the impression that these guys were just handed these guns. They look by the way they're holding them and stuff that they dont know anything about how to use them. (holding the AK by the mag,odd stances, holding the gun yyy out in front of themselves, not shouldering the rifles, etc..) Seems like their gov't needs reset to say the least. I wish them the best..

Yeah, the guy in the third pic would have a much easier time shooting if he braced the stock against his shoulder rather than his chin.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Shooter is correct, they are side folder Krinks.

 

[shooter521]

Still not seeing it

Folding hardware circled in red, stock toe in yellow.

 

[shooter521]

Video. Massed gunfire at 0:15 as police shoot (blanks?) into the air, then get routed by a rock-throwing mob.

WARNING: Graphic images

YouTube - Bishkek chaos: Video of deadly protests in Kyrgyzstan

 

[IndyMonkey]

If I was the officers that were getting hit with rocks, someone is going to be leaking soon after.

 

[paddling_man]

Want.

 

[shooter521]

If I was the officers that were getting hit with rocks, someone is going to be leaking soon after.

There's a guy on militaryphotos.net who was at the scene and posted updates in near-real time "a stray bullet just hit my office window, now security is telling us to GTFO" According to him, the riot-control guys were part of the internal security service. They were supposed to be one of the most feared and well-funded agencies in the region (thus the duded-up AKs and Western-style gear), but didn't have the (heart/nerve/stones) to fire on their own countrymen. So they fled, leaving behind vans full of equipment. About 2000 rioters then stormed their headquarters and took about 100 guns, including AK-74s, Krinks, Dragunovs, PKM machine guns and RPGs.