[rgoulter]

> Compare that to an ultra precise AR-15, if you get a little dirt in it, it begins to malfunction.

That 'ultra-precise machining' does have some advantages, though:

InRangeTV simulated whether a weapon will still work if it gets covered in mud. Originally they tried doing this buy having a guy crawl around in the mud; later, they realised they could just drop mud on the weapon.

AKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX73uXs3xGU

AR-15 ("This AR15 mud test was performed right after last week's AK47 test: the same exact mud, the same wheelbarrow, at the same location, a mere 10 minutes later.") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAneTFiz5WU

Incidentally, InRangeTV's videos have been used in both Russian & Ukranian propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtRjBRRL2LY