The use of .22 LR cadet rifles replicating standard service rifles in its dimensions and features is used by many countries for training military, paramilitary and police "cadets" in basic firearms handling and marksmanship. While the WASR-22 was designed to be a cadet rifle for the Romanian Army, it was never used as such. The Romanians abandoned the use of cadet rifles for training army recruits, due to the enormous availability of standard service rifles and ammunition already in stock.
The WASR-22 was sold on the civilian market, primarily in the United States through Century International Arms, and as the RAK-22 through Chiappa Firearms sold in the United States and Europe.[2] Because of its cheap ammo and low recoil, it is marketed as a "trainer AK".[1] It is usually shipped with two 10-round magazines.
wasr, this, article, about, cadet, rifle, filipino, caliber, style, rifle, armscor, ak22, trainer, long, rifle, semi, automatic, cadet, rifle, loosely, based, upon, manufactured, romania, cugir, arms, factory, unlike, uses, simple, blowback, method, operation,. This article is about the WASR 22 cadet rifle For the Filipino 22 caliber AK 47 style rifle see Armscor AK22 The WASR 22 or AK 22 Trainer is a 22 Long Rifle semi automatic cadet rifle loosely based upon the AK 47 and manufactured in Romania by Cugir Arms Factory 1 Unlike the AK 47 it uses a simple blowback method of operation As such it has no gas system and the internal components have been modified accordingly WASR 22TypeCadet riflePlace of originRomaniaProduction historyManufacturerCugir Arms FactoryVariantsAK 22 AK 22 Trainer RAK 22SpecificationsCartridge 22 LRActionsimple blowbackFeed system10 30 round box magazineSightsAdjustable iron sights optional mount required for optical sights Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditThe use of 22 LR cadet rifles replicating standard service rifles in its dimensions and features is used by many countries for training military paramilitary and police cadets in basic firearms handling and marksmanship While the WASR 22 was designed to be a cadet rifle for the Romanian Army it was never used as such The Romanians abandoned the use of cadet rifles for training army recruits due to the enormous availability of standard service rifles and ammunition already in stock The WASR 22 was sold on the civilian market primarily in the United States through Century International Arms and as the RAK 22 through Chiappa Firearms sold in the United States and Europe 2 Because of its cheap ammo and low recoil it is marketed as a trainer AK 1 It is usually shipped with two 10 round magazines See also EditWASR series rifles Pistol Mitralieră model 1963 1965 Pușcă Automată model 1986References Edit a b WASR 22 WASR 10 COM wasr 10 com https www gunsweek com en rifles shot show chiappa firearms ak9 pistol and ak22 rifle Chiappa Firearms AK9 pistol and AK22 rifleExternal links EditYOUTUBE video Romanian Chiappa RAK 22 Review 22LR AK47 First Shots amp Thoughts This article relating to rifles is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WASR 22 amp oldid 1093554454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
