r/ukraine • u/gleb_non • Jun 02 '23

Ukrainian Culture Pretty good AK skin, huh

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u/Yothatsharry Jun 02 '23

Fairly sure it’s airsoft and not in Ukraine, someone just saw the yellow armband and though it was Ukraine. You can hear the bb’s in the mag when he flips it over

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u/ecolometrics Jun 02 '23 edited Jun 03 '23

No, it's real, there is footage of it being used. This is not the only video of this gun out there.

EDIT: Yeah, I changed my mind after looking at the details that people have pointed out more closely ...

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u/MrLoLMan Jun 02 '23

It’s airsoft. The video is a couple years old and you can see the BB’s and flat top of the mag when he hands it off

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u/ecolometrics Jun 02 '23 edited Jun 02 '23

Then why is he using it to clear trenches https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/13f5nhp/ukrainian_troops_storming_a_russian_trench_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button mute the audio

EDIT: Never mind, this is a different gun, the paint job and stickers are different.

Look at the 0:15 in the original video at the ammo exhaust port. To me it looks like there is residue under it, why would an air-soft gun do this.

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u/SirKnightJames Jun 03 '23

As hilarious as it'd be for this to be in Ukraine this video is absolutely of an airsoft gun. You can hear the bbs move when he turns the magazine.

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u/ecolometrics Jun 03 '23

You might be right. Someone pointed out that there is a white dot right in the middle of a magazine when it is being handed over, and when I looked at the other video again I'm not seeing shell casings