The Kalashnikov family of AK's are in my opinion the most iconic in the world. There are many amongst them with my personal favorite being the AKS-74U. The "little brother" to the 7.62 AK-47 shoots a smaller caliber 5.35 bullet at over 650 rounds per minute. Many say the 74U bridges the gap between assault rifles and sub-machine guns as it shoots a large bullet at a higher ROF. This K'NEX replica scratches the AK itch I have been longing.

Supplies

Below is an approximation for the parts needed to build 1 gun, 1 magazine, and six bullets:

White connector: 18

Yellow connector: 105

Blue 3d connector: 10

Small little orange 3d connector: 5

White rod: 113

Little green rod: 342

Small (white rod length) blue flexi rod: 2

Gray connector: 101

Female hinge connector: 14

Black rod end cap: 19

Blue spacer: 32

Orange connector: 59

Standard to mini connector: 3

Gray spacer: 4

Blue clip: 44

Tan clip: 11

Red rod: 1

Green connector: 18

Red connector: 35

X rod rivet cap: 3

Small little black Y clip: 38

Male ball joint: 8

Yellow rod: 6

Female ball socket: 15

Double connector: 18

Blue rod: 24

Gray endless X rod: 1

Male hinger connector: 3

Long black rod: 5

Black rod connector lock out clip: 2

Gray 3d connector: 2

Small black wheel: 9

Small cone: 1

Micro purple rod: 1

Micro clear larger spacer: 7

Micro small gray spacer: 1

Micro to standard short rod: 1

Size 117b rubber band: 1-2

Size 32 or 33 rubber band: 3

Size 16 or 19 rubber band: 2

Step 1: Instructional Video

Follow the tutorial to build a functioning replica of the AKS-74U assault rifle with your K'NEX pieces! Featuring a sleek integrated firing pin system, realistic charging handle, true trigger, pre-loadable six round removable banana mags, along with a mock selector switch this gun can achieve ranges of over 30 feet when using a good rubber-band set up.