Russian AN-94 Hyperburst

[Worsley]

Interesting concept, should be legal in MD.

 

[joppaj]

Multiple rounds fired with one trigger pull, looks like a prohibited weapon to me.

 

[gungate]

Prohibited everywhere, not just MD. Cool though!

 

[MigraineMan]

Interesting mechanicals. The barrel and breech are "floating" in an "actually moving" sense. I grabbed the video and single-stepped through it. Very clear that the first shot is fired from a "forward battery" position where both the barrel assembly and the breech-closure are ... forward. First shot fires, and the whole assembly starts moving backward. The breech/bolt releases and moves rearward, ejecting the spent case. Then it (breech/bolt) starts moving forward, engages the still-moving-rearward barrel, and fires the second shot with the assembly in a mid-range position. The breech/bolt cycles rearward again, and for subsequent shots the firing mechanism delays until the assembly returns to the full-forward position. I can pinch the frames out of the video if there's interest, but if you pay attention you can see the motions in the slo-mo sections.

 

[ken792]

Here are articles from 1998 and 2002 on it.

The Avtomat Nikonova 94 - Small Arms Review

In 1993, a mysterious new assault rifle appeared at an arms display at the elite Taman Guards Division outside Moscow. The strange new rifle was displayed alongside the common AK-74 assault rifles and RPK-74 light machine guns which made up the standard armament of the Taman Guards division and...

smallarmsreview.com

The Secret Story of The AN-94 “Abakan” Assault Rifle - Small Arms Review

By Valery Shilin

smallarmsreview.com

This Russian article from 2018 has more detail, including on the pulley wheel and steel cable.

АН-94 «Абакан» – это просто! | Оружейный журнал «КАЛАШНИКОВ»

Пришло время рассказать о том, как устроен принятый на вооружение Российской армии в 1994 году автомат Никонова АН-94 и как работает его автоматика. Несмотря на название статьи, это непростая задача, поскольку говорить придётся о довольно непривычной конструкции, включающей в себя как вполне...

www.kalashnikov.ru

 

[Sirex]

Good video, but that looks way too assaulty for us peasants to be allowed to handle.