(Red Scorpion) - Russian Assault Rifle

AO-63 assault rifle - 5.45x39mm

Image of what the "AO-63" assault rifle looks like in the film Red Scorpion. This was made from a South African R1(FN FAL) battle rifle.

The large assault rifle used prominently in the 1989 movie Red Scorpion by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) is an FN FAL mocked up to resemble the experimental Russian Avtomat AO-63 assault rifle. The FN FAL used in the movie has been modified with twin barrels, a custom stock, the pistol grip from a Vektor SS-77 general purpose machine gun, an enlarged magazine/foregrip and a Lewis gun's drum magazine mounted on top. Upon closer inspection only the lower barrel can actually be seen firing; presumably this is because building a weapon that could fire from two barrels and fed from different magazines would be a far more difficult modification, and the discrepancy isn't that noticeable on-screen.

The AO-63 is a gas operated, 5.45x39mm calibre, AK-derived twin barrel assault rifle. The weapon has side by side barrels with the right barrel predominant, twin rotating bolts/gas pistons and ejects from both sides. The trigger group has a 3 position selector on the right side of the receiver, the first is semi auto firing one barrel, the second in full auto firing both barrels with a 0.01 millisecond delay, the third is unique as at first it fires a two round 6000rpm burst then one barrel in 850rpm full auto. The magazine is unusual as it has the main double column holding 30 rounds with a single column holding 15 rounds.

As of 2017, the AO-63 assault rifle has been revealed and will be on display at the Kalashnikov museum.

Specifications

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Caliber: 5.45x39mm

• Weight: 8.49 lbs (3.85kg)

• Length: 35 in (89 cm)

• Capacity: 45 round magazines

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto 1 barrel / Full-Auto 2 barrels (850rpm) / Full-Auto 2 barrels (6000rpm then 1 barrel 850rpm)

The AO-63 Assault Rifle can be seen in:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Red Scorpion	Dolph Lundgren	Nikolai Rachenko		1989
Red Scorpion	Carmen Argenziano	Colonel Zayas		1989