For a real steel story, Kalashnikov Media's Gun Busters episode features the AK-103 as it goes through a torture test... "You asked for the 7.62 mm, you got your wish. Here’s an AK-103, made in 2019. Another comment stated that the rifle couldn’t penetrate anything or even shoot straight after 200 rounds. So, we got some wooden blocks, 150 mm of well-dried birch. I will shoot at them every now and then. See if we can cut through those. Let's go!"