The failure rate of Russian artillery shells produced this year is so high, Russian command doesn't want it stored in ammo depots
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Russians banned from using large batches of ammunition due to self-detonation - General Staff
Large batches of 122mm and 152mm artillery shells produced in 2023 have been prohibited for use in Russia due to their self-detonation. â Ukrinform.www.ukrinform.net
They are actually producing a lot more stuff in 2023 than you'd think from this thread and many posts online, they seem to have ramped it up way more than 2022 however at the expense of quality as per your post, many small arms are of dubious quality and can't hold zero, etc. and it would appear production of longer range missiles must be at least 2-3x higher than expected at the end of last year given the activity over the last 3 weeks or so (where fragments have been recovered many seem to be 2023 production).
EDIT: Also some 2022 production AKs have been captured which are already showing signs of rusting out LOL. Some more info on the AK-12 https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1662989452329852928 as can be seen they are tweaking them for cheaper/easier production but I'm surprised they've not gone further on that already.
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