The Автомат Калашникова

Автомат Калашникова model of 1947, more commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It's the worlds most popular assault rifle, a weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple nine pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It's so easy even a child could use it, and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag.



Facts of AK-47
Caliber 7.62x39 mm
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt with 2 lugs
Overall length: 870 mm
Barrel length: 415 mm
Weight: 4,300 g with empty magazine, 4,876 g loaded
Magazine capacity 30 rds (40 rds box magazines and 75 rds drums)
Sighting range: 800m
Cyclic rate of fire 600 rds/min
Practical rate of fire, single shots 90-100 rds/min; bursts 400 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 780 m/s

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