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The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×39mm cartridge, first developed and used by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. [1] The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.
The 7.62×39mm (aka 7.62 Soviet, formerly .30 Russian Short) [5] round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge is widely used due to the global proliferation of the AK-47 rifle and related Kalashnikov rifles , the SKS semi automatic rifle, as well as the RPD and RPK light machine guns .
7.62 RK 56 TP – Modified Type 56-2 in China for Finnish use, with a new hammer spring that allows firing of Finnish 7.62x39. [21] QBZ-56C (Type 56C) – Short-barrel version, introduced in 1991 for the domestic and export market. The QBZ-56C as it is officially designated in China, is a carbine variant of the Type 56-2 and supplied in limited ...
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Norinco Group is one of the world's largest defense contractors. [5] [6] The company's subsidiary, China North Industries Corporation (Chinese: 中国北方工业有限公司 [7]), or simply Norinco, [8] markets Norinco Group's products internationally, and is also involved in domestic civil construction and military defense projects. [9] [10]
7.62×39mm Soviet Union: 1952 Type 56 assault rifle: Norinco: 7.62×39mm China: 1956–present Type 58 assault rifle: 7.62×39mm North Korea: 1958-1968 Type 63 assault rifle: 7.62×39mm China: 1963-? Type 81 assault rifle: 7.62×39mm China: 1983-? Type 88 assault rifle: 5.45×39mm North Korea: 1988-1998 SAX-200 Xiuhcoatl
The 8.6×70mm variant of the rifle can be differentiated by its slightly longer barrel with a handguard that only has four ventilation holes whereas the 7.62 variant has seven smaller ones. [7] The manufacturer claims that, with 8.6×70mm ammunition, the weapon has a conservative estimate of sub 1MOA accuracy at 1,200 m (1,300 yd).
NAR-10: 7.62×51mm battle rifle marketed by Norinco in 2014, with NAR standing for "Norinco Assault Rifle". [19] The rifle features a Picatinny-railed dust cover, quadrail handguard for accessories, and a muzzle brake. The rear sight is moved to the back of the dust cover. [19] CS/LR-14: Export designation for the NAR-10. [20]