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Chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO [6] and 7.62×39mm. AR-M7F - like the AR-M1, but with an AK-101 -style folding stock. AR-M9 / AR-M9F - improved AK-74 copy like the AR-M1/AR-M1F, features a thumb-operable fire selector and a different style polymer stock set.
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 (also called 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-pattern rifles, the SKS semi-automatic rifle, and the RPD/RPK light machine guns.
Compared to larger calibers, proponents of the 5.56×45mm NATO round contend that animal studies of the wounding effects of the 5.56×45mm NATO round versus the 7.62×39mm have found that the 5.56×45mm NATO round is more damaging, due to the post-impact behavior of the 5.56 mm projectile resulting in greater cavitation of soft tissues. [43]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. Series of assault and battle rifles IWI Galil ACE Galil ACE 22 Type Assault rifle Battle rifle Place of origin Israel Service history In service 2008–present Used by See Users Wars Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Production history Designer Israel Military Industries Manufacturer ...
The ULMG is fitted with the same barrel as the NG-7 SF, a 420 mm (16.5 in) long barrel that is shorter than NG-7, and it is 1.4 kg lighter than the NG-7. [24] The ULMG can be converted to 6.5mm Creedmoor by changing barrels. Negev 7 ULMG SF – a compact variant of the Negev 7 ULMG, fitted with a 330 mm (13.0 in) long barrel. [25]
The V-notch and apertures are calibrated for 5.56×45mm NATO ball ammunition. The receiver housing has recesses that work with STANAG claw mounts/HK clamp adapters (standard with the HK33, G3, G3SG/1 and MP5 ) used to mount day (typically the Hensoldt 4×24 telescopic sight) or night aiming optics.
5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm: Action: Short-stroke gas piston, rotating bolt: Rate of fire: 700–900 rounds/min: Muzzle velocity: 870 m/s (2,900 ft/s) Effective firing range: 500–800 m (547–875 yd) Feed system: 30-round detachable 5.56×45mm STANAG NATO magazines, 60-round casket magazine 30-round 7.62x39mm STANAG magazine: Sights