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  2. 7.62×39mm - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 - Wikipedia

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    The Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 (abbreviated PM md. 63 or simply md. 63) is a Romanian 7.62×39mm assault rifle.Developed in the late 1950s, the PM md. 63 was a derivative of the Soviet AKM produced under license. [2]

  4. List of 7.62×39mm firearms - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Draco Pistol - Wikipedia

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    The Draco Pistol, or more commonly known as simply a Draco, named after the Dacian dragon-like battle banner, [1] is a series of Romanian-designed gas-operated semi-automatic pistols sold by Century International Arms. The weapon is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge with its design taken heavily after the AK-47.

  6. Pușcă Automată model 1986 - Wikipedia

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    As the Soviet Union switched from the 7.62×39mm caliber AKM to the 5.45×39mm caliber AK-74, it encouraged other nations of the Warsaw Pact to follow suit. By the mid 1980s, Romania decided to switch calibers, however it was decided that the new rifle would be developed independently, and not represent a clone of the Soviet AK-74.

  7. Arms industry in Romania - Wikipedia

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    PM md. 64 7.62×39mm light machine gun; PSL sniper rifle; Dracula md. 98 machine pistol; Mitraliera md. 66 7.62×54mmR Machine Gun; PKT 7.62×54mmR Tank Machine Gun; DShK 12,7x108mm Heavy Machine Gun; ZPU 14,5x114mm x1 x2 x4 Heavy Machine Gun; AG-7 rocket propelled grenade; AG-9 Rocket propelled grenade; CA-94 surface-to-air missile system

  8. WASR-series rifles - Wikipedia

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    This may be due to low quality magazines, or their followers. The WASR-3 was originally supplied with surplus 5.45×39mm AK-74 magazines, which do not reliably feed the 5.56/.223 cartridge. People have used Wieger magazines with some success. Century Arms eventually began including Romanian copies of the reliable Wieger magazine with these rifles.

  9. Red Army Standard Ammunition - Wikipedia

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    7.62×54mmR lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer-coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed. Note: Around summer 2013, some lots of this cartridge caliber from Romania contained corrosive components , thus the firearm needed to be thoroughly cleaned after each firing session.