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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.
7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO (Israeli conversion) Action: Gas operated long stroke piston, flapper locking and fires from the open bolt: Rate of fire: 650 rounds/min: Muzzle velocity: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) Effective firing range: 100–1,000 m sight adjustments: Feed system: Non-disintegrating 100-round segmented belt stored in a drum container.
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 ...
Action type: Semi-automatic Range: 800 meters Weight: 16.5 pounds (with sight and bipod) Length: 44.2 inches Chambered for: 7.62x51mm The M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle is a long-range variant of the ...
Extensive field testing of the rifles conducted in a wide range of environmental conditions (Konstantinov's competing 2B-W-10 prototype was simpler and cheaper but tested less accurate, durable and reliable) resulted in Dragunov's proposal chambered for the 7.62×54mmR fully powered cartridge being accepted into service in July 1963. [5]
An M110A2 seen at the 2022 Best Ranger Competition. The M110A2 is an improved version of the original M110 rifle with M-LOK rails, an improved gas system, new suppressor, and adjustable stock. [2] This fills the gap of semi-automatic sniper rifles as most all of the M110A1 rifles issued were the SDMR variant and not designed for sniper work. [16]
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 ...
BD-08/BD-15: The BD-08 assault rifle, and BD-15 light machine gun have been made under licence by the Bangladesh Ordnance Factories since 2008. [29] [30] BOF produce more than 10,000 BD-08 rifles per year. [8] It is the standard assault rifle of the Bangladesh Army. [31] Myanmar. Kachin Independence Army produced Type 81 variants dubbed the M23.