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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.
Such as a Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver for mounting various optical sights and on the bottom of the handguard to mount the Picatinny rail mounted detachable bipod instead of the fixed bipod of the RPK-74, an ergonomic pistol grip and a folding buttstock, and two main barrel lengths; a 550 mm (21.7 in) long barrel (when it is ...
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.
The Mk 48 is a variant of the M249 light machine gun, scaled up to chamber 7.62×51mm NATO; it has come across some issues in its service life; it was never designed to be a general-purpose machine gun, while the M60E6 arguably came too late to make a difference in USMC and US Army general machine gun adoption, being that the M240 design was ...
The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball , tracer , and armor-piercing rounds.
The M39 comes standard with a folding bipod, a variable length stock, and a pistol grip, and is fed with a 20-round detachable box magazine. It has an effective range of about 800 meters. 5.
From the 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel of the M4 carbine, the M855 5.56×45mm round has an effective point target range of 500 meters. The bullet has significant drop, drift, and energy loss at that distance. From a 16 in (410 mm) barrel, a 125 gr (8.1 g) .300 BLK round has a lower velocity and similar bullet drop and drift at shorter distances.
7.62×39mm [2] Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt: Rate of fire: 620 rounds per minute: Muzzle velocity: 678 m/s (2,224 ft/s) Effective firing range: 200-400 m [2] Feed system: 5, 10, 30, 40 round box magazine or 75, 100 round drum magazine: Sights: Adjustable iron sights, optional mount required for optical sights