AK-47 Technical Data

AK-47 / AKM

Designation:

Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947

Manufacturer:

Izhmash Arsenal

Year Adopted:

1949
(1959 for AKM)

Operational Status:

Russia - Used by militia and reserve units.

Other Users (over 55 nations): China, East Germany,  Yugoslavia, North Korea, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guina, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bisseau, Guyana, Indonesia, Laos, Sao Tome et Princepe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Yemen, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and other nations...

Ammunition

7.62x39 M1943 Cartridge

Method of Operation:

Gas operated, semi-automatic rifle

Selector:

Automatic, Semiautomatic, and Safe

Unloaded Weight:

3.82 kg
8 pounds, 7 oz

Maximum Combat Range:

350 meters Effective
800 meters Maximum

Length: (Full)
               (Stock Folded) 

87.6 cm (34.5 inches)
- N/A - 

Sights:
Maximum Sight Range:

Hooded post front sight, tangent rear sight
800 meters (1000 meters for AKM)

Rate of Fire
     Single Shots:
     Short Bursts:

  
40 rounds per minute
100 rounds per minute

Rifling Grooves:

4, right hand twist
369 mm long

Muzzle velocity:

710 meters/second
(2330 feet / second)

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