Currently, there are several firearms which use the AK-47’s 7.62x39mm round. While the most famous of these is the AK-47 itself, this Soviet round is also found in certain variants of the CZ 805 BREN, IWI Galil ACE, SKS, Robinson Armament XCR, and even AR platform rifles. If a p...
The Beretta 92 (also Beretta 96 and Beretta 98) is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today. The United States military replaced the M1911A1 .45 AC...
M16 (more formally Rifle,Caliber 5.56 mm,M16) is the U.S.military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15 and further developed by Colt starting in the mid-20th century.The M16 rifle family including the M16/A1/A2/A3/A4 has been the primary infantry rifle of...
Big brotherAK-47 can teach the younger 74 some lessons in this AK-47 vs AK-74 brawl. First and foremost, its bigger 30 caliber round absolutely devastates barriers. It punches through brick, wood, glass, and more while hardly slowing down. The 7.62×39 hits hard and pokes holes through...
M16 (more formally Rifle,Caliber 5.56 mm,M16) is the U.S.military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15 and further developed by Colt starting in the mid-20th century.The M16 rifle family including the M16/A1/A2/A3/A4 has been the primary infantry rifle of...
Caliber(s) 5.45×39mm Magazine Size 30 rounds(20 and 45 with magazine attachments) Starting Ammunition 30+60 (MP) Rate of Fire 652 RPM Ammo Type(Battle Royale) Heavy Ammo Used byAl-QatalaLas Almas CartelKonni GroupHUD icon Consolecodename(s) sm_akilo74 ...
the first rile to use the M43 cartridge was the Simonov rifle "SKS". While chambered for the M43 cartridge, it was more a tactical equivalent to a battle rifle (such as the US M-1 garand rifle) than the MP-44. The SKS used an internal 10-round magazine, and while semi-automatic,...
The AK comes in two typical Russian calibers. The original 7.62×39 and the newer 5.45×39. I will discuss ammunition details later in the article, however there are also AK’s chambered for the US 5.56mm round. I have two AK’s as primary rifles. One is a Bulgarian SLR-95 with mil...
(37.1 inches) long with a 415mm (16.3 inch) barrel. It can be fitted to fire one of four calibers: the original 7.62x39 of the AK-47/AKM, the 5.56x45 of the M-16, the 5.45x39 of the AK-74, or the 7.62x51 NATO rifle/machine-gun round. The AK-12 can use all AK-47/AKM...
From 1965 to 1970 Ak 4 was produced by Husqvarna and later changed to Carl Gustav in Eskilstuna in 1970 until it was replaced by the small-caliber Ak 5 (Swedish FN FNC version), but the Ak 4 is still used in the Hemvärnet-Nationella skyddsstyrkorna (Swedish Home Guard). LASER-wi...