The AKM (Russian: Автомат Калашникова модернизированный, romanized: Avtomat Kalashnikova modernizirovanny, lit. 'Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle modernized') is an assault rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959. It was developed as the successor to the AK-47 adopted by the Soviet Union a decade prior.

The Tabuk Sniper Rifle is an Iraqi semi-automatic designated marksman rifle, made from a modified version of the Zastava M76 sniper rifle. The Tabuk Rifle was manufactured at the Al-Qadissiya Establishments in Iraq [7][8][9] using machinery sold to Iraq by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia when Saddam Hussein was president.

2022年1月7日 · “Sniper” or DM Rifles 3. PSL No, not that one. (Photo: JimmyStardust) While the Dragunov looks like a big AK series rifle, it’s a bit far from it and uses a short-stroke gas piston system. The Romanian PSL is the big AK in the field of sniper rifles. However, calling the PSL a sniper rifle is a bit of a leap.

Only relatively recently most suppressed AKM and AKMS rifles in use with Russian Spetsnaz were completely replaced with much more effective integrally suppressed AS assault rifle and VSS sniper rifle, both firing 9x39mm subsonic ammunition.

The AKM is an assault rifle using the 7.62×39mm Soviet intermediate cartridge. It is gas operated with a rotating bolt. The AKM is capable of selective fire, firing either single shots or automatic at a cyclic rate of 600 rounds/min.

Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design.

The AKM assault rifle and its AKMS modification (index 6P4) intended for airborne assault forces and special operation units were adopted for service simultaneously in 1959. In contrast to the AKMS assault rifle has a folding metal stock identical to that used in the AKS.

Thankfully, a company called Two Rivers Arms based in Oklahoma started manufacturing semi-automatic replicas of Tabuk rifles with an incredible attention to detail. Their weapons were used in the movie American Sniper, and currently several Tabuk variants are available on their website. LOOSE ROUNDS The history of AKs is fascinating.

Can I use the akm as as effective sniper up to 400 meters? No. Two main reasons, one of them is the slower bullet speed compared to the others, e.g. Anything but a completely still standing target is a pain in the ass to hit.

2023年12月23日 · But how did the AKM come into existence, and what exactly makes it a better Kalashnikov than the AK-47? Hero of the Soviet Union Junior Sergeant Yuri Babansky who distinguished himself during...