AK-74

designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov

Assault riflesSoviet UnionIn service since 1974

AK-74 — Photo: Сергей Сандалов (sAg-) (https://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/396/1987340.html) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Origin: Soviet Union
Caliber: 5.45×39mm
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 650 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 880 m/s
Effective range: 500 m
Maximum range: 3,150 m
Magazine: 30 rounds
Weight (empty): 3.07 kg
Length: 943 mm
Barrel length: 415 mm
Manufacturer: Izhmash
Designer: Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed: 1974
Production start: 1974

Ammunition

5.45×39mmRifle · Soviet Union · 1974

Compatible gear

Accessories 3See all that fit →

SuppressorsSilencerCo Omega 300M24×1.5 threadBy mount Muzzle devicesAK-74 muzzle brakeM24×1.5 threadBy mount Mounts and adaptersMidwest Industries AK side mountAK side railBy mount

“Confirmed fit” means an editor checked the pairing. “By mount” means the weapon has the mount point this item uses (and a matching caliber, for suppressors and magazines): check before buying.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Soviet–Afghan Warmost notable Yugoslav Wars First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War

Variants

AKM1959AK-741974AKS-74U1979 AK-74M1991 AK-122018

Sources

Wikipedia: AK-74, Wikipedia