AKM

designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov

Assault riflesSoviet UnionIn service since 1959

AKM — Photo: Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Origin: Soviet Union
Caliber: 7.62×39mm
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 600 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 715 m/s
Effective range: 300 m
Magazine: 30 rounds
Weight (empty): 3.30 kg
Length: 880 mm
Barrel length: 415 mm
Manufacturer: Izhmash
Designer: Mikhail Kalashnikov
Production start: 1959
Units produced: 10,278,300

Overview

The AKM is a modernized version of the AK-47 assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and adopted by the Soviet Army in 1959. Chambered for 7.62×39mm, it uses a stamped sheet-steel receiver that made it lighter and simpler to manufacture than its predecessor. It became the most widely produced variant of the Kalashnikov rifle.

Videos

Developmental History of the AK with Max PopenkerForgotten Weapons

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Ammunition

7.62×39mmRifle · Soviet Union · 1944

Compatible gear

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SuppressorsPBS-1 suppressorM14×1 LH threadConfirmed fit SuppressorsSilencerCo Omega 300M14×1 LH threadBy mount MagazinesMagpul PMAG 30 AK/AKM MOEAK magazine wellBy mount Mounts and adaptersMidwest Industries AK side mountAK side railBy mount

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Variants

AK-471949AKM1959RPK1961 Zastava M701970 AK-741974

Sources

Wikipedia: AKM, Wikipedia