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{{Short description|Russian automatic rifle family}}
'''Kalashnikov rifles''' ({{lang-rus|Калашников}}) or '''AK rifles ''' are a family [[assault rifles]] based on the original design of [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. They are officially known in Russian as "avtomát Kalika" ({{lang-rus|автома́т Кала́шникова|t=Kalashnikov's Automatic Gun}}), and as "Kalash" in Russian .They were originally manufactured in the Soviet Union, first by [[Izhmash]] and later by [[Kalashnikov Concern]].Rifles similar to the Kalashnikov and its Soviet variants were later produced in many countries friendly to the [[Soviet Bloc]] , with rifles based on its design such as the [[Galil ACE]] and the [[INSAS]] also being produced.The Kalashnikov is one of the most widely used guns in the world, with an estimated 72 million rifles in global circulation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11714558/AK-47-Kalashnikov-The-firearm-which-has-killed-more-people-than-any-other.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11714558/AK-47-Kalashnikov-The-firearm-which-has-killed-more-people-than-any-other.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=AK-47 Kalashnikov: The firearm which has killed more people than any other|last=Blair|first=David|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2015-07-02|access-date=2019-09-26|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/75-million-guns-ready-war-why-the-ak-47-dominates-20561|title=The Gun That Is in Almost 100 Countries: Why the AK-47 Dominates|last=Franko|first=Blake|date=2017-05-08|website=The National Interest|access-date=2019-09-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603040935/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/75-million-guns-ready-war-why-the-ak-47-dominates-20561|archive-date=June 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/03/30/the-cost-of-an-ak-47-on-the-black-market-across-the-world-infographic/|title=The Cost Of An AK-47 On The Black Market Around The World [Infographic]|last=McCarthy|first=Niall|website=Forbes|access-date=2019-09-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509064621/https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/03/30/the-cost-of-an-ak-47-on-the-black-market-across-the-world-infographic/|archive-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Ak74l.png|thumb|right|upright=1.818|The Kalashnikov assault rifle 1974 model by Izhmash, Russia (AK-74)]]
[[File:AK-47 type II noBG.png|thumb|right|Soviet 7.62×39mm AK Type 2 [[assault rifle]] ([[AK-47#Further development|1951 issue]]), the first model variation that features a [[AK-47#Further development|milled receiver]]]]

== List of AK rifles ==
The original Kalashnikov rifles and their derivatives, as produced in the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kalashnikov.com/brand/kalashnikov/products/|title=Концерн Калашников -- Официальный сайт|website=kalashnikov.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/ak-200-2/|title=200 series Kalashnikov assault rifle: AK-200, AK-201, AK-202, AK-203, AK-204, AK-205 (Russia)|website=modernfirearms.net|date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
==Rifles derived directly from the original AK==
The rifle's simple design makes it easy to produce, and the Soviet Union readily leased plans of the firearm to friendly countries, where it could be produced locally at a low cost.<ref name=":0" /> As a result, the Kalashnikov rifles and their variants have been manufactured in many countries, with and without licenses. Manufacturing countries in alphabetical order include:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Country !! Variant(s)
|-
! Albania
| Automatiku Shqiptar 1978 model 56 (ASH-78 Tip-1) copy of [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]] based on [[AKM]] rifle; Tipi 1982 model (ASH-82) copy of [[AKMS]]; model 56 Tip-2, copy of [[RPK]]; and model 56 Tip-3. Several other versions of the AKMS have been produced mainly with short barrels similar to Soviet [[AK-74|AKS-74U]] for special forces, tank & armored crew and for helicopter pilots and police. There have also been modified ASh-82 ([[AKMS]]) with [[SOPMOD]] accessories, mainly for Albania's special forces [[RENEA]] & exports.<ref name=alb>{{cite web|url=http://aftermathgunclub.com/2015/04/20/albanian-small-arms/|title=Albanian Small Arms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034429/http://aftermathgunclub.com/2015/04/20/albanian-small-arms/|archive-date=2017-10-14|publisher=Aftermath Gun Club}}</ref>
|-
! Armenia
| [[K-3 (rifle)|K-3]] (bullpup, [[5.45×39mm]])
|-
! Azerbaijan
| Khazri (AK-74M)<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:Азербайджан приступил к серийному производству автоматов АК-74М по российской лицензии |trans-title=Azerbaijan began serial production of AK-74M assault rifles under Russian license |language=ru |date=8 July 2011 |work=ЦАМТО |publisher=Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade |location=Moscow |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2011/0708/10108803/detail.shtml |access-date=8 July 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422201917/https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2011/0708/10108803/detail.shtml|archive-date=April 22, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! Bangladesh
| Chinese [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]]
|-
! Bulgaria
| AKK/AKKS (Type 3 AK-47/w. side-folding buttstock); AKKMS (AKMS), AKKN-47 (fittings for NPSU night sights); AK-47M1 (Type 3 with black polymer furniture); AK-47MA1/AR-M1 (same as -M1, but in 5.56mm NATO); AKS-47M1 (AKMS in [[5.56×45mm NATO]]); AKS-47S (AK-47M1, short version, with East German folding stock, laser aiming device); AKS-47UF (short version of -M1, Russian folding stock), AR-SF (same as −47UF, but 5.56mm NATO); AKS-93SM6 (similar to −47M1, cannot use grenade launcher); RKKS (RPK), AKT-47 (.22 rimfire training rifle)
|-
! Cambodia
| Chinese [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]], Soviet AK, and [[AKM]]
|-
! China
| [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]]
|-
! Croatia
| [[APS-95]]
|-
! Cuba
| AKM<ref name="variants">{{cite web |last=Dimov |first=Roman |title=Kalashnikov Arms Versions |work=The AK Site |url=http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/models.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125610/http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/models.html |archive-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! [[East Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |title=MPi-K / MPi-AK Assault Rifle Series |language=ru |work=Энциклопедия оружия и боеприпасов |url=http://weapon.at.ua/load/290-1-0-792 |access-date=19 February 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427104400/https://shooting-iron.ru/load/290-1-0-792|archive-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>
| MPi-K/MPi-KS (AK/AKS); MPi-KM (AKM, wooden and plastic stock); MPi-KMS-72 (side-folding stock); MPi-KMS-K (carbine); MPi-AK-74N (AK-74); MPi-AKS-74N (side-folding stock); MPi-AKS-74NK (carbine); KK-MPi Mod.69 ([[.22 Long Rifle|.22 LR]] select-fire trainer)
|-
! Egypt
| AK, [[Misr assault rifle]] (AKM), Maadi
|-
! Ethiopia
| AK, [[AK-103]] (manufactured locally at the State-run ''[[Gafat Armament Engineering Complex]]'' as the '''Et-97/1''')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ethiopiabook.com/galleryimg/l/print-advert-371.jpg |title=Advertisement flyer for manufacturing capabilities of the GAEC – Gafat Armament Engineering Complex. |access-date=2014-01-23 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710203214/http://ethiopiabook.com/galleryimg/l/print-advert-371.jpg |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }} Retrieved on 8 October 2010.</ref>
|-
! Finland
| [[RK 62]], (7.62×39mm)
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[[RK 95 TP]], (7.62×39mm) improvements including a fire control selector and a muzzle device that enabled the firing of rifle grenades, the attachment of a silencer, or bayonet
|-
! Hungary<ref name=Hungary>{{cite web |title=Hungary. Assault Rifles |language=ru |work=Энциклопедия оружия и боеприпасов |url=http://weapon.at.ua/load/312 |access-date=24 February 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427215235/https://shooting-iron.ru/load/312|archive-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>
| AK-55 (domestic manufacture of the 2nd Model AK); AKM-63 (also known as AMD-63 in the US; modernized AK-55), [[AMD-65]]M (modernized AKM-63, shorter barrel and side-folding stock), AMP-69 (rifle grenade launcher); [[AK-63]]F/D (other name AMM/AMMSz), AK-63MF (modernized); [[NGM-81]] ([[5.56×45mm NATO]]; fixed and under-folding stock)
|-
! Iran
| KLS/KLF (AK-47/AKS), KLT (AKMS)
|-
! Iraq
| [[Tabuk Sniper Rifle]], Tabuk Assault Rifle (with fixed or underfolding stock, outright clones of Yugoslavian M70 rifles series), Tabuk Short Assault Rifle
|-
! Nigeria
| Produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria as OBJ-006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/02/eng20061002_308128.html|title=Nigeria to mass-produce Nigerian version of AK-47 rifles|access-date=5 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114025927/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn:80/200610/02/eng20061002_308128.html|archive-date=14 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dicon.gov.ng/military1.html|title=DICON – Defence Industry Corp. of Nigeria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227081924/http://www.dicon.gov.ng/military1.html|archive-date=2013-12-27|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
! North Korea
| [[Type 58 assault rifle|Type 58]]A/B (Type 3 AK/w. stamped steel folding stock), Type 68A/B (AKM/AKMS), Type 88 (AKS-74)<ref name="Weapon">US Department of Defense, North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition, PPSH 1943 SUBMACHINEGUN [sic] (TYPE-50 CHINA/MODEL-49 DPRK), p. A-79.</ref><ref>US Department of Defense, North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition, TYPE-68 (AKM) ASSAULT RIFLE, p. [https://archive.org/details/1997NorthKoreaCountryHandbookinsigniaAndUniforms/page/n247/mode/2up A-77].</ref>
|-
! Pakistan
| [[Reverse Engineering|Reverse engineered]] by hand and machine in Pakistan's highland areas (see [[Khyber Pass Copy]]) near the border of Afghanistan; more recently the [[Pakistan Ordnance Factories]] started the manufacture of an AK/AKM clone called '''PK-10'''. Pakistanis had also made a new caliber just by a little changing in original (7.62×39mm) ammo, that is known as '''44 bore'''.<ref name="russiaconfronts">{{Citation |url=http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2009/11/16/russia_confronts_pakistan_china_over_copied_weapons/5776/ |title=Russia confronts Pakistan, China over copied weapons |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170742/http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2009/11/16/russia_confronts_pakistan_china_over_copied_weapons/5776/ |archive-date=2011-07-17 |date=2009-11-16 |access-date=2011-10-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Pakistani 5.45mm AKs are sometimes called "Kalakovs".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Onokoy|first=Vladimir|date=16 July 2018|title=Pashtun Names for AKs in Pakistan and Afghanistan|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/16/pashtun-names-for-aks-in-pakistan-and-afghanistan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701171519/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/16/pashtun-names-for-aks-in-pakistan-and-afghanistan/|archive-date=July 1, 2023|access-date=July 28, 2023|website=The Firearm Blog}}</ref>
|-
! Poland<ref>{{cite web |title=Poland. Assault Rifles |language=ru |work=Энциклопедия оружия и боеприпасов |url=http://weapon.at.ua/load/313 |access-date=19 February 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426063813/https://shooting-iron.ru/load/313|archive-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>
| pmK (kbk AK) / pmKS (kbk AKS) (name has changed from pmK – "pistolet maszynowy Kałasznikowa", Kalashnikov SMG to the kbk AK – "karabinek AK", Kalashnikov Carbine in mid-1960s) (AK/AKS); [[kbkg wz. 1960]] (rifle grenade launcher), kbkg wz. 1960/72 (modernized); kbk AKM / kbk AKMS (AKM/AKMS); [[kbk wz. 1988 Tantal]] ([[5.45×39mm]]), [[skbk wz. 1989 Onyks]] (compact carbine); [[kbs wz. 1996 Beryl]] ([[5.56×45mm NATO|5.56×45mm]]), [[kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl]] (compact carbine)
|-
! Romania
| [[Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965|PM md. 63/65]] (AKM/AKMS), [[Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965#PM md. 80|PM md. 80]], [[Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965#PM md. 90|PM md. 90]], collectively exported under the umbrella name AIM or AIMS; [[PA md. 86]] (AK-74), exported as the AIMS-74; PM md. 90 short barrel, PA md. 86 short barrel, exported as the AIMR; [[PSL (rifle)|PSL]] (designated marksman rifle; other names PSL-54C, Romak III, FPK and SSG-97)
|-
! Sudan
| MAZ<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/MAZbn.html|title=MAZ|publisher=[[Military Industry Corporation]]|access-date=8 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227202939/http://www.mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/MAZbn.html| archive-date= 27 December 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref> (based on the [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]])
|-
! Ukraine
| [[Vepr]] (bullpup, [[5.45×39mm]]), [[Malyuk]] (bullpup)<ref>{{cite web |last=Raigorodetsky |first=Aleksandr |script-title=ru:Автомат "Малюк" ("Малыш") (Украина) |trans-title="Malyuk" Assault Rifle (Ukraine) |language=ru |date=6 October 2011 |work=Оружейная экзотика |url=http://raigap.livejournal.com/87857.html?mode=reply |access-date=1 Dec 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903182400/http://raigap.livejournal.com/87857.html?mode=reply |archive-date=2015-09-03 }}</ref>
|-
! United States
| US132 rifle ([[7.62×39mm]]), US132Z assault rifle ([[7.62×39mm]]), US109L shotgun ([[12-gauge|12 Gauge]]) & US109T shotgun ([[12-gauge|12 Gauge]]). Produced by [[Kalashnikov USA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalashnikov-usa.com/firearms |title=Kalashnikov USA Website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/30/news/companies/kalashnikov-usa/ |title=The first American-made Kalashnikovs are now for sale |publisher=CNN.com |first=Aaron |last=Smith |date=30 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701171502/https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/30/news/companies/kalashnikov-usa/|archive-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.guns.com/2015/08/10/kalashnikov-usa-prices-out-first-wave-of-american-aks/| first=Max |last=Slowik| title=Kalashnikov USA prices out first wave of American AKs| publisher=Guns.com| date=August 10, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201041520/http://www.guns.com/2015/08/10/kalashnikov-usa-prices-out-first-wave-of-american-aks|archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! Vietnam
| AKM-1, AKM-VN (AKM) assault rifle, TUL-1 (RPK) light machine gun, Galil ACE 31/32 assault rifle
|-
! Venezuela
| AK-103<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2013/06/03/noticia-cavim-inicia-entrega-de-fusiles-de-asalto-kalashnikov-ak-103-a-la-fuerza-armada-de-venezuela.html|title=Primeros 3,000: Cavim inicia entrega de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov AK-103 a la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela|publisher=infodefensa.com|date=3 June 2013|access-date=14 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123231238/https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3138915/cavim-inicia-entrega-fusiles-asalto-kalashnikov-ak-103-fuerza-armada-venezuela|archive-date=November 23, 2022}} (''in spanish'')</ref> / License granted to Venezuela<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Analysis/2007/08/15/defense_focus_venezuelas_kalashnikovs/1273/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604095328/http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Analysis/2007/08/15/defense_focus_venezuelas_kalashnikovs/1273/ |archive-date=2008-06-04 |title=Defense Focus: Venezuela's Kalashnikovs |publisher=UPI.com |first=Martin |last=Sieff |date=15 August 2007 |access-date=19 October 2008}}</ref>
|-
! [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]/[[Serbia]]
| M64, [[Zastava M70|M70]], [[Zastava M72|M72]], [[Zastava M76|M76]], [[Zastava M77|M77]], [[Zastava M80|M80]], [[Zastava M82|M82]], [[Zastava M85|M85]], [[Zastava M90|M90]], [[Zastava M91|M91]], [[Zastava M92|M92]], [[Zastava M99|M99]], [[Zastava M21|M21]]
|}
==Similar rifles==
The following rifles were either based on the Kalashnikov design, or have a different design but are superficially similar in appearance:

* [[FARA 83]] (Argentina)
*BD-08 (Bangladesh)
*[[AR-M1]] (Bulgaria)
*[[Type 56]], [[Type 81 assault rifle|Type 81]] (China)
*[[Vz. 58]] (Czechoslovakia)
*[[RK 62]] (also called [[Valmet M76]], Rk 62 76 or M62/76), [[Valmet M78]] (light machine gun), [[RK 95 TP]] (Finland)
*[[AK-63]], [[AMD-65]] (Hungary)
*[[INSAS rifle]] (India)
*[[IMI Galil]], [[IWI ACE]] (Israel)
*Bernardelli VB-STD/[[VB-SR]] (Italy)
* [[FB Beryl]], [[FB Tantal]] (Poland)
* [[Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965]] (Romania)
* [[Zastava M70 assault rifle|Zastava M70]] (Serbia, Yugoslavia)
* [[Zastava M21]] (Serbia)
*[[Vektor R4]], [[Truvelo Raptor]] (South Africa)
* [[MPi-KM]] (East Germany)
* [[MPi-KMS-72]] (East Germany)

==Comparative characteristics of AK rifles==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible wide" style="text-align:center"
!Name!!Country
!Type!!Cartridge!!Length extended/folded (mm)!!Barrel length (mm)!!Weight (kg) (empty)!!Cyclic rate of fire (rounds per minute)!!Maximum sighting range (m)!!Muzzle velocity (m/s)
|-
|[[AK-47]]||Soviet Union
|[[Assault rifle]]||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||870||415||3.47||600||800||715
|-
|[[AKM]]||Soviet Union
|Assault rifle|||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||880||415||3.1||600||1,000||715
|-
|[[RPK|RPK(s)]]||Soviet Union
|[[Light machine gun]]||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||1040/820||590||4.80/5.6||600||1,000||745
|-
|[[PK machine gun|PK(M)]]||Soviet Union
|[[General-purpose machine gun]]||[[7.62×54mmR]]||1173||605||9.0/7.5||650||1,500||825
|-
|[[AK-74]]||Soviet Union
|Assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||943||415||3.07||600||1,000||900
|-
|[[AKS-74]]||Soviet Union
|Assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||933/690||415||2.97||600||1,000||900
|-
|[[AK-74M]]||Soviet Union
|Assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||943/705||415||3.4||650||1,000||900
|-
|[[RPK-74]]||Soviet Union
|Light machine gun||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||1060||590||4.7||600||1,000||960
|-
|[[AKS-74U]]||Soviet Union
|[[Carbine]] assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||730/490||207||2.7||700||500||735
|-
|[[AK-101]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[5.56×45mm NATO]]||943/700||415||3.6||600||1,000||910
|-
|[[AK-102]]||Russia
|Carbine assault rifle|||[[5.56×45mm NATO]]||824/586||314||3.0||600||500||850
|-
|[[AK-103]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||943/705||415||3.4||600||1,000||715
|-
|[[AK-104]]||Russia
|Carbine assault rifle||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||824/586||314||3.0||600||500||670
|-
|[[AK-105]]||Russia
|Carbine assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||824/586||314||3.2||600||500||840
|-
|[[AK-107]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||943/700||415||3.8||850||1,000||900
|-
|[[AK-108]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[5.56×45mm NATO]]||943/700||415||3.8||900||1,000||910
|-
|[[AK-109]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||943/700||415||3.8||900||1,000||750
|-
|[[AK-9]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[9×39mm]]||705/465||200||3.1/3.8 (with suppressor)||600||400||290 (СП-5) / 305 (СП-6)
|-
|[[AK-12]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[5.45×39mm M74]]||940/730||415||3.3||700||1,000||900
|-
|[[AK-12#AK-15|AK-15]]||Russia
|Assault rifle||[[7.62×39mm M43]]||922/862||415||3.5||700||1,000||715
|-
|[[AK-19]]
|Russia
|Assault rifle
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]]
|935/725
|415
|3.35
|700
|1,000
|910
|}

==See also==
* [[PBS-1 silencer]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=N}}

The Kalashnikov weapon design has become increasingly more popular in the American firearms industry. There are specific competitive shooting matches that require the use of its weapon variants like the Red Oktober match held just outside of St. George, Utah. It is a match designed for the use of ComBloc style weapons, but the Kalashnikov design is extremely heavy within the participants' arsenals.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Reeder|date=6 October 2018|title=Breach Bang Clear|url=https://www.breachbangclear.com/red-oktober-rifle-dynamics-ak-shooting-competition/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001914/https://www.breachbangclear.com/red-oktober-rifle-dynamics-ak-shooting-competition/|archive-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |editor-last=Gulevich |editor-first=I. D. |title=НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АК |trans-title=7.62 mm AK |language=ru |year=1967 |edition=3rd |publisher=[[Voenizdat]] |location=Moscow |url=https://archive.org/details/NastavLehne_AKM/nastav_ak_1967/ |ref={{sfnref|НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АК|1967|pp=161–162}} }}
* {{cite book |last=Monetchikov |first=Sergei Borisovich |script-title=ru:История русского автомата |trans-title=The History of Russian Assault Rifle |series=Entsiklopediya Russkoi Armii |language=ru |year=2005 |publisher=Izdatel'stvo "Atlant 44" |url=http://www.rulit.net/books/istoriya-russkogo-avtomata-read-249341-1.html |isbn=5-98655-006-4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516010402/http://www.rulit.net/books/istoriya-russkogo-avtomata-read-249341-1.html |archive-date=16 May 2013 }}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Vilchinsky |editor-first=I. K. |title=НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АКМ (АКМС) |trans-title=7.62 mm AKM (AKMS) |language=ru |year=1983 |edition=3rd |publisher=[[Voenizdat]] |location=Moscow |url=https://ukr.bulletpicker.com/pdf/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%20%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%83%207%2C62-%D0%BC%D0%BC%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%20%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%28%D0%90%D0%9A%D0%9C%20%D0%B8%20%D0%90%D0%9A%D0%9C%D0%A1%29%20%281983%29.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507163245/https://ukr.bulletpicker.com/pdf/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%20%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%83%207%2C62-%D0%BC%D0%BC%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%20%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%28%D0%90%D0%9A%D0%9C%20%D0%B8%20%D0%90%D0%9A%D0%9C%D0%A1%29%20%281983%29.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2023 |ref={{sfnref|НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АКМ (АКМС)|1983|pp=149–150}} }}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|first=Martin J|last=Brayley|title=Kalashnikov AK47 Series: The 7.62×39mm Assault Rifle in Detail|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wpZ8AwAAQBAJ|date=2013|publisher=Crowood|isbn=978-1-84797-526-3}}
* {{cite book |first=Michael |last=Hodges |title=AK47: The Story of a Gun |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=H-09AQAAIAAJ |year=2007 |publisher=MacAdam/Cage Pub. |isbn=978-1-59692-286-0 }}
* {{cite book|first=Duncan|last=Long|title=AK47: The Complete Kalashnikov Family Of Assault Rifles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kJLdAAAACAAJ|date=1 September 1988|publisher=Paladin Press|isbn=978-0-87364-477-8}}
* {{cite book|first=Joe|last=Poyer|title=The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations: A Shooter's and Collector's Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPArOwAACAAJ|date=2006|publisher=North Cape Publications|isbn=978-1-882391-41-7}}
* {{cite book|first=Gordon L.|last=Rottman|title=The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9jvCwAAQBAJ|date=2011|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-84908-835-0}}
* {{cite book|first=Marco|last=Vorobiev|title=Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to AKs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NVu8DAAAQBAJ|date=2016|publisher=F+W Media|isbn=978-1-4402-4647-0}}
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