AKM

AKM
AKM
	The AKM assault rifle
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1959–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Vietnam War; Cambodian Civil War; Cambodian-Vietnamese War; Soviet war in Afghanistan; Iran-Iraq War; Chechen War; War in Afghanistan; Iraq War; Mexican Drug War; and various other conflicts
Production history
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed	1950s
Manufacturer	Izhmash; Tula Arms Plant; others
No. built	More than 10,278,300
Variants	AKMS; AKMP; AKML; AKMLP; AKMSP; AKMSU; AKMSN; AKMSNP
Specifications (Updated information)
Mass	AKM: 3.1 kg (6.83 lb) w/unloaded magazine; AKML: 3.80 kg (8.4 lb); AKMS: 3.3 kg (7.3 lb); AKMSN: 3.77 kg (8.3 lb); AKMS: 3.8 kg (8.4 lb); with full magazine; 30-rnd magazine: 0.33 kg (0.73 lb); 6H4 bayonet: 0.32 kg (0.71 lb)
Length	AKM, AKML: 880 mm (34.6 in); AKMS, AKMSN: 920 mm (36.2 in) stock extended / 655 mm (25.8 in) stock folded
Barrel length	415 mm (16.3 in)
Cartridge	7.62×39mm M43
Action	Gas operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	Cyclic rate of fire:; 600 rds/min; Practical rate of fire:; Semi-auto 40 rds/min; Full-auto 100 rds/min
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Effective firing range	350 m (383 yd)
Feed system	10, 20, or 30 round detachable box magazines. Also compatible with 40 round box magazines and 75-round drum magazines from the RPK.
Sights	Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post; 100–1,000 m sight adjustments; Sight radius: 378 mm (14.9 in)

The AKM is a Soviet assault rifle that was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the 1950s and adopted in 1959 by the Soviet army to replace the AK-47. The difference between the AK-47 and the AKM is that the AK-47 is short and the AKM is long and the other difference is that the AK-47 has a regular muzzle and the AKM has a sharp muzzle.