Is it chambered for 7.62? hat is the best round in my opinion for this weapon.
I believe it’s a 5.45xsomethingorother, similar to the 5.56 Nato.
AK-74 is 5.45x39.
The AK-74M uses the Soviet/Russian equivalent of the 5.56 MM NATO; 5.45 X 39 MM. It is an update of the AK-74. Kalashnikov was not happy when the Red Army came to and wanted a AK version of the M-16 firing the smaller round.
5.45×39mm
5.45x39
No...5.45x39 which has much better range & accuracy than the 7.62x39.
The AK-74 is an adaptation of the 7.62×39mm AKM assault rifle and features several important design improvements.[12] These improvements were primarily the result of converting the rifle to the intermediate-caliber high velocity 5.45×39mm cartridge, in fact, some early models are reported to have been converted AKMs, re-barreled to 5.45×39mm.[16] Compared to the preceding AKM the AK-74 has better effective range, firing accuracy (a main development goal) and reliability. The AK-74 and AKM share an approximate 50% parts commonality (interchangeable most often are pins, springs and screws)
It’s chambered in something like 5.6 ish. Very long skinny bullet and high velocity hence the compensator. It’s very unruly after it enters the human body.
No, it is chambered for the 5.45 X 39MM.
It’s a sharp little round with a tungsten core, surrounded by lead and copper. It is specifically designed to punch through NATO spec body armor and tumble.
I bought one simply because the ammo was very cheap and came in SPAM cans.
The ammo (per Obama ATF about 3 months ago) is now deemed “armor piercing handgun ammo” (despite no pistol being made for it) and illegal to produce or import — so I am rather happy to be sitting on 20,000 rounds.
AK 74 is 5.45 X 39. Very light fast round. It really snaps. I have a Bulgarian. Love it. Highly accurate right out of the box to 200 metres.
No, but there is a 7.62mm derivation, the AK-103.