[infowarrior]

I AM serious, amigo. I'm a Cold War veteran, 14 yrs Army service, first stationed in FRG 5Km from the Warsaw Pact border. I WILL REPEAT, the AK-47 rifle which was standard issue for Warsaw Pact troops at that time(known as the AK-M) was chambered in 7.62x54mm, NOT 7.62x39mm. The 7.62x39mm round was a round designed for civilian, militia, and export use only. It is too anemic for front-line military use, and the Soviet Bloc, when it existed, were not stupid. My facts ARE in order.

FWIW, the current standard Russian service round is the 5.45mm round, used in the Ak-74 (no that's NOT a typo!!)

the infowarrior

[C-Note]

Sorry, but you are WRONG. AK-47 and AKM were designed and produced in 7.62x39 ONLY. You are correct about the 74. Please give up before you are swamped with replies just like mine.

[spunkets]

7.62x54 is a NATO round. It isn't the same as the 7.62x54R used in the bolt action Nagant. The only round used in the AK is the 7.62x39. It is not impotent, but is ~ the maximum power for a hand held full auto. 7.62x54 made the select fire M14 uncontrollable.

[Travis McGee]

You're wrong bud. Plain wrong, 14 years in the Army or 114. Wrong is wrong.

[Shooter 2.5]

To Infowarrior:
I just checked my "Small Arms of the World" hoping that in the early developments, they might have toyed with the idea of chambering the AK for the 7.62 X 54R. I didn't find anything. According to the book, the AK-47 was always chambered for the 7.62 X 39.
Suppose you send us a link to any website that shows any AK variant chambered for the 7.62 X 54R.
Thanks.