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Single sourcefolding stock extended
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| Specification | AK-47 | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| In service | 1949–1974 (Soviet Union) 1949–present (other countries)[source] | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
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Single sourceFixed wooden stock: 880 mm (35 in) 875 mm (34.4 in) (folding stock extended) 645 mm (25.4 in) (stock folded)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
empty early issue
Single sourcelight alloy
Single sourceplastic
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Single sourceWithout magazine Magazine
Single sourceWithout magazine: 3.47 kg (7.7 lb) Magazine, empty: 0.43 kg (0.95 lb) (early issue) 0.33 kg (0.73 lb) (steel) 0.25 kg (0.55 lb) (plastic) 0.17 kg (0.37 lb) (light alloy)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source350 m (380 yd)[source]
Overall length
Single sourceRifled bore length
Single sourceOverall length: 415 mm (16.3 in) Rifled bore length: 369 mm (14.5 in)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceBursts / fully automatic
Single sourceCyclic rate Practical rate
Single sourceSemi-automatic
Single sourceCyclic rate: 600 rounds/min Practical rate: Semi-automatic: 40 rounds/min Bursts / fully automatic: 100 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Users[source] |
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| Wars | See Conflicts[source] | — |
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| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
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| Designed | 1947 ( 1947 )[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Fabryka Broni Radom , Kalashnikov Concern , Norinco , and Zastava Arms[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
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| Produced | 1948–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | ~75 million ~100 million Kalashnikov–style rifles[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Cartridge The MARS-L (light) assault rifle variants are chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge , and the MARS-H (heavy) battle rifle and designated marksman rifle variants for the 7.62×51mm NATO , 6.5 mm Creedmoor or similar fully powered cartridges .[source]Design · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope MARS-H based designated marksman variant, chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor .[source]L129A2 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope Swiss MARS-H-based designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.[source]7.62mm Zf Stgw 20 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope LMT's MRGG-A is a member of its Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Heavy (MARS-H) family, which are commonly described as AR-10-style rifles, but is chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round.[source]MK24 Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope |
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| Action | Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action |
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| Feed system | 20-round, 30-round, 50-round detachable box magazine , 40-round, 75-round drum magazines also available[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO : 30-round detachable box magazine 7.62×51mm NATO 20-round detachable box magazine[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Feed system |
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| Sights | 100–800 m adjustable iron sights Sight radius: 378 mm (14.9 in)[source] | — |
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Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
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