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AK-74
Single sourceAK-74 AK-74M (stock extended)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AK-74 | 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 | 1974–present 1991–present (AK-74M)[source] | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
| Used by | See Users |
AK-74 AK-74M (stock folded)
Single sourceAK-74 AKS-74 (stock extended)
Single sourceAK-74 AKS-74 (stock folded)
Single sourceAK-74: 943 mm (37.1 in) AKS-74 (stock extended): 943 mm (37.1 in) AKS-74 (stock folded): 690 mm (27.2 in) AK-74M (stock extended): 943 mm (37.1 in) AK-74M (stock folded): 700 mm (27.6 in)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
AK-74M
Single sourceAK-74M: 70 mm (2.8 in)[source]
AK-74M
Single sourceAK-74M: 195 mm (7.7 in)[source]
6H5 bayonet
Single sourceAK-74
Single sourceAK-74M
Single sourceAKS-74
Single sourcewithout magazine 30-round magazine
Single sourceAK-74: 3.07 kg (6.8 lb) AKS-74: 2.97 kg (6.5 lb) AK-74M: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) without magazine 30-round magazine: 0.23 kg (0.51 lb) 6H5 bayonet: 0.32 kg (0.71 lb)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
Effective; AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M area target
Single sourceEffective; AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M point target
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source500 m (550 yd) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M point target) 800 m (870 yd) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M area target)[source]
3,150 m (3,440 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source415 mm (16.3 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 sourceStgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single source18 in (457 mm)[source]L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record
16 in (406 mm)[source]Stgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record
12 in (305 mm)[source]Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record
Cyclic
Single sourcePractical
Single sourceCyclic : 650 rounds/min Practical : 100 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source880–900 m/s (2,887–2,953 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Kurdish-Turkish conflict (1978–present) Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Yugoslav Wars Croatian War of Independence Georgian Civil War Transnistria War Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Tajikistani Civil War East Prigorodny Conflict The Troubles Burundian Civil War First Chechen War Batken Conflict Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Insurgency in the North Caucasus First Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh[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 | AK-74: 1974 AK-74M: 1991[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash)[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
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| Produced | AK-74: 1974–1991 AK-74M: 1991–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 5,000,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm[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 | 30-round AK-74 and 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine , 60-round casket magazine and 96-round RPK-16 drum magazines[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 | Adjustable iron sights , front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent[source] | — |
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