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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AKS-74U | Barrett REC10 |
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| Type | Carbine Assault rifle Personal defence weapon[source] | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Transnistria War Afghan Civil War (1992-1996) Tajikistan Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)[source] | — |
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730 mm (28.7 in) (stock extended) 490 mm (19.3 in) (stock folded)[source]
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source300–400 m (330–440 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source206.5 mm (8.1 in)[source]
Cyclic
Single sourcePractical
Single sourceCyclic : 700 rounds/min Practical : 100 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Mikhail Kalashnikov[source]
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant[source] | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] |
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| Developed from | AK-74[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt[source] | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-, 30-round AK-74, 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine or 60-round casket magazine[source] | — |
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| Sights | Adjustable iron sights , front post and U-shaped flip rear notch[source] | — |
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| Calibre | — | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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