AK-74

AK-74

Description
The AK-74 is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Russian weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov to replace the earlier AKM. It uses a smaller 5.45×39mm cartridge, replacing the 7.62×39mm chambering of earlier Kalashnikov-pattern weapons. Wikipedia Height: AK-74M: 195 mm (7.7 in)

Width: AK-74M: 70 mm (2.8 in)

Barrel length: AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M: 415 mm (16.3 in); AKS-74U: 206.5 mm (8.1 in)

Maximum firing range: 3,150 m (3,440 yd)

Muzzle velocity: 880–900 m/s (2,887–2,953 ft/s) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M); 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) (AKS-74U)

Cartridge: 5.45×39mm

Actions: Gas-operated reloading, Rotating bolt