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AK-104
Assault Rifle, Carbine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The AK-104 is a carbine variant of the AK-103. It's chambered to fire 7.62×39mm ammunition and thus feeds from any standard 7.62x39 AK pattern magazine.
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AK-104 | |
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![]() The AK-104 carbine, seen with red dot sight on the picatinny rail and ATG suppressor attached to the barrel. | |
Type | Assault Rifle, Carbine |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 2001–Present[1] |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
Designed | 1994 |
Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern |
Produced | 1994 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) empty 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) with empty magazine 3.7 kg (8.2 lb) with loaded magazine |
Length | 824 mm (32.4 in) with stock extended / 586 mm (23.1 in) with stock folded |
Barrel length | 314 mm (12.4 in) |
Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
Caliber | 7.62mm |
Action | Gas-actuated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 670 m/s (2,200 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 300 m (330 yd) at point-blank range 500 m (550 yd) |
Feed system | 30 round detachable magazine |
Sights | Iron sights, there is a dove-tail side rail for optical and night sights |
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