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The 7.62×39mm (aka 7.62 Soviet, formerly .30 Russian Short) [5] round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge is widely used due to the global proliferation of the AK-47 rifle and related Kalashnikov rifles , the SKS semi automatic rifle, as well as the RPD and RPK light machine guns .
The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, [6] a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. [1] The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late 1970s.
It has a combat weight of 6 kg (13.23 lb), a full-length of 1,076 mm (42.4 in), a cyclic rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute, an accuracy range of 800 m (870 yd). It primarily uses a 95-round drum magazine and is backwards compatible with box magazines from the AK-74, AK-12 and RPK-74.
7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO (Israeli conversion) Action: Gas operated long stroke piston, flapper locking and fires from the open bolt: Rate of fire: 650 rounds/min: Muzzle velocity: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) Effective firing range: 100–1,000 m sight adjustments: Feed system: Non-disintegrating 100-round segmented belt stored in a drum container.
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×39mm cartridge, first developed and used by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. [1] The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.
7.62×39mm: Action: Short stroke gas piston, rotating bolt: Rate of fire: 700–720 rounds/min: Muzzle velocity: 750 m/s (2,461 ft/s) Effective firing range: 400 m (1,300 ft) Maximum firing range: 2,000 m (6,600 ft)+ Feed system: Proprietary 30-round detachable box magazine (20 rounds for CS/LR14), 75-round detachable drum magazine: Sights
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Series of assault and battle rifles IWI Galil ACE Galil ACE 22 Type Assault rifle Battle rifle Place of origin Israel Service history In service 2008–present Used by See Users Wars Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Production history Designer Israel Military Industries Manufacturer ...
7.62×39mm [2] Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt: Rate of fire: 620 rounds per minute: Muzzle velocity: 678 m/s (2,224 ft/s) Effective firing range: 200-400 m [2] Feed system: 5, 10, 30, 40 round box magazine or 75, 100 round drum magazine: Sights: Adjustable iron sights, optional mount required for optical sights