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Know more about AK-47, AK-56 Rifles

New Delhi: The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . AK-47 stands for Avtomat (meaning automatic) Kalashnikov (name

PTI Published : Mar 24, 2013 23:09 IST, Updated : Oct 26, 2013 7:04 IST


The AK-47 is also compatible with a 40 round box or 75 round drum magazine.



Here the box and drum refers to the shape of the magazine. Both of them have a gas-operated, rotating bolt firing action.

Gas-operated loading action uses the pressure of gas inside the cartridge to eject the spent case and mount a new cartridge. They both have a maximum effective range of about 400 metres.

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