The RPK can be equipped with the usual standard and round box magazines. In addition, a round drum magazine, specially developed for the new gun, can also be used. By eliminating belt feeding, the RPK is more reliable, easier, simpler and faster to reload. When developing their counterpart to the FN Minimi M , the engineers of the Kalashnikov Concern did not use a belt ammunition feed system.
This means maximum standardization with the new Russian AK standard assault rifle. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, Russian military personnel attach great importance to firearms standardization , so that different types of weapons have the same design and mode of operation, differing only in individual parts. This simplifies production, maintenance, repair and training for handling weapons. And secondly, a wide range of accessories has been developed for Kalashnikov Concern's products, such as various target optics, magazines, gun cases, gun racks, weapon supports for armored vehicles and helicopters, and much more.
Once a new weapon model has been put into service, this "infrastructure" does not have to be renewed if it is based on the same design. The question remains open, however, whether the RPK variant in 7. It remains to be seen how the worldwide political situation will develop. And finally an interesting anecdote. Without waiting for the RPK to go into production and being issued to the troops, a Russian company has already started production of a kit that can be used to convert airsoft versions of the Kalashnikov assault rifle into the corresponding RPK variant.
This speaks for great confidence in the weapon. The Maxim gun revolutionized firearms design and tactics at the time.
The Russian submachine gun — in semi-auto only — is available in two barrel lengths and with fixed or folding stock. Konstantin Lazarev. The RPK won the tender process over other designs. It's based on the Russian AK assault rifle. The innovations of the light machine gun Archiv. The new light machine gun from Kalashnikov is also suitable for suppressors.
And it offers even more. One thing is for sure: various accessories can be attached to the RPK, such as bipods or optics. No more rigid wooden stock, but a modern telescopic stock, which can also be folded when needed. Although the RPK is intended for the use of optics, it has a tangent sight.
The tangent sight complements a steel hooded front sight picture to maintain the user's readiness for action. RPK machine gun in 5. Specially designed: for the RPK the designers created a round drum magazine which can also be used with the AK RPKS: 5. RPKS: mm RPK, RPKS 30 or round box magazine, round plastic drum magazine, belt ammunition with side mounted belt feed device.
It was created as part of a program designed to standardize the small arms inventory of the Red Army, where it replaced the 7. It also uses the same 7. It has a similar design layout to the AKM and AK series of rifles, with modifications to increase the RPK's effective range and accuracy, enhance its sustained fire capability, and strengthened receiver.
This allows the RPK to fire for extended periods of time without major loss in accuracy is due to the barrel heating up. The chrome-lined barrel is permanently fixed to the receiver, and cannot be replaced in the field. It is fitted with a new front sight base, gas block lacks the bayonet lug and an under-barrel cleaning rod guide. The barrel also features a folding bipod, mounted near the muzzle, and a front sight base with a lug that limits the bipod's rotation around the axis of barrel.
The barrel's muzzle is threaded, enabling the use of muzzle devices such as flash hiders, compensators, and blank-firing adapters. When a muzzle device is not being used, the threads on the muzzle can be covered by a thread protector. The barrel is pinned to the receiver in a modified trunnion, reinforced by ribbing, and is slightly wider than the trunnion used on standard AKM type rifles. Symmetrical bulges on both sides of the front trunnion ensure proper fit inside the receiver.
The RPK's receiver cover is stamped from a smooth 1. It consists of a rear spring guide rod from the AKM, and a new forward flat guide rod and coil spring.
Some of these Soviet-made machine guns were sent to Vietnam as aid. The TUL-1 lacked the rate controller that was featured on the Soviet gun which helped with the rate of fire. This weapon featured a heavier barrel than the Type 56 as well. The RPK and its derivatives saw action across the globe, including Vietnam. It has been adopted by many other former Soviet-bloc nations like Romania and Bulgaria.
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