AK 74

Name AK - 74
Designer Mikhail Kalashnikov
Manufacturer Izhmash
Variants AKS-74, AKS-74U, AKS-74UB, AK-74M, AK-101, AK-102, AK-103,
AK-104, AK-105
Weight 3.03 kg (6.7 lb) (AK-74)
2.97 kg (6.5 lb) (AKS-74)
2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (AKS-74U)
3.4 kg (7.5 lb) (AK-74M)
Length 943 mm (37.1 in) (AK-74)
943 mm (37.1 in) stock extended / 690 mm (27.2 in) stock folded
(AKS-74)
735 mm (28.9 in) stock extended / 490 mm (19.3 in) stock folded
(AKS-74U)
943 mm (37.1 in) stock extended / 700 mm (27.6 in) stock folded
(AK-74M)
Barrel length 415 mm (16.3 in) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M)
210 mm (8.3 in) (AKS-74U)
Cartridge 5.45x39mm
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire 650 rounds/min (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M)
650-735 rounds/min (AKS-74U)
Muzzle velocity 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M)
735 m/s (2,411.4 ft/s) (AKS-74U)
Effective range 100–1,000 m sight adjustments
350–500 m sight adjustments (AKS-74U)
Feed system 30-round or 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine
Sights Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled
tangentFlip-up sight and front cylindrical post (AKS-74U)