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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

PK Machine Gun



PK machine gun

PKM general-purpose machine gun with modern black polymer furniture and a 100-round ammunition box
Type
Place of origin
Service history
In service
1961–present
Used by
See Users
Wars
Production history
Designer
Number built
Over 1,000,000
Variants
PK, PKT, PKM, PKP
Specifications
Weight
PK: 9 kg (19.84 lb) (gun + integral bipod) + 7.7 kg (16.98 lb) (tripod).
PKM: 7.5 kg (16.53 lb) (gun + integral bipod) + 4.5 kg (9.92 lb) (tripod).
PKTM (tank): 10.5 kg (23.15 lb)
Length
PK: 1,203 mm (47.4 in)
PKM: 1,192 mm (46.9 in)
PKT: 1,098 mm (43.2 in)
Barrel length
PK(M): 605 mm (23.8 in) (without muzzle device)
PKT: 772 mm (30.4 in)


PK, PKM: 650 rounds/min
PKT: 700 - 800 rounds/min
Practical: 250 rounds/min
PK, PKM: 825 m/s (2,707 ft/s)
PKT: 855 m/s (2,805 ft/s)
Effective firing range
PK(M): 1,000 m (1,094 yd) (100–1,500 m sight adjustments)
PKT: 1,500 m (1,640 yd) (100–1,500 m sight adjustments)
Maximum firing range
PK(M): 3,800 m (4,156 yd)
PKT: 4,000 m (4,374 yd)
Feed system
non-disintegrating metal belts in 100 and 200/250 round ammunition boxes
Sights
Tangent iron sights (default);
Optical, Night-vision, Thermal and Radar sights


The PK (Russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as Pulemyot Kalashnikova, or "Kalashnikov's Machinegun"), is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. The original PK machine gun was introduced in 1961 and then the improved PKM in 1969 to replace the SGM and RP-46 machine guns in Soviet service. It remains in use as a front-line infantry and vehicle-mounted weapon with Russia's armed forces. The PK has been exported extensively and produced in several other countries under license.

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