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Get a demoSign inModel: | AEK-971 | ||||||||
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Subgroup: | assault rifle | ||||||||
Manufacturer: | ZID | ||||||||
Action | Automatic | ||||||||
Gas Operated | |||||||||
Rate of fire: | 900 | ||||||||
Made in: | Russia | ||||||||
Year: | 1998 | ||||||||
Caliber: | 5.45 x 18 Soviet | ||||||||
Barrel length: | 16.53" | ||||||||
Barrel finish: | Blued | ||||||||
Barrel type: | Round | ||||||||
Stock type: | Folding | ||||||||
Stock material: | Steel | ||||||||
Stock finish: | Blued | ||||||||
Butt: | Steel | ||||||||
Overall length: | 28.34 - 37.79" | ||||||||
Sights: | Adjustable | ||||||||
Adjustable tangent to 1000m | |||||||||
Magazine capacity: | 30 | ||||||||
Magazine type: | Detachable box | ||||||||
Weight: | 7.62 lbs. | ||||||||
The AEK-971 is a Russian selective fire (single shot, full auto, 3 rounds burst) assault rifle that was developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant (KMZ) by chief designer Sergey Koksharov in the late 1970s and 1980s. It is chambered for 5.45 x 18 Soviet rounds and it is effective up to 500 meters with maximum firing range up to 1000 meters. It uses Balanced Automatics Recoil System (BARS) that enhances the traditional Kalashnikov long stroke gas piston operating system by reducing the negative effects of recoil. The assault rifle firing mechanism is equipped with a non-automatic fire selector/safety lock which blocks in safety position both firing mechanism and slot where the reloading handle goes. Muzzle brake/flash suppressor is fixed on the barrel. The ???-971 is using 30-round or 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine or 60-round casket magazine. There are three different models: the AEK-971 in 5.45 x 18 Soviet, AEK-972 in 5.56×45mm NATO and AEK-973 in 7.62×39mm caliber with expandable metal stock. The AEK-971 assault rifle has been combat proven in Chechnya. |