Technical Specifications

Type	Assault rifle
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Kalashnikov Concern · (formerly Izhmash)
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Used by	See Users
No. built	5,000,000+
Variants	See Variants
Barrel length	415 mm
Width	AK-74M: 70 mm
Height	AK-74M: 195 mm
Cartridge	5.45×39mm
Action	Gas-operated, long-stroke piston, closed rotating bolt
Feed	30-round AK-74 and 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine, 60-round casket magazine and 96-round RPK-16 drum magazines
Muzzle velocity	880 -
Maximum range	3150 m

Data from AK-74 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — Сергей Сандалов (sAg-) (https://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/396/1987340.html).