AKS-74U
| AKS-74U | |
|---|---|
AKS-74U with laminated wood furniture | |
| Type | Carbine Assault rifle Personal defence weapon |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979–present |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Transnistria War Afghan Civil War (1992-1996) Tajikistan Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant |
| Developed from | AK-74 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.7 kg (6.0 lb) |
| Length | 730 mm (28.7 in) (stock extended) 490 mm (19.3 in) (stock folded) |
| Barrel length | 206.5 mm (8.1 in) |
| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm |
| Action | Gas-operated, long-stroke piston, closed rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire |
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| Muzzle velocity | 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 300–400 m (330–440 yd) |
| Feed system | 20-, 30-round AK-74, 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine or 60-round casket magazine |
| Sights | Adjustable iron sights, front post and U-shaped flip rear notch |
The AKS-74U (Russian: Автомат Калашникова складной 1974 года укороченный, romanized: Avtomat Kalashnikova skladnoy 1974 goda ukorochenny, lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1974 shortened') is the compact carbine variant of the Soviet AK-74 rifle.