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AKM (8/9)

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Submitted to "The Greatest Russian Made Rifles of all Time"

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by Nicholas May 29, 2019, 3:28 pm

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The AKM was designed as an improvement over the AK-47, and served the Soviet army from 1959 until the adoption of the AK-74 in the 1970s. The AKM features a number of upgrades over the AK-47 to make it even more suitable for widespread adoption.

To this end, the AKM features a steel stamped receiver over the milled steel receiver of the original AK-47, overall simplified manufacturing methods, an enhanced barrel for superior accuracy, and a reduced weight.

Most of the changes from the AK-47 to the AKM are internal, and when looking at the rifles from the outside they are virtually identical. Most people who see the two rifles together cannot tell them apart.