AK47 VS AK74

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AK-47	AK-74
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Type	Assault rifle (semi-automatic, full-auto available in US to certain federal licensees)	Sport utility rifle (semiautomatic only; no imported fully automatic examples)
Cartridge	7.62x39mm	5.45x39mm
Weight	4.3 kg (9.5 lb) with empty magazine	AK-74: 3.03 kg (6.7 lb), AKS-74: 2.97 kg (6.5 lb), AKS-74U: 2.5 kg (5.5 lb), AK-74M: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt (Long Stroke Gas Piston)	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Sights	Adjustable iron sights, 100–800 metre adjustments, 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius	Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent, Flip-up sight and front cylindrical post (AKS-74U)
Variants	AK-47 1948–51, AK-47 1952, AKS-47, RPK, AKM (most ubiquitous variant), AKMS	AKS-74, AKS-74U, AKS-74UB, AK-74M, AK-101, AK-102, AK-103, AK-104, AK-105
Place of origin	Soviet Union	Soviet Union
Effective range	300 metres (330 yd) full automatic, 400 metres (440 yd) semi-automatic	600 m, 100–1,000 m sight adjustments, 350–500 m sight adjustments (AKS-74U)
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)	900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M), 735 m/s (2,411.4 ft/s) (AKS-74U)
Designed	1947 (Originally designed in '44-46, but it gets its name from the new 1947 model)	1974
In service	1949–present	1974–present
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Rate of Fire	600 rounds/min cyclic	650 rounds/min (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M), 650-735 rounds/min (AKS-74U)
Barrel Length	415 mm (16.3 in)	AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M: 415 mm (16.3 in), AKS-74U: 210 mm (8.3 in)
Feed system	20 or 30-round detachable box magazine, also compatible with 40-round box or 75-round drum magazines from the RPK	30-round or 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine
Length	870 mm (34.3 in) fixed wooden stock, 875 mm (34.4 in) folding stock extended, 645 mm (25.4 in) stock folded	AK-74: 943 mm (37.1 in), AKS-74 (stock extended): 943 mm (37.1 in), AKS-74 (stock folded): 690 mm (27.2 in), AKS-74U (stock extended): 735 mm (28.9 in), AKS-74U (stock folded): 490 mm (19.3 in), AK-74M (stock extended): 943 mm (37.1 in), AK-74M (stoc
Manufacturer	Manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash)	Izhevsk Mechanical Works
Wars	Vietnam War-present	Soviet-Afghan War, various other conflicts in Asia and the Middle East
Number built	approximately 75 million AK-47, 100 million AK-type rifles	5 million+
General Purpose	Many applications	Many applications
Produced	1947-present	1974–present
About	AK-47 stands for Kalashnikov automatic rifle model of 1947. It is a selective fire, gas operated 7.62x39mm assault rifle. Most 47's are actually the 1959 AKM.	AK-74 is a 1974 update of the AKM.
Price	$350-$700	$400-$800
Restrictions	No federal restrictions on semi-auto variant ownership in the US. Full-auto restricted in the US.	No federal restrictions on semiautomatic variants. No transferable fully automatic examples exist.
Accuracy (16" barrel)	2-6 MOA	1-4 MOA
History	Developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the late 1940s.	Developed in the 1970's due to Soviet fears that the American 5.56 cartridge was a breakthrough that needed to be imitated.
Dependability	Functions well under any conditions	Same extreme reliability
Recoil Type	Mild, but easily managed in semiautomatic	Barely noticeable; lighter than 5.56 recoil.

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