7.62x39mm

1943 · Soviet ammunition designers · 167 firearms in catalog

Also known as: 7.62x39mm Soviet, 7.62mm M43, .30 Russian Short

Cartridge specifications

Bullet Diameter	7.92 mm (0.312")
Neck Diameter	8.6 mm (0.339")
Base Diameter	11.35 mm (0.447")
Case Length	38.7 mm (1.524")
Overall Length	56 mm (2.205")
Max Pressure	355 MPa (51,488 psi)
Typical Bullet Weight	7.97 g (123 gr)
Typical Muzzle Velocity	710 m/s (2329 fps)
Typical Muzzle Energy	2010 J (1482 ft·lbf)
Primer Type	Large Rifle
Cartridge Type	Rimless
Introduced	1943

Firearms chambered in 7.62x39mm

7.62 mm Trichy Assault Rifle — Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli · Assault Rifle · 2017
A-762 (6P68) — Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) · Assault Rifle · 2018
A-91 — KBP Instrument Design Bureau · Assault Rifle · 1998
AEK-973 — Kovrov Mechanical Plant (KMZ) · Assault Rifle · 1985
AK Alfa — Command Arms & Accessories Ltd. · Assault Rifle · 2016
AK-103 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1994
AK-104 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Carbine · 2001
AK-109 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1998
AK-15 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 2018
AK-203 — Kalashnikov Concern · Assault Rifle · 2018
AK-203 (India) — Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) · Assault Rifle · 2023
AK-47 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1947
AK-47 Type 2 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1951
AK-47 Type 3 — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1955
AKM — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1959
AKMS — Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash / Tula Arms) · Assault Rifle · 1959
AKS — Izhmash · Assault Rifle · 1950
AKS-47 — Izhevsk Machine Building Plant (Izhmash) · Assault Rifle · 1949
Arsenal SAM7 — Arsenal Inc. · Rifle · 2013
Arsenal SAM7K — Arsenal Inc. · Pistol · 2014
Arsenal SAM7R — Arsenal Inc. · Rifle · 2013
Arsenal SAM7SF-56 — Arsenal Inc. · Rifle · 2026
Arsenal SLR-107R — Arsenal Inc. · Rifle · 2011
Baikal IZh-18MN — Baikal (Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) · Rifle · 1994
Baikal MP-94 — Baikal (Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) · Shotgun · 1993
Bear Creek Arsenal BC-15 — Bear Creek Arsenal · Carbine · 2014
Bear Creek Arsenal BC-15 Side Charging — Bear Creek Arsenal · Carbine · 2019
BOF BD-08 — Bangladesh Ordnance Factories · Assault Rifle · 2008
Century Arms AES 10B — Century Arms · Machine Gun · 2005
Century Arms BFT47 — Century Arms · Rifle · 2021
Century Arms C39V2 — Century Arms · Rifle · 2015
Century Arms Draco — Century Arms · Pistol · 2009
Century Arms Draco Tactical — Century Arms · Pistol · 2022
Century Arms Micro Draco — Century Arms · Pistol · 2017
Century Arms Mini Draco — Century Arms · Pistol · 2010
Century Arms RAS47 — Century Arms · Rifle · 2015
Century Arms VSKA — Century Arms · Rifle · 2018
Century Arms VSKA Draco — Century Arms · Pistol · 2021
Century Arms WASR-10 — Century Arms · Rifle · 1998
Century Arms WASR-10 UF — Century Arms · Rifle · 2018
CMMG Dissent Mk47 — CMMG Inc. · Rifle · 2024
CMMG Resolute Mk47 — CMMG Inc. · Rifle · 2018
CZ 600 Alpha — Česká zbrojovka · Rifle · 2022
CZ 600 Trail — Česká zbrojovka · Rifle · 2022
CZ 805 BREN — Ceska Zbrojovka · Assault Rifle · 2009
CZ 805 BREN A1 — Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod · Assault Rifle · 2009
CZ Bren 2 — Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod · Assault Rifle · 2015
CZ BREN 2 Ms — Česká zbrojovka · Rifle · 2025
Daewoo DR300 — Daewoo Precision Industries · Rifle · 1995
DIO KLF — Defense Industries Organization · Rifle
F-1 Firearms FDR-15 — F-1 Firearms · Rifle · 2019
Faxon ARAK-21 — Faxon Firearms · Rifle · 2014
FEG AK-63 — FEG (Fegyver- es Gepgyar) · Assault Rifle · 1977
FEG AKM-63 — FEG (Fegyver- es Gepgyar) · Assault Rifle · 1963
FEG AMD-65 — Fegyver- es Gazkeszulekgyar (FEG) · Carbine · 1967
FEG AMP-69 — FEG (Fegyver- es Gepgyar) · Assault Rifle · 1969
FoldAR Remnant — FoldAR · Carbine · 2026
Galil ACE — Israel Weapon Industries · Assault Rifle · 2008
Galil ACE 31 — Israel Weapon Industries Ltd. · Assault Rifle · 2008
Ghatak Rifle — Ordnance Factory Board · Assault Rifle · 2017
Grand Power ARAQ-S — Grand Power · Rifle · 2024
Heckler & Koch HK32A1 — Heckler & Koch · Assault Rifle · 1962
Heizer Defense PAK1 — Heizer Defense · Pistol
Howa 1500 Mini Action — Howa Machinery · Sniper Rifle · 2017
IWI Galil ACE Gen II — Israel Weapon Industries · Assault Rifle · 2021
Kalashnikov KSZ — Kalashnikov Concern · Carbine · 2017
Kalashnikov USA KR-103 — Kalashnikov USA · Rifle · 2020
Kbkg wz. 1960 — Fabryka Broni Radom · Assault Rifle · 1960
Korobov TKB-022 — Tula Arms Plant · Assault Rifle · 1962
Korobov TKB-059 — Tula Arms Plant · Assault Rifle · 1966
M4-WAC-47 — Ukrainian Armament Research and Design · Assault Rifle · 2017
Maadi AKM (Misr / ARM) — Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries) · Assault Rifle · 1972
Maadi Misr — Maadi Company for Engineering Industries (Factory 54) · Assault Rifle · 1972
Maadi RML — Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries) · Carbine · 1990
Maxim Defense MDX:508 — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2020
Maxim Defense MDX:510 — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2020
Maxim Defense PDX — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2018
Maxim Defense PDX:SD — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2022
Maxim Defense SDX:505 — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2023
Maxim Defense SDX:508 — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2022
Maxim Defense SDX:510 — Maxim Defense Industries · Personal Defense Weapon · 2022
MPi-KMS-72 — VEB Fahrzeug- und Waffenfabrik Ernst Thalmann · Assault Rifle · 1972
Norinco MAK-90 — Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) · Rifle · 1990
Norinco MAK-91 — Norinco · Rifle · 1991
Norinco Type 81 — China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) · Assault Rifle · 1981
Norinco Type 86S — China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) · Assault Rifle · 1986
OTs-14 Groza — TsKIB SOO · Assault Rifle · 1994
PM md. 63 — Fabrica de Arme Cugir · Assault Rifle · 1963
PM md. 65 — Fabrica de Arme Cugir · Assault Rifle · 1965
POF CW-39 — Pakistan Ordnance Factories · Assault Rifle · 2022
PSA AK-47 GF3 — Palmetto State Armory · Rifle · 2018
PSA AK-47 GF5 — Palmetto State Armory · Rifle · 2021
PSA AK-P GF3 Pistol — Palmetto State Armory · Pistol · 2018
PTR 32 — PTR Industries · Rifle · 2011
Rasheed Carbine — Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries) · Carbine · 1960
Rashid Carbine — Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries) · Carbine · 1960
Riley Defense RAK-47 — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2010
Riley Defense RAK47-BFPU — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2025
Riley Defense RAK47-C — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2010
Riley Defense RAK47-C-SF — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2018
Riley Defense RAK47-KRINK Pistol — Riley Defense, Inc. · Pistol · 2024
Riley Defense RAK47-KRINK-CAN — Riley Defense, Inc. · Carbine · 2024
Riley Defense RAK47-P — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2010
Riley Defense RAK47-P-SF — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2018
Riley Defense RAK47-REAPER — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2025
Riley Defense RAK47-T-MFT — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2016
Riley Defense RAK47-T-MP — Riley Defense, Inc. · Rifle · 2016
Robinson Arms XCR — Robinson Armament Co. · Assault Rifle · 2006
RPD — V.A. Degtyarev Plant · Machine Gun · 1944
RPK — Izhmash (Kalashnikov Concern) · Machine Gun · 1964
RPKS — Izhmash (Kalashnikov Concern) · Machine Gun · 1964
Ruger Mini Thirty — Sturm, Ruger & Co. · Rifle · 1987
Sa vz. 58 — Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod · Assault Rifle · 1959
Sa vz. 58 — Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod (CZUB) · Assault Rifle · 1958
Sa vz. 58 — Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod · Assault Rifle · 1958
Sa vz. 58 P — Ceska Zbrojovka · Assault Rifle · 1958
Saiga AK Carbine — Izhevsk Machine Building Plant (Izhmash) · Carbine · 1998
Sako M92 S — Sako Ltd. · Rifle · 1995
Sako Rk 95 TP — Sako Ltd. · Assault Rifle · 1995
Sako RK 95 TP — Sako Ltd. · Assault Rifle · 1995
SIG MCX-Spear LT — SIG Sauer Inc. · Rifle · 2022
SIG Sauer MCX — SIG Sauer · Carbine · 2015
SKS — Tula Arms Plant · Carbine · 1945
SKS Paratrooper (Type 56 PARA) — Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) · Carbine · 1956
SKS-D (Type 56 Model D) — Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) · Carbine · 1991
STV-215 — Z111 Factory · Carbine · 2019
STV-380 — Z111 Factory · Assault Rifle · 2019
Tabuk Assault Rifle — Al-Qadissiya Establishments · Assault Rifle · 1980
TriCa Carbine — Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli · Carbine · 2023
Trichy Assault Rifle — Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT) · Assault Rifle · 2017
Type 56 — China North Industries (Norinco) · Assault Rifle · 1956
Type 56 Assault Rifle — Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) · Assault Rifle · 1956
Type 56 Carbine — China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) · Carbine · 1956
Type 56 LMG — China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) · Machine Gun · 1956
Type 56-1 — China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) · Assault Rifle · 1963
Type 56-2 — China North Industries (Norinco) · Assault Rifle · 1980
Type 58 — North Korean State Arsenals · Assault Rifle · 1958
Type 63 — Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) · Assault Rifle · 1963
Type 63 — China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) · Rifle · 1963
Type 68 (North Korea) — North Korean State Arsenals · Assault Rifle · 1968
Type 68 Rifle — China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) · Rifle · 1968
Type 74 Light Machine Gun — China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) · Machine Gun · 1974
Type 81 — China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) · Assault Rifle · 1983
Type 81 LMG — Norinco · Machine Gun · 1983
Valmet KvKK 62 — Valmet Oy · Machine Gun · 1962
Valmet M71/S — Valmet · Rifle · 1971
Valmet M76 — Valmet · Assault Rifle · 1976
Valmet M78 — Valmet · Machine Gun · 1978
Valmet M82 — Valmet / Sako · Assault Rifle · 1978
Valmet M83 — Valmet · Rifle · 1983
Valmet RK 62 — Valmet / Sako · Assault Rifle · 1962
vz. 52 — Česká zbrojovka · Rifle · 1952
Vz. 52 — CZ (Ceska Zbrojovka) · Rifle · 1952
WBP Jack — Wytwórnia Broni Jacek Popiński (WBP Rogów) · Assault Rifle · 2016
Zastava M05 — Zastava Arms · Assault Rifle · 2005
Zastava M19 — Zastava Arms · Assault Rifle · 2020
Zastava M25 — Zastava Arms · Assault Rifle · 2022
Zastava M59/66 (Yugoslav SKS) — Zastava Arms · Carbine · 1959
Zastava M59/66 PAP — Zastava Arms · Rifle · 1966
Zastava M70 — Zastava Arms · Assault Rifle · 1970
Zastava M72 — Zastava Arms · Machine Gun · 1973
Zastava M85 Hunting Rifle — Zastava Arms · Rifle · 1985
Zastava M92 — Zastava Arms · Carbine · 1992
Zastava PAP G — Zastava Arms · Rifle · 2000
Zastava PAP M05 C1TF — Zastava Arms · Carbine · 2015
Zastava PAP M92 (ZPAP92) — Zastava Arms · Pistol · 2011
Zastava ZPAPM70 — Zastava Arms · Rifle · 2015

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