7.62x39mm loads are available in both Berdan primed steel cases and reloadable Boxer primed brass cases. They have developed modern expanding projectiles specifically for this caliber which offer an excellent blend of expansion and penetration for hunting medium size game or personal protection. American companies like Hornady, Federal and Winchester have all done a great deal of design work and experimentation with the 7.62x39mm. Not only do you have a variety of imported FMJ, HP and SP loads to choose from, but there is a host of modern domestic expanding loads as well. When it comes to having different flavors to choose from, again the 7.62x39mm puts the knuckles to the 5.45x39mm. The 7.62x39mm is hugely popular around the world and it is widely available here in the US from a variety of foreign and domestic manufacturers. So, during ammo shortages it will be easier to find 7.62x39mm than 5.45x39mm. Plus, since 7.62x39mm is so much more popular, during times of panic buying the importers ignore the slower selling cartridges, cough 5.45x39mm, and concentrate on bringing in as many containers of the big sellers, cough 7.62x39mm, as possible. 7.62x39mm is also imported into the US in drastically larger quantities than 5.45x39mm. Domestic 5.45x39mm? You have one load from Hornady to choose from. More than likely they will have multiple offerings.ĥ.45x39mm? Typically it is much harder to find, and you may have to order it online. Any well-stocked gun store will have 7.62x39mm on the shelf. It is not only widely imported from European manufacturers but it is also produced by the major players domestically. Since the Chinese first dumped inexpensive 7.62x39mm on American shores this caliber has taken off in popularity. AvailabilityĪmmunition availability is a big deal for your average shooter, and here the 7.62x39mm easily trounces the 5.45x39mm. Here’s a comparison between the two cartridges, the more modern 5.45x39mm on the left and the older World War II vintage 7.62x39mm on the right. Here are five reasons why I suggest buying a 7.62x39mm over a 5.45x39mm. However, that being said, for your average American rifleman the 7.62x39mm makes much more sense. What might be right for one may not be right for another. You can then right click it, when it begins to play for full-screen video.A question I am frequently asked by fans of the Kalashnikov rifle is, “Which caliber is better, 7.62x39mm or 5.45x39mm?” This is actually a hard question to answer as it comes down to an individual’s personal needs and desires. To retreat, the French patrol had to call on a support unit, which fired a missile onto the Taliban position. The Taliban firing at them were thirteen in number, and hidden inside a house. The commentator says the patrol was made up of 8 soldiers from 8e RPIMa, and the firefight lasted one hour 15 minutes. "Look out, there's a guy on the right! ****!" "Get down!" "See the house? That blue doorway - destroy it." "We haven't got much information on the situation." "(stay down(?)) Come with me! Come with me." "Some women and children are running away. I'll just translate some of the dialogue: The soldier carrying the M4 might be from 8e RPIMa's GCP. 7'62x51mm G3A5 and G3A6 (domestic production G3 rifles, in service since the times of the Persian Shah)." 5'56x45mm-NATO, which Iran is adopting massively for internal use along with the new DIO S-5.56 and KH2002 rifles to replace the old.
It has a fire selection switch for Safe, Single Fire, 3-rounds Burst and Full-Autofire, feeding from either 20-rounds or 30-rounds magazines. It comes in three variants: standard assault rifle, short-barreled assault carbine, long-barreled designated marksman weapon. The "Khaybar" KH2002 can thus be considered as a bull-pup conversion of the M16 system. which is by itself a copy of the COLT M16-A1. S-5.56 assault rifle, which is by itself a copy of the Chinese Norinco CQ assault rifle. (State-Owned Defence Industries Organization of Iran) in the early 2003.Įxtrnally similar to the French FA-MAS and the Chinese NORINCO QBZ-95, actually the "Khaybar" KH2002 is a bull-pup plastic shell conversion kit of the D.I.O. "The KH-2002, also known as the "Khaybar rifle" (Khaybar is the name of an historical oasis approximately 95 miles east of Medina, which once was also the largest Jewish settlement in Arabia), was launched by the D.I.O. Actually alot of foreign service rifles look like the Sig556/550 seriesĬheck out Iran's Khaybar KH2002.I can't wait to get a bullet button and 10/30 on one of these