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The AKSZ, known as '''Avtomat Kalashnikova''' '''for the Midwes'''t (Russian: Avtomat Kalashnikova dlya Srednego Zapada), or under its Midwestern classification the '''KAR-223''' (Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle .223) is a select-fire rifle chambered in .223 employed by the [[The Midwest Seperation Union|Midwest Union]] Armed Forces. Adopted in 1981, originally manufactured in the USSR and later homeland steel and milling factories near Chicago.
The AKSZ, known as '''Avtomat Kalashnikova''' '''for the Midwes'''t (Russian: Avtomat Kalashnikova dlya Srednego Zapada), or under its Midwestern classification the '''KAR-223''' (Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle .223) is a select-fire rifle chambered in .223 employed by the [[The Midwest Seperation Union|Midwest Union]] Armed Forces. Adopted in 1981, originally manufactured in the USSR and later homeland steel and milling factories near Chicago.
{{Infobox weapon
| name = AK-47
| image = File:AKSZ Original Design.png
| image_size = 300
| caption = AK-47 Type 2A
| origin = [[Soviet Union]]
| type = [[Assault rifle]]
| is_ranged = Yes
| service = 1949–1974 (Soviet Union)<br>1949–present (other countries)
| used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars = See ''[[#Conflicts|Conflicts]]''
| designer = [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]
| design_date = 1946–1948<ref>{{harvnb|Monetchikov|2005|loc=chpts. 6 and 7}}:&nbsp;(if AK-46 and AK-47 are to be seen as separate designs).</ref>
| manufacturer = [[Kalashnikov Concern]] and various others including [[Norinco]]
| production_date = 1948–present<ref name="Ezell, Edward Clinton 1986 112">{{cite book |last=Ezell |first=Edward Clinton |author-link=Edward Ezell |title=The AK47 Story, Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons |date=1986 |publisher=[[Stackpole Books]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FroVAQAACAAJ|isbn=978-0-811-70916-3 |page=112}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Poyer |last=Joe |title=The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations |date=2004 |publisher=North Cape Publications Inc. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPArOwAACAAJ |isbn=1-882391-33-0 |page=8}}</ref>
| number = ≈ 75 million AK-47s, 100 million [[Kalashnikov rifle|Kalashnikov-family]] weapons.<ref name="k3" /><ref name="foxnews" />
| variants = ''See [[#Variants|Variants]]''
|spec_label=AK-47 with Type 3 receiver
| weight = Without magazine:<br />{{convert|3.47|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />Magazine, empty:<br />{{convert|0.43|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (early issue){{sfn|НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АК|1967|pp=161–162}}<br />{{convert|0.33|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (steel){{sfn|НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АКМ (АКМС)|1983|pp=149–150}}<br />{{convert|0.25|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (plastic)<ref name="izhmash" /><br />{{convert|0.17|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (light alloy){{sfn|НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АКМ (АКМС)|1983|pp=149–150}}
| length = Fixed wooden stock:<br />{{convert|880|mm|abbr=on}}<ref name="izhmash" /><br />{{convert|875|mm|abbr=on|1}} (folding stock extended)<br />{{convert|645|mm|abbr=on|1}} (stock folded){{sfn|НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АК|1967|pp=161–162}}
| part_length = Overall length:<br />{{convert|415|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="izhmash" /><br />Rifled bore length:<br />{{convert|369|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="izhmash" />
| cartridge = [[7.62×39mm]]
| action = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[closed bolt|closed]] [[rotating bolt]]
| rate = Cyclic rate:<br />600 rounds/min<ref name="izhmash" /><br />Practical rate:<br />Semi-automatic: <br>40 rounds/min<ref name="izhmash" /><br />Bursts/ Fully automatic: <br>100 rounds/min<ref name="izhmash" />
| velocity = {{convert|715|m/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="izhmash" />
| range = {{convert|350|m|yd|abbr=on}}<ref name="izhmash" />
| feed = 20-round, 30-round, 50-round detachable [[box magazine]],<ref name="izhmash" /><br />40-round, 75-round [[drum magazine|drum]] [[magazine (firearms)|magazines]] also available
| sights = 100–800&nbsp;m adjustable [[iron sights]]<br />Sight radius:<br />{{convert|378|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="izhmash" />
}}


== Design ==
== Design ==
[[File:AKSZ Original Design.png|alt=AKSZ|thumb|A digitized drawing of the original AKSZ model. ]]
The AKSZ accepts stripper clips, and has a detachable 30 round magazine, interchangeable with Ruger Mini-14 magazines. Classically equipped with a folding wire stock, some coming with wood. The receiver is notably longer than AK-47, and the trigger is further back to make room for the longer bolt and slot for stripper clips, this also slightly dampened recoil. As rounds are ended via the ejection-clip port, they are redirected down by the dust cover's shape into the inserted magazine. The foregrip is sheet metal with heat ports. The barrel is fitted with an M14 style compensato, compatible with M6 bayonets.  
The AKSZ accepts stripper clips, and has a detachable 30 round magazine, interchangeable with Ruger Mini-14 magazines. Classically equipped with a folding wire stock, some coming with wood. The receiver is notably longer than AK-47, and the trigger is further back to make room for the longer bolt and slot for stripper clips, this also slightly dampened recoil. As rounds are ended via the ejection-clip port, they are redirected down by the dust cover's shape into the inserted magazine. The foregrip is sheet metal with heat ports. The barrel is fitted with an M14 style compensato, compatible with M6 bayonets.  


Revision as of 14:40, 7 April 2024

The AKSZ, known as Avtomat Kalashnikova for the Midwest (Russian: Avtomat Kalashnikova dlya Srednego Zapada), or under its Midwestern classification the KAR-223 (Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle .223) is a select-fire rifle chambered in .223 employed by the Midwest Union Armed Forces. Adopted in 1981, originally manufactured in the USSR and later homeland steel and milling factories near Chicago.

AK-47
AKSZ Original Design.png
AK-47 Type 2A
TypeAssault rifle
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1949–1974 (Soviet Union)
1949–present (other countries)
Used bySee Users
WarsSee Conflicts
Production history
DesignerMikhail Kalashnikov
Designed1946–1948[1]
ManufacturerKalashnikov Concern and various others including Norinco
Produced1948–present[2][3]
No. built≈ 75 million AK-47s, 100 million Kalashnikov-family weapons.[4][5]
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications (AK-47 with Type 3 receiver)
WeightWithout magazine:
3.47 kg (7.7 lb)
Magazine, empty:
0.43 kg (0.95 lb) (early issue)[6]
0.33 kg (0.73 lb) (steel)[7]
0.25 kg (0.55 lb) (plastic)[8]
0.17 kg (0.37 lb) (light alloy)[7]
LengthFixed wooden stock:
880 mm (35 in)[8]
875 mm (34.4 in) (folding stock extended)
645 mm (25.4 in) (stock folded)[6]
Barrel lengthOverall length:
415 mm (16.3 in)[8]
Rifled bore length:
369 mm (14.5 in)[8]
Cartridge7.62×39mm
ActionGas-operated, closed rotating bolt
Rate of fireCyclic rate:
600 rounds/min[8]
Practical rate:
Semi-automatic:
40 rounds/min[8]
Bursts/ Fully automatic:
100 rounds/min[8]
Muzzle velocity715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)[8]
Effective firing range350 m (380 yd)[8]
Feed system20-round, 30-round, 50-round detachable box magazine,[8]
40-round, 75-round drum magazines also available
Sights100–800 m adjustable iron sights
Sight radius:
378 mm (14.9 in)[8]

Design

The AKSZ accepts stripper clips, and has a detachable 30 round magazine, interchangeable with Ruger Mini-14 magazines. Classically equipped with a folding wire stock, some coming with wood. The receiver is notably longer than AK-47, and the trigger is further back to make room for the longer bolt and slot for stripper clips, this also slightly dampened recoil. As rounds are ended via the ejection-clip port, they are redirected down by the dust cover's shape into the inserted magazine. The foregrip is sheet metal with heat ports. The barrel is fitted with an M14 style compensato, compatible with M6 bayonets.

In later models, after complaints of the gun being too top heavy, such as the AKSZ-1 (KAR-223A1) and later, the stripper clip functionality was removed, the trigger moved back further, and bolt shortened. The length of the receiver remained, simply shortening the stock.

In 1984, when homeland manufacturing began, logging from northern states began to be shipped down for usage in stocks and foregrips, making early homebrew models obsolete.

Variants

"Homebrews"

Many soldiers of the Midwest Armed Forces have been recorded modifying their rifles, even encouraged by officers, notable modifications include:

  • Wood stocks and foregrips.
  • Optic mounts
  • (singularly) "Private Anderson's Water Cooled LMG DMR jack-of-all-trades"

KAR-308

The KAR-308 is a Midwest designed rechambering of the original model, built for armor piercing, and self defense in rural areas. It was also adopted by the Department of Civilian Defense's Paranormal Division for the theorized stopping power against cryptids. .

KAR-45

The KAR-45 is a PDW adaption, sporting a shorter barrel, and rechambering into .45 ACP. With a "Tommy Gun" style foregrip.

  1. ↑ Template:Harvnb: (if AK-46 and AK-47 are to be seen as separate designs).
  2. ↑ Ezell, Edward Clinton (1986). The AK47 Story, Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons. Stackpole Books. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-811-70916-3.
  3. ↑ Joe, Poyer (2004). The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations. North Cape Publications Inc. p. 8. ISBN 1-882391-33-0.
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named k3
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named foxnews
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АК 1967, pp. 161–162.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 НСД. 7,62-мм автомат АКМ (АКМС) 1983, pp. 149–150.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named izhmash
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