AK-74U
AVTOMAT KALASHNIKOV introduced 1974. more modern version of the AK-47. russian/communist bloc equivalent to the AR-15/M-16. main idea was to use smaller rounds so more ammo could be carried. that idea was stolen from the US forces use of the .223 remington, or 5.56 x 45 round.the idea behind it was is a .22 cak round moving extremely fast has the same energy as a 30 caliber round moving slower.same size as an AK-47. unlike the ak-47 which shoots 30 caliber 7.62 x 39 rounds, the
ak-74 shoots 22 caliber 5.45x39
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Aks-74u
by Andrew Hirsch on Apr 01, 2006 14:38:18
The invention of Mikhail Timofeyavich
Kalashnikov. It is a short barrel version of the
AK-74 assualt rifle.This is also
the rifle that Osama Bin Laden uses.