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AK-100 (rifle family)
Assault rifle and carbine series of firearms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The AK-100 family is a series of Kalashnikov rifles, based on the AK-74M, intended for export sales.[1] The AK-100 family of rifles is offered in multiple cartridges and barrel lengths.[2]
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AK-100 series
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The original AK-100 series were introduced in 1994 and are categorised by all having black polymer handguards, folding polymer stocks, and use of AK-74M internal systems. Parts are highly interchangeable.[3]
The models of the AK-100 series are:
Even with the different barrel lengths and calibres, all of the assault rifles and carbines are made to similar specifications.[3]
- The assault rifle variants features a barrel length of 415 mm and an empty weight of 3.6 kg, while the carbine variants features a barrel length of 314 mm and an empty weight of 3.2 kg.[3]
- The AK-100 series features a fire selector for: safe, semi auto, or full auto. Both the AK-101 and AK-103 have a variant with a 3 round burst feature, designated as the AK-101-3 / AK-103-3 and a semi-automatic only variant, designated as the AK-101-1 / AK-103-1.[4]
The AK-100 series have been exported to and/or adopted by a variety of countries, notably: Armenia, Cyprus, Serbia, Syria, Uruguay, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Venezuela.[5]
The AK-105 has also seen some domestic use, filling a niche role as a middle ground between the AK-74M and AKS-74U.[6][7][8]
AK-107
Kalashnikov Concern also started the development of the AK-107 (5.45×39mm) / AK-108 (5.56×45mm NATO) / AK-109 (7.62×39mm). Externally they are very similar to the AK-100 series (with some minor differences) and are offered in the same calibers. Internally they use a radically different gas system and incorporate the Balanced Automatics Recoil System (BARS).
AK-9
A special-purpose assault rifle variant was later designed based on the AK-100 series, designated as the AK-9 and is chambered in 9×39mm cartridge.
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AK-200 series
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The AK-200 rifle family was initially conceived around 2009, initially known as the AK-100M series, which is an improved variant of the AK-100 series. The development of the AK-100M series was stopped around 2011, then resumed around 2016. In 2017, Kalashnikov unveiled the modernised versions of the AK-100 family of rifles, under the designation AK-200 series. Main key takeaways compared to the AK-100 variants is the additional picatinny rails, accurized barrel, improved flash hider device, pinned barrel components instead of pressed in. Additionally, the handguard possesses 4 rails instead of two, with a rail on the top of the dustcover, which is hinged. Overall, it is considerably designed to use modern optics compared to its predecessor.[9]
As of 2018, the AK-200 series of rifles are offered for export sales and for domestic law enforcement users in Russia.[10][11][12][13] The AK-200 series are based on the AK-100 series and the AK-12. They can be chambered in 5.45×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×39mm, and use a barrel and gas system assembly and iron sights line similar to that of the AK-74M/AK-100 rifle family. Improvements added from the AK-12 include Picatinny rails, a new pistol grip, a new adjustable buttstock and a new flash hider.[14] They feed from 30-round magazines, and are compatible with drum magazines from the RPK and RPK-74.[15]
The models of the AK-200 series are:
On 3 March 2019, Russia and India inaugurated Indo-Russia Rifles in Uttar Pradesh, India to produce AK-203 assault rifles.[16][17] However, no contract had been signed then or rifles produced because of pricing disagreements.[18][19] In August 2021, India signed a contract to directly import 70,000 AK-203s from Russia.[20][21] In November 2021, Russia and India finally signed a contract to produce over 671,000 7.62×39mm AK-203 assault rifles that will be produced locally for India's Republic Defense Ministry.[22]
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