AKM rifle

The AKM is a modernized version of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle, officially adopted by the Soviet military in 1949. The AKM, introduced in 1959, featured improvements such as longer-range sights and more cost-effective mass-produced parts, including a stamped sheet-metal receiver. It fires a 7.62-mm round and is known for its ruggedness, reliability, and ease of operation, capable of both semi-automatic and automatic fire with a 30-round magazine. While effective, the AK-47 and AKM were noted for accuracy issues due to recoil, which led to the development of the AK-74 with a smaller caliber round. The AKM and its predecessors remain widely used by armies and guerrilla movements globally, with an estimated 100 million AK-pattern rifles produced worldwide.12