A few guys you might recognize spend some full-auto range time with the 7.62×54mmR PKM general purpose machine gun.
PK Machine Gun Specs:
- Cartridge: 7.62×54mmR
- Action: Gas-operated, open bolt
- Rate of Fire:
- PK, PKM: 650–750 round/min.
- PKT: 800 round/min
- Muzzle Velocity:
- PK, PKM: 825 m/s
- Effective Firing Range: 1,000m (100–1,000 m sight adjustments)
- Feed System: Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes
- Sights: Tangent iron sights (default); Optical, Night-vision, Thermal and Radar sights
- Weight:
- PK: 9 kg (19.84 lb) (gun + integral bipod) + 7.7 kg (16.98 lb) (tripod).
- PKM: 7.5 kg (16.53 lb) (gun + integral bipod) + 4.5 kg (9.92 lb) (tripod)
- PKTM (tank): 10.5 kg (23.15 lb)
- Length:
- PK: 1,203 mm (47.4 in)
- PKM: 1,192 mm (46.9 in)
- PKT: 1,098 mm (43.2 in)
- Barrel Length:
- PK: 658 mm (25.9 in)
- PKM: 645 mm (25.4 in)
- PKT: 772 mm (30.4 in)