Friday, July 22, 2011

AO-63 Assault Rifle

AO-63 Assault Rifle

The AO-63 is a Soviet two-barrel assault rifle, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 5.45 x 39 mm round. It was designed by S. G. Simonov and P. A. Tkachev, and manufactured by TsNIITochMash.

It can reach a maximum rate of fire of 6000 rounds/min, when fired in two-round burst mode, making it the fastest firing assault rifle known. According to some sources the weapon uses an over/under barrel configuration with a top mounted magazine insert fed by a drum magazine with a capacity of 50 or 100 rounds.

The AO-63 assault rifle was used by the Spetsnaz during the Project Abakan trials in the mid-1980s, in search of a more accurate alternative to take place over the standard issue AK-74, with AN-94 being the winner among numerous other weapons.

AO-63
Type Assault Rifle
Place of origin Soviet Union
Russia
Service history
Used by Spetsnaz
Production history
Designer S. G. Simonov
P. A. Tkachev
Designed 1986
Manufacturer TsNIITochMash
Specifications
Weight 3.68 kg
Length 890 mm
Cartridge 5.45 x 39 mm
Caliber 5.45mm
Barrels 2
Rate of fire 850-6000 rounds/min
Effective range 600 meters
Feed system 30 round AK-74-compatable box magazine
(45 or 60 round)
Sights Iron sights

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