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The AK-101 is an
assault rifle of the
Kalashnikov series. The AK-101 is designed for the world
export market, using
5.56×45mm NATO cartridges, which is the standard of most NATO armies. The AK-101 is marketed at those looking for a weapon that combines the
logistical compatibility and familiarity of the 5.56×45mm NATO round with the reliability of a Kalashnikov. It is designed with
modern and
composite materials, including plastics that reduce weight and improve accuracy. Many of the improvements found in the AK-101 are also present in the
AK-103 and the rest of the
AK-100 series of rifles.
The
AK-74M is still the main assault rifle of the
Russian Federation, with the AK-105 being introduced
alongside, both chambered for
5.45×39mm. The
AKM firing 7.62 mm Soviet rounds is in limited service with selected units in the Russian army, and the AK-103 is in service with some
Russian civil police agencies and
spec ops units. The advanced
AN-94 is entering limited service in the elite forces of the
Russian military, some
Russian police forces, and the
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Design
The AK-101 is a selective fire weapon that can be fired in either
semi-automatic or
fully automatic mode. The disassembly procedure for the AK-101 is
identical to that of the AK-74. This gun has an
attachment rail installed on the
side of the receiver
for mounting scopes and
other optical sights, which will accept most types of
Russian and European AK optics. The rifle accepts most
synthetic and metal
AK-74-style magazines with
30-round capacity. That weapon has a
415 mm (16.3 in) barrel with an AK-74 style muzzle brake attached to the barrel to control
muzzle climb.
The
AK-102, AK-104 and AK-105 are the designations given to the more
compact carbine variants of the
AK-10x rifle series,
firing the 5.56×45mm NATO,
7.62×39mm M43 and 5.45×39mm M74 rifle rounds respectively. These carbines
different from the normal rifles of the series in that they have much
shorter barrels, only
314 mm (12.4 in) in length. These AK-100 series carbines, much like their rifle
counterparts, were made primarily for export.
The AK-101 is chambered in
5.56mm NATO and features a
black glass-filled polyamide side folding stock. The
side folding stock looks similar to a normal fixed stock, but folds and
locks securely to the
left side of the receiver. It has a cutout to
compensate for the
side rail.