Arsenal SAM5 Semi-Automatic Tactical Rifle 5.56x45mm NATO 16.3" Barrel (1)-30Rd Magazine Adjustable Sights Fixed Black Polymer Stock Black Finish
Arsenal SAM5 5.56x45mm Semi-Auto Milled Receiver AK47 Rifle with AR-M5F Picatinny Rail System and serial numbered 30 Round Magazine. Arsenal SAM5 5.56x45mm (.223 REM) AK47 rifle with AR-M5F Picatinny Rail system, Picatinny rails on 3 sides of lower handguard, hammer forged milled receiver, 16.3" chrome lined hammer forged barrel, 14x1mm left-hand muzzle threads, removable muzzle brake, FIME Enhanced Fire Control Group, cleaning rod, bayonet lug, black polymer furniture, intermediate length buttstock, scope rail, 30 round magazine, sling, oil bottle, and cleaning kit. Features 100% new-production parts and components including our new AR-M5F Picatinny rail system and lower handguard with Picatinny rails on 3 sides, Bulgarian hot-die hammer forged receiver, bolt, and bolt carrier. Cold hammer-forged 16.3 barrel from Arsenals Bulgarian factory, built on Steyr manufacturing technology, hard-chrome plated bore and chamber with left-hand 14mm threads. Includes AK scope rail, Intermediate length US-made 10 trapdoor buttstock (total length of pull 13.4.) 922(r) compliant with US or imported magazines. Substantially extended service life over other types of assemblies. Installed on this rifle is the Enhanced Fire Control Group from Fime, the AK enthusiasts favorite. This 5.56x45 rifle combines authentic, high-quality features rarely seen in the American market. From its intermediate-length trapdoor buttstock to its removable muzzle device, every component of the SAM5 is engineered to provide decades of dependable and accurate service. The SAM5 rifle is extremely sought after and a very collectible firearm. Arsenals SAM5 receiver is milled from a hot-die hammer forged receiver blank by the Arsenal Co. of Bulgaria. Other milled-receiver AKs are machined from bar stock, but Arsenals hot-die hammer forging produces stronger and finer-grained steel. Internal voids and cooling deformations are eliminated by the 5-ton hammer forging process. The forged receiver blank requires over 5.5 hours of milling before assembly. This forging and milling process is complex and time-intensive, but Arsenals meticulous attention to detail delivers a receiver of unequalled strength, precision and durability.
Brand Arsenal
Category Tactical Rifles
Caliber 5.56x45mm NATO
Barrel Length Range 16" to 16.99"
Model SAM5
Stock Finish Group Black
Capacity 30+1
Stock Material Synthetic
Action Semi-Auto
Oal 36.50"
Hand Right
Sights Adjustable
Barrel Finish Black
Muzzle Muzzle Brake
Twist 1:7"
Gun Platform AK-Style
Magazine Type AK-47
Grips Black Polymer
Handguards Picatinny
Receiver Material Steel
Safety Lever
Thread Pattern 14x1 LH
Stock Description Fixed Black Polymer
Barrel Description Chrome-Lined Cold Hammered Forged
Barrel Length 16.30"
Max Capacity 30
Receiver Finish Black
Weight 9.45 lbs
Stock Finish Black
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 5.56X45mm NATO cartridge was designed by James Sullivan, a member of Eugene Stoner's engineering team that developed both the M16 rifle and its original cartridge. The 5.56X45mm NATO was adopted by the U.S. military in 1964 and by NATO in 1980. With bullet diameter of .224-inch, the original M193 military cartridge used a 55-grain bullet at 3250 fps; the current M855A1 cartridge, developed by FN, uses a 62.5-grain bullet at 3020 fps, offering greater range and better penetration. The civilian version of the 5.56X45mm is 223 Remington; the cartridges are dimensionally identical but military chamber dimensions and specifications for military brass are different. It is considered safe to use 223 Remington ammo in a 5.56X45MM NATO chamber, but not a good idea to use 5.56X45mm ammo in a rifle specifically chambered for the 223 Remington. Although the stopping power of .22-caliber bullets remains controversial the 5.56X45mm has served well in now multiple generations of M16 rifles.
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Craig Boddington
