Arsenal SAM5 Semi-Automatic AK47 Rifle 5.56x45mm 16.3" Barrel (1)-30Rd Magazine Tan Furniture Black Finish
Caliber/Gauge: 5.56 NATO
Barrel Length: 16.3"
Action: Semi
Front Sight: Adjustable
Rear Sight: Adjustable
Color: Tan/Black
Finish: Anodized
Material: Polymer
Handed: Right
Arsenal SAM5 5.56x45mm AK47 rifle, milled and forged receiver, 16.3" chrome lined hammer forged barrel, 14x1mm left-hand muzzle threads, AK-351 muzzle brake, FIME Enhanced Fire Control Group, cleaning rod, bayonet lug, black polymer furniture, intermediate length buttstock, scope rail, one 30 round magazine, sling, oil bottle, and cleaning kit.
Features 100% new-production parts and components. Bulgarian hot-die hammer forged receiver, bolt, and bolt carrier. Cold hammer-forged 16.3" barrel from Arsenal's 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.
Arsenal's 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 Arsenal's 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 Arsenal's meticulous attention to detail delivers a receiver of unequalled strength, precision and durability.
Caliber: 5.56 x 45 mm (.223)
Total length: 36.5 in. (927 mm)
Barrel length: 16.3 in. (415 mm)
Rifling: 6 grooves
Twist rate: 1:7 (1 in 178 mm)
Weight w/o magazine: 7.98 lbs (3.6 kg)
Muzzle velocity: 2,986 fps (910 m/s)
Effective range: 547 yds (500 m)
Maximum range: 1,476 yds (1,350 m)
Rear sight range: 875 yds (800 m)
Rate of Fire: 40 rds/min (practical)
Receiver: Milled Receiver
Fire Control: FIME Enhanced Trigger
Front: 14x1mm LH Thread/AK-351 Muzzle Brake
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
