AO-38 assault rifle

AO-38
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designer	Peter Andreevich Tkachev
Designed	1965
Manufacturer
Specifications
Cartridge	5.45×39mm
Caliber	5.45mm
Action	Gas operated
Feed system	30-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Iron sights

The AO-38 is a 5.45×39mm assault rifle and AK derivative designed by Peter Andreevich Tkachev and first to use the Balanced Automatic Recoil System (BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971.

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