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AKMS and M16
Date
1 Jan 1980
Source
http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/
Source's ID
DMSN8207698
Original caption
A Soviet Union AKM RIFLE (bottom) is compared to a United States M-16A1 RIFLE. The AKM bullet has 123 grains of gun powder in it and has a velocity of 2400 feet-per-second. The bullet for the M-16A1 is 25 percent smaller and its velocity is 35 percent faster.
Photographer
Sgt. Bobby Bethune
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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
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== Summary == ;Description: AKMS and M16 ;Date: 1 Jan 1980 ;Source: http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ ;Source's ID: DMSN8207698 ;Original caption: A Soviet Union AKM RIFLE (bottom) is compared to a United States M-16A1 RIFLE. The AKM bullet has 1
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