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Calibre: 7,62х39
Weight without cartridges, kg: 3,75
The sizes, mm: length - 1020,
Length of a trunk-520
Initial speed of a bullet, km/s: 735
Aim range, m: 1000
Rate of shooting, in/m: a single mode
Capacity of shop, cartridges: 10
 

SKS (Simonov's autoloading Carbine)

 For replacement of store 7,62-mm of carbines of system of Mosin under a cartridge in 1943 development of an autoloading carbine under 7,62-mm a cartridge обр has begun. 1943 Per 1944 the sample has presented S.G.Simonov had a wide experience of work above automatic and autoloading rifles. The autoloading carbine under an intermediate cartridge has been developed by Simonov on the basis of its experimental carbine обр. 1941 the Experimental batch of new carbines of Simonov has passed fighting tests in armies of 1-st Belarus front - a unique example of application of a cartridge обр. 1943 in Great Domestic war. Operational development of a design was tightened, and only in 1949, simultaneously with Kalashnikov's automatic device, the carbine has been accepted on arms under designation SKS-45 (Simonov's autoloading carbine обр. 1945).
 SKS it is simple enough in development. and steadiness of the weapon facilitate an aiming. Together with a little bit greater length of a trunk it has provided the best кучность, than at АК-47. On range of 800 m the median deviation of hits makes 290-380 mm. Together with automatic device SKS-45 consisted on arms of shooting branches. Improvement of characteristics АК, its greater "universality" have allowed to unify the individual weapon of infantry, and SKS has been removed from manufacture. On arms it was partially kept on fleet, at the soldier of some specialities, at a mouth of a guard of honour.
 Except for USSR SKS consisted on arms of armies of 20 more countries. On the basis of SKS in a number of the countries own samples of the weapon under a cartridge 7,62х39 are created:
 China - the automatic device "68" with the changed unit of lock-out (turn of a shutter), the device and replaceable shop from АК-47. In the Peoples Republic of China it is developed also З0 shop to SKS and fastening for an optical sight.
 Egypt - an autoloading carbine with other design overlays, covers a box transferred below the handle.
 Yugoslavia - an autoloading carbine of M 59/6,6 And 1 with a nozzle and a folding sight for shooting pomegranates, SKS the Yugoslavian and Chinese manufacture consist on arms in Albania.
SKS is a success in the free weapon market. In particular, SKS and its Chinese copies have got greater popularity in the USA at the militarized associations and shooting societies. A number of the American firms is engaged in modernization SKS - " USA " has developed to it 30-shooter shop, an adjustable sight of sports type. Details SKS are exposed to additional processing for increase of corrosion stability. A number of firms has developed for SKS plastic boxes usual, "target" (with a frame butt of type SVD) configurations or with the pistol handle and a harmonious butt. It is developed and some variants of fastening on SKS harmonious.


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