AO-38 assault rifle

AO-38

Type| Assault rifle
Place of origin| Soviet Union
Production history
Designer| Peter Andreevich Tkachev
Designed| 1965
Manufacturer| TsNIITochMash[citation needed]
Specifications
Cartridge| 5.45×39mm
Calibre| 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.

## References

* AO-38
* "Солдат удачи" номер 9 (72) 2000 Д.Ширяев "Кто изобрел автомат Калашникова"

## See also

* AL-7
* AN-94
* List of Russian weaponry
* List of assault rifles

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