Talk:RPK

Why is the RPK-74 listed here? We separated the 5.45mm AK-74 from the AK-47 series. And We separated the RPK from the 5.45 series of guns. Either do it one way or do it the other way, but stay consistent. MoviePropMaster2008 18:15, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Lets just make an RPK-74 page and retitle this one RPK-47. --AdAstra2009 22:27, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Other Imported Variants

• Chinese RPK 86S-7 Semi Auto (Imported in small numbers in 1989 only before the door shut on Assault style weapons import)
• Norinco NMD-83
• Norinco NHM-91 (Post Ban long barreled RPK style rifle with thumbhole stock)
• Maadi RML (Post Ban long barreled MISR with bipod and thumbhole stock)

Other Images

RPKM with 40-round bakelite plastic magazine - 7.62x39mm

RPK-74 Drum

The VG section of the RPK-74 says that many games have RPK-74s with non-existent drum magazine. I thought that both the RPK and -74 have drums, 75-rounder for the RPK, 100-rounder for the -74. ? -bozitojugg3rn4ut 08:12, 17 January 2012 (CST)

No, RPK-74 use only stick magazines, 45-rounds (and may use 30-rounds AK-74 magazines). It has no drums (at least, not Soviet/Russian-produced ones). Greg-Z 08:52, 17 January 2012 (CST)

But there are aftermarket drums for the -74 right? So it is not a mistake that games portray them with drum mags. --bozitojugg3rn4ut 10:58, 17 January 2012 (CST)

I don't think anyone makes an RPK-74 drum. There were experimental "drums" (90 or 100 round, have read both), but they weren't like the RPK drum, instead they were a pan type arrangement. Here is a picture of one fitted to an RPK-74 that also has the experimental belt feed mechanism installed on it as well (this is unrelated to the drum feed though, that goes through the magazine well as normal). You can buy converted 75 round 7.62 drum magazines (ones I have seen were built from Romanian ones, but could work with others), but it takes a lot of time and effort to do so are pretty rare and expensive. --commando552 11:30, 17 January 2012 (CST)

Yes, the BXC converts Romanian 7.62x39mm drum magazines to 5.45x39mm.[1] Needless to say, if Russian Military is portrayed using those, that's erroneous. --Masterius 10:19, 23 January 2012 (CST)