RK 95 TP

From The D Archives

The RK 95 TP (Rynnäkkökivääri 95 Taittoperä) known commercially as the M95, is a 7.62 mm assault rifle of Finnish design, accepted into service with the Finnish Defence Forces in the 1990s in relatively small numbers.

Specifications

Weight: 3.7 kg (8.16 lb)
Length 935 mm: (36.8 in) stock extended / 675 mm (26.6 in) stock folded
Barrel length: 420 mm (16.5 in)
Cartridge: 7.62x39mm
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 600–750 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Effective range: Sights graduated for 150 and 300 m
Feed system: 30-round curved box magazine
Sights: lip-up dual rear aperture and front post with tritium inserts 465 mm (18.3 in) sight radius

Personal notes

I was lucky in the sense that I was initially assigned to a unit equipped with the RK95's instead of the older 62/76 models. The older models are good, too, I suppose - but the 95 just has a few extra qualities in it to me things easier.

First, the stock is foldable. This is a major asset during a long march when you've got to lug that rifle round for hours. Secondly, the way you adjust the sights on the 95 is easier to do when compared to the older models. But, I would imagine that the fixed stock models would be better during actual firing and especially during precisioned shots, since I detected along with many other fellow servicemen that the stock tended to swing slightly in its' place during firing - which in turn resulted in a slight loss of accuracy sometimes. Naturally this problem might not manifest itself in all of the rifles - instead probably on just the models with the most wear&tear. ((Category: The great army experience archive]]