Russian SKS-56 Assault Rifle
Manufactured Nizhny-Novgorod USSR (1982)
Weight 3.85 kg (8 lb 8oz)
Length 1021 mm (40.2 in)
Barrel length 521 mm (20.5 in)
Cartridge 7.62x39mm Nato (full metal jacket with lead core)
Action Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading
Rate of fire Semi-automatic or Fully Automatic
Muzzle velocity 735 m/s (2,410 ft/s )
Effective Killing range 1200 m (0.74 Mile)
Feed system 15-round internal box magazine, 15-round stripper clip-fed or individual round
Sights Hooded post front sight, tangent notch rear sight to 1,000 meters, Or Nagant variable zoom 14x20 scope optimized for fleeting (running) Targets