Pușcă Automată model 1986
| Pușcă Automată model 1986 | |
|---|---|
The PA md. 86 with AG-40 grenade launcher. | |
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1986–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Romanian Revolution War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Transnistria War War in Afghanistan Russo-Georgian War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Romtechnica |
| Designed | 1986 |
| Manufacturer | ROMARM via Regia Autonomă pentru producţia de Tehnică Militară (RATMIL), Cugir |
| Produced | 1986–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.69 kg (8.14 lb) |
| Length | 943 mm (37.1 in) stock extended / 748 mm (29.4 in) stock folded |
| Barrel length | 432 mm (17.0 in) |
| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm |
| Caliber | .22 |
| Action | Gas-actuated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 700 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 880 m/s (2,887 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 100 to 1,000 m sight adjustments |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Rear sight notch sight on sliding tangent, front post |
The Pușcă Automată model 1986 (automatic rifle model 1986, abbreviated PA md. 86 or simply md. 86) is the standard assault rifle used by the Romanian Military Forces. It is manufactured in Cugir, Romania by the ROMARM firm, located in Bucharest. The export name for this variant is the AIMS-74.