Bushmaster Var24 ATACS vs North Korean Type 58A

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Rifles Bushmaster Var24 ATACS North Korean Type 58A
Summary
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Rank
#23862
#43702
Length 42.25"
Action Semi-Automatic
Caliber .223 Remington 7.62x39mm Soviet
Barrel Length 24" Heavy Barrel
Capacity 5 17+1
Finish Camo Black
Gun Type Rifle Assault rifle
Weight 40 oz
Details
Brand Bushmaster
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Prices
MSRP $816.89 $0.00
Used Price $571.82 $0.00
Sale Price $735.20 $0.00

Rifles Descriptions

Bushmaster Var24 ATACS

Features a fluted 24 inch chrome-moly steel extra-heavy varmint barrel (one inch diameter out to gas block) and eleven degree competition muzzle crown. Coated bore and chamber. One in nine inch twist free-floated with a vented aluminum fore-end. Two-stage competition trigger (3.5 pound takeup, 1 pound letoff). Ships with manual and 5 round magazine. Covered in A-TACS camouflage finish.

North Korean Type 58A

The Type 58 is Nort Korean licenced copy of Soviet AK-47 made in North Korean State Factories. Production started in 1958 by order of president Kim Il Sung but only small number of 50,000 of them were ever made. Variant with solid stock (Type 58A) and with under-folding steel metal stock (Type 58B) were made. Even though is close copy of Soviet original, North Korean version is a 20mm (0.78 inch) longer. Overall length is 890mm instead of 870 mm like AK-47. A bayonet can be fitted under the barrel. Muzzle velocity is 715 meters per second and maximum effective range is 2500 meters. The Type 58 was used in Vietnam War,Cambodian Civil War, Iran-Iraq War and Nicaragua revolution.