General Facts

TYPE
Assault rifle

ORIGIN
Romania

NICKNAMES
Pistol Mitraliera model 1986 (Romanian service)
AIMS-74 (export designation)

Civilian sales:
AR 2
CUR-2
Intrac Mk II
Romak 2
Romak 992
WASR 2
WUM-2

DESIGNED
Mid 1980's

DESIGNER
Cugir arsenal

PRODUCTION
1986 - present

PRODUCERS
Romania - Cugir arsenal (RATMIL / ROMARM)

QUANTITY
Unknown

UNIT COST
Unknown

CHARACTERISTICS
Limited production costs
Limited recoil
Low production costs
Improved accuracy over PM md. 63
Ergonomic forward grip
Reasonable production quality

Introduction

The PM md. 86 is a late Cold War era assault rifle of Romanian origin. It is the Romanian equivalent to the Soviet AK-74. The design is based on the PM md. 63, which is the Romanian production model of the well known Soviet AKM.

Design

In essence the PM md. 86 is nothing more than a PM md. 63 chambered in 5.45x39mm that is fitted with a metal wire folding stock and a flash hider. The PM md. 86 retains the AK-47 style 45 degree gas block design and only comes with wooden furniture. A light machine gun variant and carbine variant have been developed as well.

Firepower

The PM md. 86 fires the 5.45x39mm round from a 30 round magazine. The cyclic rate of fire is about 600 rpm and a three round burst option has been added. The maximum effective range is about 400 meters for the rifle variant and 600 meters for the light machine gun.

Users

The PM md. 86 assault rifle and PM md. 89 light machine gun are used by Romania. They are available for export in 5.45x39mm Soviet and 5.56x45mm NATO. Foreign use is limited as the original 7.62x39mm round remains more common in most parts of the world.

PM md. 86

PM md. 86: A PM md. 63 chambered for 5.45x49mm round. It can be easily distingduised from the Soviet AK-74 by its different gas block angle, forward grip and wire framestock.
PM md. 90: Carbine version of the PM md.86 with shorter barrel and conventional straight handguard.

Specifications:
PM md. 86
PM md. 90 (5.45mm)

Type	Assault rifle
Caliber	5.45x39mm Soviet
Magazine	30 round box
Operation	Gas operated, long stroke gas piston, rotating bolt
Fire selector	0-1-3-F
Rate of fire	600 rpm

Barrel length	415 mm
Rifling	4 grooves, 195 mm right hand twist
Muzzle velocity	880 m/s
Stock	Foldable
Length	940 mm / 735 mm
Width	?

Height	?
Weight	3.15 kg empty
Sights	Iron sights, hooded post front and U-notch rear, 100 to 1.000 m gradation per 100 m
Remarks	-

Type	Assault rifle
Caliber	5.45x39mm Soviet
Magazine	30 round box
Operation	Gas operated, long stroke gas piston, rotating bolt
Fire selector	0-1-3-F
Rate of fire	600 rpm

Barrel length	302 mm
Rifling	4 grooves, 195 mm right hand twist
Muzzle velocity	790 m/s
Stock	Foldable
Length	805 mm / 605 mm
Width	?

Height	?
Weight	2.9 kg empty
Sights	Iron sights, hooded post front and U-notch rear, 100 to 500 m gradation per 100 m
Remarks	-

PM md. 89

PM md. 89: Romanian equivalent to the RPK-74, but based on the PM md. 86 rifle. It can be distinguished from the RPK-74 by the different gas block angle.
PM md. 93: Romanian equivalent to the RPKS-74 by adding a metal wire folding stock to the PM md. 89.

Specifications:
PM md. 89

Type	Light machine gun
Caliber	5.45x39mm Soviet
Magazine	30, 40 round box
Operation	Gas operated, long stroke gas piston, rotating bolt
Fire selector	0-1-3-F
Rate of fire	600 rpm