What is this? an RPK variant?

[SteelCore]

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/IRAQ_VIOLENCE.sff_BAG118_20070306064041.jpg
An Iraqi policeman stands in front of the wreckage of a car destroyed in a car bomb attack in west Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 6, 2007.

Image is from this article:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070306/D8NMMLUO1.html

It looks like some 762x54R (see the big cartridges?) version of an RPK, definitely a soviet manufacture...

[M1 Tanker]

Looks like a standard PKM to me, which is 7.62x54r. Not a RPK or RPD.

[weasel_master]

I'll second the PKM.

[turbothis]

thats what i want for christmas.

[SteelCore]

Looks like an awesome squad weapon. I wonder if they make that in a sporting semi-auto..or sell parts kits in the US....anyone? anyone? :)

[weasel_master]

There's parts kits in the US.

[Woodman in MO]

Cool for sure....

http://world.guns.ru/machine/pkm.jpg

[okie shooter]

Wasn't some one makeing a semi auto of those, and I do remember the kits being available out there. I seem to remember that some one had one on the old cemte board.

[Grasshopper]

http://www.prexis.com/sten/55.htm

I found this but havn't found who sells them yet, I'm going to head over to Century, wish me luck.
Oh ya, I did find a review sight and they were going for 1800.oo or so.

[M1 Tanker]

Here is your semi PKM fix.

http://www.vltor.com/projects.htm

[Genocide]

Military Gun Supply ha(d)s one I believe, 2.5K for the whole package...

[my-rifle]

I have wood over that one.

[SteelCore]

Man... at 2.5K...that hurts....dats as much as a MARS CETME!

I guess I will continue my search for neet autoloading 762x54R rifles.

SVTs outta my range...
ROMAK III still a possiblity...

[M1 Tanker]

Steelcore, you know belt feds are expensive :) Hell, just the parts kits on these were $1400 with tripod.

[DoctorCheney223]

Here is some great info if you want to attempt a semi-build....

http://www.weaponeer.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2077&PN=1

thanks,
Ron