The 5.8 x 42 mm DBP87 rifle cartridge was developed in the late 1980s. The Chinese claim this round is superior to 5.56 x 45 mm NATO and the 5.45 x 39 mm M74 Soviet cartridged as used in AK-74. A rifle is a firearm with a stock and a barrel that has a spiral groove or grooves (rifling) cut into its interior. ... It has been suggested that Firearm brass and Casing (ammunition) be merged into this article or section. ... U.S. Military 5. ... Image:5,45x39 ammo cutaway. ... AK74 assault rifle The AK-74 assault rifle is the modernized version of the AK-47 developed in 1974, chambered in a smaller cartridge (5. ...

This cartridge apparently has a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s (metres per second) from a standard barrel, with a bullet weighing 4.26 grams. A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ...

When the ammunition was ready China began to develop a modern line of small arms based on same action and ammunition this group known as QBZ-95 ('Qing Buqiang Zu' = Light Rifles family, 1995), was displayed when China reassumed control of Hong Kong. The QBZ-95 (Chinese: ; pinyin: Qīng Bùqiāng Zú; literally Light Rifle Family) is an assault rifle manufactured by Norinco for the Peoples Liberation Army, the armed forces of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

External links

• Small Arms Review of new cartridge
• QBZ-95 assault rifle