The Arsenal SAM5 Plum 5.56x45mm rifle pairs the milled-receiver AK with Plum polymer furniture and a matching Plum 30-round magazine (Arsenal part no. SAM5-67PM). The Plum furniture and magazine are what separate it from the other SAM5 color builds. The rifle is a milled-receiver AK-pattern build from Arsenal, chambered in 5.56x45mm with a 16.3-inch chrome-lined barrel and a threaded muzzle that carries an AK-351 muzzle brake. The FIME Enhanced Fire Control Group is installed from the factory. It suits range sessions, a general-purpose carbine role and anyone who wants an American-market AK in a cartridge with easy-to-find ammunition.

Key Specifications

• Chambering is 5.56x45mm, which gives this AK-pattern rifle a lighter-recoiling round with plentiful ammunition.
• The barrel is 16.3 inches long and cold hammer-forged on Steyr technology, a full-length rifle barrel built for sustained use.
• The bore and chamber are hard-chrome plated, which resists corrosion and makes cleaning easier.
• Rifling is 1:7 twist with six grooves, the rate Arsenal specifies for this 5.56 barrel.
• The muzzle is threaded 14x1mm left-hand with a removable AK-351 muzzle brake installed, so another 14x1mm left-hand device can replace it.
• The receiver is milled from a hot-die hammer-forged blank at Arsenal’s Bulgarian factory, a process Arsenal says gives stronger, finer-grained steel than bar stock.
• A FIME Enhanced Fire Control Group is fitted, shortening trigger travel for a smoother, lighter pull than a standard AK trigger.
• Furniture is Plum polymer with an intermediate-length buttstock and a 13.4-inch length of pull, and the magazine matches.
• Overall length is 36.5 inches and the rifle weighs about 7.98 pounds without a magazine, a manageable size for a milled-receiver AK.
• A side-mounted scope rail and a stainless steel heat shield come on the rifle, so an optic can be added without drilling anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is the furniture and magazine? Both are Plum. Arsenal ships this SAM5 with Plum polymer furniture and one Plum 30-round magazine.

What muzzle device and thread does it use? The muzzle is threaded 14x1mm left-hand and ships with an AK-351 muzzle brake that can be removed for another device with the same thread.

What is included with the rifle? Arsenal lists one Plum 30-round magazine, a sling, an oil bottle, a cleaning rod and a cleaning kit, and the rifle has a bayonet lug.

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