7.62x54mmR Other Weapons

The PKM is a Soviet-designed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun. Modernized from the original PK design, it is lighter, more reliable, and widely regarded as one of the best GPMGs ever made. It is the standard squad and vehicle machine gun for Russian and many allied forces.

The RP-46 is a Soviet light machine gun developed by Degtyaryov, chambered in 7.62x54mmR. It is an improved belt-fed version of the earlier DP-27 light machine gun. The RP-46 can use both belt feeds and the original DP-27 pan magazines. It was designed to provide more sustained fire capability than the magazine-fed DP-27. The gun was a transition between the DP-27 and the later RPD and PKM designs.

The Maxim M1910 is a Russian heavy machine gun based on Hiram Maxim's original design, mounted on a distinctive wheeled Sokolov mount. It was adopted by the Imperial Russian Army in 1910 and served through World War I, the Russian Civil War, and both World Wars. The M1910 uses a water-cooled jacket and is chambered in 7.62x54mmR. The wheeled mount allowed the gun to be pulled by soldiers or horses across the battlefield. The M1910 was the primary heavy machine gun of the Russian and Soviet armies for decades.

The SGM Goryunov is a Soviet medium machine gun developed as a modernization of the SG-43 Goryunov. It was designed in the 1940s by Pyotr Goryunov and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1943. The SGM features an air-cooled barrel and a gas-operated action. It was typically mounted on a wheeled or tripod mount for sustained fire roles. The weapon is chambered in 7.62x54mmR and was widely used by the Soviet Union and its allies.

The SG-43 Goryunov is a Soviet medium machine gun designed by Peter Goryunov to replace the aging Maxim PM1910. It fires the 7.62x54mmR cartridge from either 200-round or 250-round belts. The SG-43 used a gas-operated system with a vertically tilting bolt and was mounted on a distinctive wheeled mount for infantry use.

The UK vz. 59 (Univerzální Kulomet vzor 59) is a Czechoslovak 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun. It combines elements of the Soviet PK and Czech SA vz. 58 designs and remains the standard GPMG of the Czech and Slovak armed forces.