Degtarev MG 7.62mm

The RPD (Russian: ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova, English: Degtyaryov hand-held machine gun) is a 7.62mm light machine gun developed in the Soviet Union by Vasily Degtyaryov for the intermediate 7.62×39mm M43 cartridge. It was created as a replacement for the DP machine gun chambered for the 7.62×54mmR round. It is a precursor of most squad automatic weapons. It was succeeded in Soviet service by the RPK.
More:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPD_machine_gun
 
The main disadvantage to these is the non-disintegrating link belt. That and the hand guard will start to smoke from heat if you rip a couple belts right through it. I have one, and it's a lot of fun, though.
 

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