If asked about the 7.62x39mm cartridge (aka the 7.62 Soviet and .30 Russian Short), the first firearm that comes to mind is almost certainly the Avtomat Kalashnikova, i.e., the AK-47 assault rifle.

This terrible rifle was an attempt at replacing both the Type 56 carbine, essentially a Chinese-made SKS copy ... as being chambered in the Soviet 7.62x39mm cartridge, easily the most accessible ...

A Wednesday article on CNN.com pointed out that “traces are still being done on the two firearms recovered at the scene — an SKS rifle 7.62 (which is a Chinese ... adopt the 7.62x39mm round ...

Firearms experts at The Military Wire called the weapon a 7.62x39mm SKS rifle with black synthetic stock. That’s the same ammunition as most AKs. In a 2002 report from the federal Bureau of ...

However, the Kalashnikov rifle was not the weapon that gave birth to the 7.62x39mm round; it was the SKS carbine. While not a household name like the AK, the SKS carbine is a very well-known ...