precision rifle
A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long range shooting, long-range rifle. Requirements include accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment and optics for anti-personnel weapon, anti-personnel, anti-materiel rifle, anti-materiel and surveillanc ...
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The PSR-90 Sniper rifle is considered a variant of the H&K PSG1. In the words of the manufacturer it has the accuracy of a sniper rifle and the firepower of a machine gun. It has a weight of 8.1 kg with an overall length of 1158 mm. It has a Polygonaly rifled
barrel
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having length of 600 mm with a fully adjustable
stock
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, the
barrel
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.308
The .308 Winchester is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge widely used for hunting, target shooting, police, military, and personal protection applications globally. It is similar but not identical to the 7.62×51mm NATO ...
rounds. It fires bullets with a
muzzle velocity
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of 870 m/s with an effective range of 1000 m, the bullets being fed from a 5 or 20 rounds
Magazine
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. It has an accuracy of 90 mm group at a distance of 300 m. A trigger pull of 1.6 kg can be added optionally. The sniper rifle is generally operated with a 5.5-22×50 NXS sight but a 6×42 telescopic sight can be used instead. A Silencer
Telescopic sight
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and carrying sling can be added or removed optionally.
Operators
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Pakistan Army
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Vietnam People's Army
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and
Vietnam People's Public Security
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See also
Comparable Sniper rifles
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Pindad SPR
The Pindad SPR (abbreviation from Indonesian: ''Senapan Penembak Runduk'', Sniper Rifle) is a family of sniper rifles made by Pindad. The gun allows the shooter to adjust the height of the position and stability by regulating the bipod of the r ...
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Komodo Armament D7CH
The Komodo Armament D7CH is a bolt-action sniper rifle produced by PT Komodo Armament Indonesia. The rifle is configurable to adapt and receive a wide array of accessories that are needed by the operator. Ammunition used is 7.62x51 mm NATO ammu ...
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Istiglal anti-materiel rifle
The Istiglal IST-14.5 anti-materiel rifle (also known as the Istiglal) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle produced by Telemexanika zavodu, subsidiary of the Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan.
History
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Yalguzag sniper rifle
Yalguzag sniper rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires the 7.62×51mm NATO round used by the Azerbaijani Land Forces.
Users
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See also
*Istiglal anti-materiel rifle
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MKEK JNG-90
MKE JNG-90 is a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires the 7.62×51mm NATO round used by the Turkish military. Development of the weapon first started back in 2004 to 2008. Its nickname is ''Bora'' and it is currently being offered for export.
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Kalekalıp KNT-308
The KNT-308 is indigenous .308 caliber (7.62mm) sniper rifle designed by Kalekalıp of Turkey. KNT-308 stands for Keskin Nişancı Tüfeği 308 - Sharpshooter Rifle 308. Effective range of is 800 meters. It has been claimed to be 20% more eff ...
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Siyavash sniper rifle
The Siyavash sniper rifle is a light rifle designed for and deployed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Iranian Army. It carries a 5-round Magazine (firearms), magazine and weighs 14 pounds (6.5 kg).
References
Sniper rifles of Ir ...
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Arash (sniper rifle)
Arash ( fa, آرش) is an Iranian 20mm semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle. This weapon is used by Iran and Hezbollah, and is named for the mythical Arash the Archer.
Features
The Arash sniper rifle is a semi-automatic weapon with rotat ...
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Tabuk Sniper Rifle
The Tabuk Sniper Rifle is an Iraqi Semi-automatic designated marksman's rifle, made from a modified version of the Zastava M70 assault rifle. The Tabuk Rifle was manufactured at the Al-Qadissiya Establishments in IraqPOF Eye
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HMG PK-16
The HMG PK-16 is a Pakistani belt-fed air-cooled gas-operated heavy machine gun designed and produced by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories. It was first unveiled on 23 November 2016 on the IDEAS defence exhibition inaugurated by both PM Nawaz S ...
Azb sniper rifle
The Azb DMR MK1 or Azb MK1 is a Pakistan, Pakistani light weight semi-automatic firearm, semi-automatic designated marksman rifle designed and manufactured by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories, POF. It was first unveiled at the December 2014 Intern ...