PSR-90
PSR-90 | |
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Type | Precision rifle[1][2] |
Place of origin | Pakistan |
Production history | |
Designer | Pakistan Ordnance Factories[1] |
Manufacturer | Pakistan Ordnance Factories[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8.1 kg(Without telescope, no magazine)[1] |
Length | 1158 mm[1] |
Barrellength | 600 mm[1] |
Caliber | 7.62×51mm NATO,[1][2].308compatible[1] |
Action | Roller delayed blow backSemi-automatic,Recoil operated[1] |
Muzzle velocity | 870 m/s[1] |
Effective firing range | 1000[1] |
Feed system | 5 or 20 rounds magazine[1] |
Sights | Telescope5.5-22×50 NXS or optionally 6×42Telescope |
References |
ThePSR-90(Precision Sniper Rifle) is aPakistanisemi-automatic7.62×51mmprecision rifledesigned and manufactured byPakistan Ordnance Factories.[2]It is used by the Pakistani military's special forces, namely by Army and Navy snipers.
Characteristics
[edit]The PSR-90 Sniper rifle is considered a variant of theH&K PSG1.[2]In the words of the manufacturer it has the accuracy of a sniper rifle and the firepower of a machine gun.[1]It has a weight of 8.1 kg[1]with an overall length of 1158 mm.[1]It has aPolygonaly rifledbarrelhaving length of 600 mm[1]with a fully adjustablestock,[1]thebarrelis a four grooves right hand twisted barrel.[1]It issemi-automaticandRoller delayed blowbackoperated.[1]It operates a7.62×51mmcartridge yet can operate.308rounds.[1]It fires bullets with amuzzle velocityof 870 m/s with an effective range of 1000 m,[1]the bullets being fed from a 5 or 20 roundsMagazine.[1]It has an accuracy of 90 mm group at a distance of 300 m.[1]A trigger pull of 1.6 kg can be added optionally.[1]The sniper rifle is generally operated with a 5.5-22×50 NXS sight but a 6×42 telescopic sight can be used instead.[1]ASilencerTelescopic sightand carrying sling can be added or removed optionally.[1]
Operators
[edit]Pakistan:Pakistan Army/Pakistan Navy
Vietnam:Vietnam People's ArmyandVietnam People's Public Security[3]
See also
[edit]Comparable Sniper rifles
[edit]- Pindad SPR
- Komodo Armament D7CH
- Istiglal anti-materiel rifle
- Yalguzag sniper rifle
- MKEK JNG-90
- T-12 sniper rifle
- Kalekalıp KNT-308
- Siyavash sniper rifle
- Arash (sniper rifle)
- Tabuk Sniper Rifle
Other POF products
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"Semi Automatic Precision Sniper Rifle PSR 90".Pakistan Ordnance Factories.Archived fromthe originalon 26 March 2020.
- ^abcdKhan, Bilal."Philippines contemplating arms purchases from Pakistan".Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group.Archived fromthe originalon 22 April 2020.Retrieved8 December2016.
- ^"Trung Quốc 'choáng': CSCĐ Việt Nam dùng 'Súng bẻ góc' Israel - DVO - Báo Đất Việt".Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-29.Retrieved2018-08-29.