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shiv wrote: I think that statement is disconnected with reality in India.

There are plenty of private gunsmiths. All are illegal. Because all are illegal there is no quality control and a need to keep prices well below international rates to suit the common criminal or goon who needs a gun and will never get a licence.
Actually, not all gunsmiths in India are illegal. There are legal guys in most medium and large cities in India. Apparently, thanks to the questionable quality of IOF's products, many of them are able to stay in business :D.
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I think we should stop banging INSAS. The production run is practically complete and now we should design an new rifle. DRDO had issued a proposal in 2005 but till 2010 Army had barred it from developing a new rifle as imports were preferred.
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shiv wrote:
Sandeep_ghosh wrote: With no private gunsmiths there will never be any innovation
I think that statement is disconnected with reality in India.

There are plenty of private gunsmiths. All are illegal. Because all are illegal there is no quality control and a need to keep prices well below international rates to suit the common criminal or goon who needs a gun and will never get a licence. Innovative pistols in pens and guns in walking sticks are all fashioned, never standardized and carry no guarantees.

The presence of private gunsmiths per se is not enough for innovation. There has to be a market and competition. Both the latter are illegal in India. For small arms at any rate.
the statement quoted is out of the context due to my lack of better putting together what i really intended to convey,

If gunsmithing and private firarms manufacturers existed in India, better innovation could have been expected as we see in the revolution in the automobile industry today, aren't we developing vehicles that are giving foreign companies a run for their money.

If private manufacturers were allowed to develop, say ammunition and firearms for armed forces, we could very well see modular survival weapon systems for the air force pilots, better handguns and better carbines for the security and police forces which still carry lee enfield rifles. An entire new field of engineering could opened up for talented engineers and innovators.

Ammunition like 7.62 x 51, 5.56 x 45 nato, 0.338 lapua magnum, 6.5x47mm Lapua, 6.5mm Grendel all were developed by private firms. I dont believe that we do not posses the innovation to solve the range and penetration requirements of the Indian Armed forces. The contribution of India to firearms for its own armed forces has been zero due to non-existence of an engineering sector that specializes in firearms and ballistics.

It's not just about Insas, what about other weapon systems, where is the semi auto-pistol, carbines, bolt action precision rifles, semi auto sniper systems, Light machine guns, squad support rifles,

If the public sector is incapable of delivering, why is the private sector not being involved.
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Sandeep_ghosh wrote:
the statement quoted is out of the context due to my lack of better putting together what i really intended to convey,

If gunsmithing and private firarms manufacturers existed in India, better innovation could have been expected as we see in the revolution in the automobile industry today, aren't we developing vehicles that are giving foreign companies a run for their money.

If private manufacturers were allowed to develop, say ammunition and firearms for armed forces, we could very well see modular survival weapon systems for the air force pilots, better handguns and better carbines for the security and police forces which still carry lee enfield rifles. An entire new field of engineering could opened up for talented engineers and innovators.

Ammunition like 7.62 x 51, 5.56 x 45 nato, 0.338 lapua magnum, 6.5x47mm Lapua, 6.5mm Grendel all were developed by private firms. I dont believe that we do not posses the innovation to solve the range and penetration requirements of the Indian Armed forces. The contribution of India to firearms for its own armed forces has been zero due to non-existence of an engineering sector that specializes in firearms and ballistics.

It's not just about Insas, what about other weapon systems, where is the semi auto-pistol, carbines, bolt action precision rifles, semi auto sniper systems, Light machine guns, squad support rifles,

If the public sector is incapable of delivering, why is the private sector not being involved.
Sandeep ji .I feel that we are going in circles. Your contention is that private sector and gunsmithing(legalised form) will improve the quality of firearms.Fair enough.This is one point on which I will elaborate further since I have my own thoughts.Before I come to it , I will reiterate what we are saying.

That is Private sector/gunsmithing is not feasible without a market.Period.So even before you start courting private parties for firearms production you have to show them that a market is ready for them.And only if they find it viable they will even think of investing in firearms production.

Now the problem is that this market is not there in India.So why would any private sector player sink his money into such an endeavour.I will give you an example.I mean many of us here work in corporate sector.If we suggest our company to enter a new business , we have to prepare a comprehensive business report detailing the opportunities,market size,ROI etc to convince the top management.Now can you imagine if an employee prepares a report where market is non existent and ROI is not guaranteed , then what will be the reaction of the decision takers ? Most probably that report would be shoved in some obscure shelf.After all main purpose of running a business is not charity.

I also tried to analyse how to create a market for guns.I could come up with two methods.The first one is you allow civilians to keep,bear and use weapons(I am all for it).This is how the market has been created in USA. Currently this is not the case with India.Mostly the people who can carry weapons belong to security forces which is not that big of a market.The second method is that of exports.This model is used by PRC.But then in order to succeed in exporting firearms you have to be ready to sell weapons to all and sundry including countries/organisations which are involved in serious human rights violations.PRC does it extremely well.They deal regularly with rogue countries like Sudan,arms smugglers,insurgent outfits etc.This is how PRC companies make money.Now this is also not allowed by Indian govt , according to which you have to seek case by case approval for exporting weapons system.Exporting weapons to dubious organizations is almost impossible in India.But then you cannot sell these arms to a developed country.Most probably they will be producing their own firearms.

You gave an example of automobile industry in India.But the fact is that Automobile manufacturers know that they have a big market in India.Apart fro that they are also allowed to export.

Coming back to OFB. The question arises howcome OFB is able to survive inspite of limited market.The answer lies in the fact that OFB produces practically thousands of items from clothing to munitions.Hence even if it incurs a loss on firearms it can make money somewhere else.No private sector can hope to match the product portfolio of OFB in the near future.

So now you tell me why would any private sector invest in firearms ?
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darshhan wrote:
Sandeep ji .I feel that we are going in circles. Your contention is that private sector and gunsmithing(legalised form) will improve the quality of firearms.Fair enough.This is one point on which I will elaborate further since I have my own thoughts.Before I come to it , I will reiterate what we are saying.

That is Private sector/gunsmithing is not feasible without a market.Period.So even before you start courting private parties for firearms production you have to show them that a market is ready for them.And only if they find it viable they will even think of investing in firearms production.

Now the problem is that this market is not there in India.So why would any private sector player sink his money into such an endeavour.I will give you an example.I mean many of us here work in corporate sector.If we suggest our company to enter a new business , we have to prepare a comprehensive business report detailing the opportunities,market size,ROI etc to convince the top management.Now can you imagine if an employee prepares a report where market is non existent and ROI is not guaranteed , then what will be the reaction of the decision takers ? Most probably that report would be shoved in some obscure shelf.After all main purpose of running a business is not charity.

I also tried to analyse how to create a market for guns.I could come up with two methods.The first one is you allow civilians to keep,bear and use weapons(I am all for it).This is how the market has been created in USA. Currently this is not the case with India.Mostly the people who can carry weapons belong to security forces which is not that big of a market.The second method is that of exports.This model is used by PRC.But then in order to succeed in exporting firearms you have to be ready to sell weapons to all and sundry including countries/organisations which are involved in serious human rights violations.PRC does it extremely well.They deal regularly with rogue countries like Sudan,arms smugglers,insurgent outfits etc.This is how PRC companies make money.Now this is also not allowed by Indian govt , according to which you have to seek case by case approval for exporting weapons system.Exporting weapons to dubious organizations is almost impossible in India.But then you cannot sell these arms to a developed country.Most probably they will be producing their own firearms.

You gave an example of automobile industry in India.But the fact is that Automobile manufacturers know that they have a big market in India.Apart fro that they are also allowed to export.

Coming back to OFB. The question arises howcome OFB is able to survive inspite of limited market.The answer lies in the fact that OFB produces practically thousands of items from clothing to munitions.Hence even if it incurs a loss on firearms it can make money somewhere else.No private sector can hope to match the product portfolio of OFB in the near future.

So now you tell me why would any private sector invest in firearms ?


the reason why private sector can invest in it is because,

1,129,900 active Army personnel, 960,000 Reserve forces
58,350 Active Navy personnel, 55,000 Reserve forces
127,200 IAF active personnel 140,000 Reserve forces
Indian Coast Guard 9,550
1,300,586 Indian Paramilitary Forces 987,821 Reserve forces

That brings the active military strength at around 1315450, for a pessimistic projection say 1/2 of them are combatants in case of war that is around 6.5 lakh combatants, may be we can project a weapons requirement to down toless than even half of that (3 lakhs) 2.5 lakh battle rifles and equal number of side arm like semi auto handgun, and around 20,000 squad support rifles, another 20,000 carbines (assume intermediate caliber) and say 10,000 precision marksman rifles.

Reserve forces have an approximate strength of around say 1155000, forget arming them completely, just to train them 1 rifle for 10 reservists, thats nearly 1.15lakh rifles, which can be broken down into 30,000 battle rifles, bolt rifles and .22 semi auto training rifles respectively.

ignoring the coast guard and para military reserve forces, we still have around 13 lakh para mil forces, again say half of them can be combatants, bringing a projection of arming say 3 lakh units with semi auto handguns with the addition of a carbine/battle rifle of less 1/2 of them.
thats around 3 lakh semi auto pistols and around 1lakh carbines (say pistol caliber) and 50000 battle rifles.


that pessimistically projects a requirement of
Battle rifles 280000 units, (assume 70,000 7.62 Nato, 210000 5.56 Nato)
Carbines 120000 (80000 5.56 caliber, 40,000 .45acp)
Semi auto Handguns 550000 (9mm)
Squad support rifles 20000
Precision Sniper rifles 10000
Bolt action rifles 30000
.22 training rifles 30000

for sake of simplicity lets assume dirt cheap prices for all of them
battle rifle both calibers 500$ (same as insas)
carbines say 400$ (although cxstorm is nearly 1200$)
semi auto handguns at 400$ (although a berreta 92fs iss 600$)
Squad support rifles at 2000$
precision sniper rifle at 2500$ (although even a used dragonuv is around 3000$ and barret m82 runs you 5000$)
Bolt action rifle at 300$ (savage fcns is around twice that price)
.22 training rifle at 150$ (ruger 10/22 around 300$)


Battle rifles 140 Mil dollars
Carbines 48 Mil dollars
Semi auto Handguns 220 Mil dollars
Squad support rifles 40 Mil dollars
Precision Sniper rifles 25 Mil dollars
Bolt action rifles 9 Mil dollars
.22 training rifles 4.5 Mil dollars

With pessimistic projections of changing 1/4th of armed forces weaponry and 1/4th of paramilitary you are roughly looking at an approximate half a billion dollar market over a span of say 5 years.
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Sandeep_ghosh wrote: that pessimistically projects a requirement of
Battle rifles 280000 units, (assume 70,000 7.62 Nato, 210000 5.56 Nato)
Carbines 120000 (80000 5.56 caliber, 40,000 .45acp)
Semi auto Handguns 550000 (9mm)
Squad support rifles 20000
Precision Sniper rifles 10000
Bolt action rifles 30000
.22 training rifles 30000

for sake of simplicity lets assume dirt cheap prices for all of them
Sandeep the cost of new infrastructure, tooling and research is ultimately borne by the customer. So the smaller the numbers the higher the cost. You have small numbers and low cost. You are stating cost beforehand as if those figures can be met from factories that do not exist producing relatively limited runs. The way you make your argument you have to be right. As long as your assumptions are correct and I don't think they are.

You have listed 1 million firearms of various types. if there are just 3 competitive manufacturers who have to start from scratch, design, test and produce a weapon - they still get only a restricted market and no chance of expanding their markets. After one production run, they get no guarantee of repeat orders and the law does not allow them to expand their market. And if there is a failure/complaints as there are bound to be, a huge investment can go down the drain. No sensible businessman would touch this restricted market with a barge pole.

On the other hand Indian laws now seem to invite competitive global bidding. Existing private manufacturers will typically be able to beat any new kid on the block. To keep them out India will have to "protect" the private gun makers of India. But protection leads to OFB quality. Catch 22.

Ultimately a free market counts. If private arms makers can set up shop in India and export to others - like car makers are doing then it would be different. For that the government has to approve foreign direct investment in small arms manufacture and make it attractive for the investor to put in money and a plant in collaboration with an Indian unit so that both can make a profit.

And lastly a fundamental rule in successful businesses. Every company does well as long as it stays close to its core competence where they have the manpower skills to keep the profits coming. here is no company in India other than OFB that has core competence in arms manufacture.

india really is backward in this area.
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shiv wrote: Sandeep the cost of new infrastructure, tooling and research is ultimately borne by the customer. So the smaller the numbers the higher the cost. You have small numbers and low cost. You are stating cost beforehand as if those figures can be met from factories that do not exist producing relatively limited runs. The way you make your argument you have to be right. As long as your assumptions are correct and I don't think they are.

You have listed 1 million firearms of various types. if there are just 3 competitive manufacturers who have to start from scratch, design, test and produce a weapon - they still get only a restricted market and no chance of expanding their markets. After one production run, they get no guarantee of repeat orders and the law does not allow them to expand their market. And if there is a failure/complaints as there are bound to be, a huge investment can go down the drain. No sensible businessman would touch this restricted market with a barge pole.

On the other hand Indian laws now seem to invite competitive global bidding. Existing private manufacturers will typically be able to beat any new kid on the block. To keep them out India will have to "protect" the private gun makers of India. But protection leads to OFB quality. Catch 22.

Ultimately a free market counts. If private arms makers can set up shop in India and export to others - like car makers are doing then it would be different. For that the government has to approve foreign direct investment in small arms manufacture and make it attractive for the investor to put in money and a plant in collaboration with an Indian unit so that both can make a profit.

And lastly a fundamental rule in successful businesses. Every company does well as long as it stays close to its core competence where they have the manpower skills to keep the profits coming. here is no company in India other than OFB that has core competence in arms manufacture.

india really is backward in this area.

sir, the way things are, something needs to change, incompetency of OFB leads to Indian armed forces importing sub systems and even ammunition from foreign companies. That money is charged from our tax money...why should we be paying for misgivings of a non-reformist regime which wants to be dependent on foreign manufacturers even for basic ammunition.

I wonder how many members here have faith in OFB ?
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Here are some small arms manufacturing stats
http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/062207/b ... 2362.shtml
Firearms Industry

The U.S. firearms industry includes about 200 companies with combined annual revenues of $2 billion.

The industry produces about 3 million guns per year.

The largest manufacturers are Remington Arms and Sturm Ruger.

Other companies that manufacture more than 50,000 weapons annually are Beretta U.S.A., Marlin Firearms, Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, U.S. Repeating Arms, Savage Sports Corp. and Hi-Point.

Although automation has increased, the industry is still fairly labor-intensive. Average annual revenue per worker is about $150,000.

Gun exports total about $300 million annually, with Canada and Japan the largest buyers.
Only a handful make more than 50,000 guns a year. A production run of 500,000 would stress the world's largest manufacturers. A new private start up in India with no prior skills would have no chance of breaking into this business unless protected.

OFB is that protected entity in India. Only it's government run.
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Sandeep_ghosh wrote:
sir, the way things are, something needs to change, incompetency of OFB leads to Indian armed forces importing sub systems and even ammunition from foreign companies. That money is charged from our tax money...why should we be paying for misgivings of a non-reformist regime which wants to be dependent on foreign manufacturers even for basic ammunition.

I wonder how many members here have faith in OFB ?
Sir if emotional arguments worked then things would not be the way they are.
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Then maybe dis invest OFB, contract out tenders to public and private engineering design house for huge research grant for designing indigenous weapons platform that would arm the forces for next two decades.

There have been allegation of huge shortfalls in functional arms in paramilitary and military forces in the past, Poor quality ammunition and obsolescence. if we want our revenues not migrating to Europe or america strengthening their domestic arms industry we will need to take measures now. Pinaka sub-systems were developed by private institutions in India, similar model might empower some poor chaps luck tomorrow. the problem is some one in the government need to pay attention to this area.
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Sandeep_ghosh wrote:Then maybe dis invest OFB, contract out tenders to public and private engineering design house for huge research grant for designing indigenous weapons platform that would arm the forces for next two decades.

There have been allegation of huge shortfalls in functional arms in paramilitary and military forces in the past, Poor quality ammunition and obsolescence. if we want our revenues not migrating to Europe or america strengthening their domestic arms industry we will need to take measures now. Pinaka sub-systems were developed by private institutions in India, similar model might empower some poor chaps luck tomorrow. the problem is some one in the government need to pay attention to this area.
"Ordnance Factories Board" produces everything from small arms, to uniforms, to parachutes, flares and mortar shells. It is an industrial behemoth. OFB needs to be split up IMO. No company in the world makes both uniforms and guns. Profits in one sector can be used to cover up losses in another and pretend that al iz vel. I can imagine how the government will transfer an officer experienced in making parachutes and ropes to a section making artillery based on seniority, date of birth and caste. That makes sense.

Here is what "OFB" deals with
http://ofb.gov.in/index.php
Civilian Arms & Ammunition
  • 0.22" Revolver
    0.32" Revolver (7.65 mm x 23)
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    30-06 Sporting Rifle
    CARTRIDGE RIM FIRE .22" BALL
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OFB News letter
We congratulate Shri Kishan Kumar on his promotion to General Manager (Assault Rifles). Shri Kumar has 27 years experience in OFB and is a specialist in the manufacture of Ankle Length Winter Boots, a section that he headed for 15 years. He was earlier Assistant Manager of the Haversacks and Backpacks Division
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shiv wrote:OFB News letter
We congratulate Shri Kishan Kumar on his promotion to General Manager (Assault Rifles). Shri Kumar has 27 years experience in OFB and is a specialist in the manufacture of Ankle Length Winter Boots, a section that he headed for 15 years. He was earlier Assistant Manager of the Haversacks and Backpacks Division
+1 funny and sad at the same time.
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A question for Armen T and other gurus. I was reading about silencers and Wikipedia tells me that the 2 significant sources of noise from a firearm are, muzzle blast of gas propellant and sonic signature of the bullet. Now the question is, if somebody is firing blank cartridges, will the latter noise be eliminated? If so, then is the sound of a gun firing blanks and a gun firing live ammunition easily distinguishable?
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^^^
At the shooter's end, he and people around him generally can't hear the crack noise of the rifle bullet breaking the sound barrier, because it is usually overshadowed by the sound of the exploding propellant. However, someone who is further downrange (say > 300 meters away) and close to the path of the bullet can hear the crack of the bullet as it passes by, ahead of the sound of the exploding propellant (which sounds like a dull thump by the time it reaches the observer at such distances).
To hear what this sounds like, check out this video:

You'll clearly hear the sharp crack of a bullet, followed by the dull thump of the exploding propellant right after, since the observer is "far enough" from the shooter and close to the bullet path. Note that the loud bullet sonic boom noise does dissipate relatively quickly because the mass of the bullet is relatively low. Therefore, if the observer doesn't hear the sharp crack, it may be because he wasn't close enough to the bullet path. So the observer can't really guess if it was a blank or a live round.

Incidentally, even if the bullet is travelling subsonic, there is still some noise generated by the wind rushing past the bullet. Again, if the observer is standing downrange and is fairly close to the bullet path, they can hear the bullet whistling past. But this sound is also mixed with the sound of the gunshot, as the bullet is travelling subsonic. You can hear a whizzing noise in this next video as the bullet passes overhead:

Note the difference in sound signature when a subsonic bullet is fired (sounds like a blaster from star wars) vs. the sound signature of a supersonic bullet (sharp crack, followed by a dull thump). In the second vid though, the observer is a lot closer to the shooter, so the two sounds produced by a supersonic bullet are not as distinguishable as in the first vid.
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shiv wrote: And lastly a fundamental rule in successful businesses. Every company does well as long as it stays close to its core competence where they have the manpower skills to keep the profits coming. here is no company in India other than OFB that has core competence in arms manufacture.

india really is backward in this area.
Actually sir, some of the core skills of small arms manufacture are also present in other industries. For instance, quite a few firearms manufacturers were also bicycle manufacturers because they were using the same technologies to produce cycle tubes as well as rifle barrels! Similarly, bike components and firearm components both involve similar forging techniques. Therefore, several firearm manufacturers (e.g. BSA, Iver Johnson, Remington, Enfield, Steyr, Mossberg etc.) used to manufacture both firearms and bicycles. There's a reason why the BSA logo on their bicycles consists of 3 standing rifles, reflecting their heritage as a firearms manufacturer as well. Another big source of firearm components were sewing machine manufacturers, who also used similar technologies to manufacture parts for both industries. During World War II, automobile manufacturers in the US also made firearms (e.g. A General Motors plant (their Guide Lamp division) that made headlights also made M-3 submachine guns)

Lest someone say that all this happened in the 19th century, it is possible to give an example of a non-firearm manufacturer who branched into making firearms as late as in the 1980s. The Glock company had no experience in firearms, but were manufacturers of small metal and polymer plastic products (e.g. curtain rods, knives, belt buckles, plastic spades, plastic silverware organizers, door hinges, window fittings etc.) In fact, the reason Glock got into the handgun business was because their CEO, Gaston Glock, was actually signing a contract to supply plastic entrenching spades to the Austrian army and overheard that they were also putting out a contract for a new handgun. Because of lack of firearms design experience, Glock outsourced the design of their first pistol model to a bunch of expert handgun designers, but undertook to manufacture the pistols themselves, as they had experience in mass production of metal and polymer plastic components. Incidentally, even though the company is now well known as a firearms manufacturer, it still makes plastic entrenching tools, knives etc. Bear in mind that the Austrian army is not very big and so sales to them alone wouldn't be that much, but Gaston Glock took the project because he was thinking of also exporting his pistol to other countries as well (something that the Indian government doesn't allow private manufacturers to do unfortunately). Note that this unknown Austrian manufacturer exported their product to the largest firearms market -- the US --, which already has many well established home-grown manufacturers and they managed to corner the market, due to the quality of their products.

There are private manufacturers in India who are already set up to manufacture metal and plastic components for other industries and can do firearms manufacturing as a side business, if they are given permission by the government to do so and also allowed to also export their products so that they can make a profit. Given a good design, they are more than capable of manufacturing to the designed specifications without endangering their core business. Of course, there is the question of providing security for the plant to make sure that all firearms produced are properly accounted for, but that is a separate issue.
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ID the weapon please ... Looks like a G36 ... but can't explain the Indian soldier standing behind from whom the gun seems to be taken.

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indranilroy wrote:ID the weapon please ... Looks like a G36 ... but can't explain the Indian soldier standing behind from whom the gun seems to be taken.
Can't id the weapon but I can id the soldier who is a model "Future Infantry Soldier" who used to be a mannequin but is nowadays a real human in exhibitions.
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It's the G36K IDZ.
Along with the previous G36K accessories it also features ...

Low profile upper picatinny rail with integrated BUIS.
XM8 style enlarged magazine release with drop-free capability.
XM8 style bolt release inside the trigger guard.
Flash hider for use with B&T suppressors.
New stock that is collapsible, foldable and has an adjustable cheek riser.
And I don't think the soldier is staring at the gun. :mrgreen:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010 ... -g36k-idz/
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Hi Tejas the link u've posted shows the rifle with a much shorter barrel,is it a Para version of the original?please explain.
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Thats a commando version. Here's something more similar to what the lady is holding. I believe these are prototypes not in widespread use yet.

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Exactly,thought so given the finish of the product.
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Whats Ammo does the G36 fire, it seems to look anther assault rifle. What are its advantages over say Insas, AK-47 and is it in service with IA?
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Aditya_V wrote:Whats Ammo does the G36 fire, it seems to look anther assault rifle. What are its advantages over say Insas, AK-47 and is it in service with IA?
1. G36 fires 5.56x45 mm. NATO round (same caliber cartridge as INSAS)
2. Higher capacity magazine (30 or 100 round mags) than INSAS, higher rate of fire than both INSAS and AK, free floating barrel for better accuracy, lighter than both INSAS and AK-47, comes in carbine, rifle and LMG variants, has selectable fire like AK (semi-auto as well as full-auto modes) etc. Note that all this comes at a price -- a G36 is also more expensive than INSAS or AK-47.
3. IA is not listed as a user per Wikipedia, but it doesn't mean that they aren't considering it, at least for certain units (I base this on the fact that the "Future Infantry Soldier" is holding one :))
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Wow, I remember thinking the G36 was the most gorgeous assault rifle I had ever seen, if IA gets it 8) 8) 8)
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You guys seem to be reading to much into that pic. Its most probably just a marketing show by H&K at their stall in defence expo where they got hold of an Indian, clothed him in IA camo and geared him up with French equipment.
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Whats the sniper gun?
I initially thought it to be Insas LMG with folded stock.
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Please help me to identify this gun as i took this picture at PunjLloyd stall

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Hello,

I would like to ask the opinion of the gun aficionados on BR. While I personally oppose guns [for private use]; I cannot help but appreciate how the gun industry in the US, Russia etc have a wide range of personal weapon systems. While there is a large requirement of these weapons in the army, they alone cannot sustain the industry in the long run.

That said, if we can get the private manufacturers in the US and other countries to set up base in India to produce these weapons for the Army. Is that not enough? In the war time, these foundries can produce whatever requirements we have. Unlike a Fight aircraft or Tank [which takes long periods of time to build and are more likely to be affected by sanctions] are guns vulnerable to technology denials, etc?? Can't India force manufacturers of foreign weapons to continue building them for us? [Incase they set up shop]
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Gaur boss, G36 is German.
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sarabpal.s wrote:Please help me to identify this gun as i took this picture at PunjLloyd stall

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Probably, Leader 50 BMG.
http://www.defensereview.com/leader-50- ... -near-you/

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koti, looks like galil sniper.
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Rahul M wrote:koti, looks like galil sniper.
please check the details show in other pics as muzzle velocity is ref. as Russian standards

I doubt it is Galil or leader 50
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Rahulji, Galil is not bullpup.

It does not look like Leander either.

Pic of leander from Misraji's link:

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GM6 Lynx?
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Since I have undeniable upper hand in such issues* I think it is a "Leader LSR 50"

http://www.defensereview.com/leader-50- ... -near-you/

*The book on the table says so :mrgreen:
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If you look at the pic posted by sarabpal ji is very different from the Leader 50. Biggest clue is angled mag in the former but straight mag in the latter.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Short

How is this round. Used it in the range and missed 80% of the target
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Its an inherently accurate round. You should aim at the target!!!
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I have a small hand movement when firing the shot. Weaver Stance

Shot should be fired when you have inhaled and pause your breathing, this chest movement adds stability to your hold.
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