Alejandro sniper rifle

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Alejandro
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Alejandro Sniper Rifle
TypeSniper rifle
Place of originCuba
Service history
In service2002–present
Used byCuba
Production history
Designed2001-2002
ManufacturerUnión de Industrias Militares
Specifications
Cartridge7.62×54mmR
Caliber7.62 mm
ActionBolt-Action
Feed systeminternal magazine, 8 rounds

The Alejandro sniper rifle[1] is a bolt-action sniper rifle which was designed and manufactured in Cuba by the Unión de Industrias Militares.[2]

It was named after the code name used by Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestra, which was also his middle name.[3]

Design[]

The Alejandro is a bolt-action precision rifle used by all branches of the Cuban Armed Forces.[2] Its design started towards the end of 2001 and the beginning of 2002, and it fires the 7.62×54mmR cartridge fed from an internal magazine with a capacity of 8 rounds.[2]

Although it can use different types of scopes, even Western ones, its standard is the PSO-1.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141108030810/http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/minfar/defensa_ingles/iindustria/iindustria.htm
  2. ^ a b c d "UNION DE LA INDUSTRIA MILITAR Alejandro".
  3. ^ "CUBA: Intense Preparations for Military Parade". December 2006.
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