MTs-116M
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Type | Sniper rifle |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1990s |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Syrian Civil War[1] |
Production history | |
Designed | 1990s |
Manufacturer | Russia - TsKIB SOO |
Produced | 1997–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7.62x54mmR: 6.5 kg (14.3 lb) |
Length | 308: 1,230 mm (48.4 in) 338: 1,270 mm (50.0 in) |
Barrel length | 7.62x54mmR: 1,250 mm (49.2 in) 338: 698.5 mm (27.5 in) |
Cartridge | 7.62x54mmR |
Action | Bolt-action |
Effective firing range | 7.62x54mmR: 1,300 m (1,422 yd) |
Maximum firing range | over 2,000 m (2,187 yd) |
Feed system | 5-10 round detachable box magazine |
Sights | PSO-1, , |
The MTs-116M is a Russian bolt-action sniper rifle. The weapon system was developed By the Central Design Bureau for Sporting and Hunting Arms (TsKIB SOO) based in Tula. Based on a successful single-shot sporting match rifle, it was developed to serve as a modern precision rifle for law enforcement use.[2] The need for such a rifle arose following the realization that the standard military rifle, the Dragunov SVD, did not meet the required qualifications.[3]
Design[]
The MTs-116M is a manually operated, bolt action precision sniper rifle. It is chambered for the 7.62x54Rmm cartridge of either standard or non standard specialized issue, held in 5 to 10 round detachable box magazines. The Marksmanship rifle features include an adjustable folding bipod, a free-floated barrel, flash hider, fully adjustable trigger, adjustable butt plate, cheek rest and a rear support monopod. the rifle is normally fitted with telescope or IR / Night sight using proprietary quick-detachable mounts.[2]
Modernized versions of the rifle are equipped with a Picatinny rail for additional attachments.[1] A new version unveiled in 2018 in Russia is chambered in 12.7mm and is designed to be heavily suppressed. This is achieved through the use of a specially-developed "noiseless" round that utilizes piston acceleration of the bullet forward while trapping the gasses inside the spent cartridge, preventing their release. Noise of the weapon is thus heavily diminished.[4] The new rifle is silently effective to 300 meters (985 feet), and at that distance the special subsonic bullet will go through even body armor.[5]
Users[]
Russia – Law Enforcement Agencies[6]
Syria – Used by Syrian National Republican Guard[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Syria Receives MTs-116M Sniper Rifles From Russia: Media Reports". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "MTs-116M". modernfirearms.net. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "MTs-116M". weaponsystems.ne. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "This is Russia's new 'noiseless' .50 Cal sniper rifle". militarytimes.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "The Science of Russia's New Silent Sniper Rifle". www.popularmechanics.com. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "MTs-116M". weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- Bolt-action rifles of Russia
- Sniper rifles of Russia