MTs-116M

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 sniper rifle, the Dragunov SVD, did not meet the required qualifications.[3]

MTs-116M
TypeSniper rifle
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1990s
Used bySee Users
WarsSyrian Civil War[1]
Production history
Designed1990s
ManufacturerRussia - TsKIB SOO
Produced1997–present
Specifications
Mass7.62x54mmR: 6.5 kg (14.3 lb)
Length308: 1,230 mm (48.4 in)
338: 1,270 mm (50.0 in)
Barrel length7.62x54mmR: 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
338: 698.5 mm (27.5 in)
Cartridge7.62x54mmR
CaliberVarious
ActionBolt-action
Effective firing range7.62x54mmR: 1,300 m (1,422 yd)
Maximum firing rangeover 2,000 m (2,187 yd)
Feed system5-10 round detachable box magazine
SightsPSO-1, PKS-O7U, POSP 8x42

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

References
  1. "Syria Receives MTs-116M Sniper Rifles From Russia: Media Reports". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "MTs-116M". modernfirearms.net. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. "MTs-116M". weaponsystems.ne. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "This is Russia's new 'noiseless' .50 Cal sniper rifle". militarytimes.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. "The Science of Russia's New Silent Sniper Rifle". www.popularmechanics.com. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. Соответствовать современным условиям // журнал «Армия», № 2, 2011. стр. 12-19
  7. "MTs-116M". weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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