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Iran unveils home-built sniper rifles, radios
2017-05-09
[Iran Press TV] The Iranian Defense Ministry has unveiled a domestically-built high-precision sniper rifle and several pieces of other military equipment.

The new arms and tech were unveiled on Monday during a ceremony with Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan in attendance.

The 12.7-millimeter sniper rifle (Nasr) was designed and manufactured on a request by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps' Ground Forces.
Posted by:Fred

#3  The part missing is the US search for the 'right' round.
When the highest bidder is selected, after the contest, and the 100000 arms are distributed to the units that don't need them, the RoE will prevent their use.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-05-09 13:44  

#2  domestically-built

You have to really look to find Тульский оружейный завод mark?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-09 09:08  

#1  I think we saw this rifle in a video some weeks ago. 3000 meters?
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-05-09 05:59  

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