Search results

Posting this here since Sako TRG-42 and Lapua Magnum 338 are part of the inventory now. bullet travelled for almost 7 seconds ======= 338 Lapua Magnum at 3100 yards (2834 Mts)

if and when some credible defence journalist manages to piece together the story of acquisition of sniper rifles, i suspect one of the conclusions we may arrive is that unlike yesteryears, this time field units had a say in what equipment they want, which goes against our common refrain that...

both NVD and snipers, when RFI was released it stated the total requirement but not the purchasing quantity. after this RFI, commanders started buying snipers of their choice, which were barret, TGT and SAKO. this 6000 number seems to have come from the number of dragnov in service. this...

RFI from 2018 https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/04/26/indian-army-needs-more-snipers

X posting ======= IA's Sako TRG-42s have come now. assuming this order is different from that of Para-SF order received last year. combined order was supposed to be for 6000 sniper rifles, as per news in 2019 ===== Indian Army snipers get Sako TRG-42 Read more at...

It’s a long-standing “complaint“ of IA since Kargil, paki used to take shots using match grade sniper rifles & ammo at that time, and IA didn’t have it since. complaint may not be the right word here. with the new sniper rifle purchases that have happened so far, that old loop can be closed...

Welcome back!!! Isn’t that myth about 20 mm shockwave busted in 2016?

Spotter scopes are being provided, there was a tender for 450 odd spotter scopes with digital recording last week. Gille suits shouldn’t be a problem for local manufacturing, it’s just a matter of IA releasing a proper GSQR if there is none. Ammo manufacturing is a problem. Pretty sure lapua...

And not just one sniper school, they should created one each in every ecological zone available to us. 1) pahadi(already created) 2) desert 3) north east 4) near the coast at sea level, if possible one more in Andaman or Lakshadweep.. At one KM Range every small deviation due to climatic...

Infantry school has 1 km firing range for sniper training?

Nope, as far as we know.... JVPC component tenders are still coming from department of defence production.

That could be one explanation. or Training is going on, and haven't made it to the field(especially for 50 cal). we won't be seeing them in COIN ops, only border posts.

This purchase of sniper and 50 cal would have been completed by now. did any pics show up recently, to know which 50 cal was purchased?

Congratulations to the company .... I hope they finish their internal testing before RFP is issued, especially high altitude hot and cold weather trials.

Looks like dragnov is here to stay... There is a RFP for dragnov-SVDN (with night sight)..... Quantity not specified...

And unfortunately we don’t live on a island which provides natural defensive boundaries like UK and US(Mexico and Canada are defensive boundaries in my opinion).

Yes, true...... That brings us to a few approaches that can be adopted... 1) continue in the current path of economic progress. When we the GDP reaches double the current numbers, defence budget would also double. At that point governments would not mind shelling out a bit for the equipment...

You will have to consider the issue of “economies of scale”, the order quantity of specific items like sniper rifles is so less that it doesn’t justify the r&d cost within the country . Where as EU and American manufacturers have huge markets within Americas and NATO countries to justify the...

Am I the only one who didn’t know about this? 1A1 mod to DMR.... One more change in butt stock with cheek rest, it could as well become interim DMR, it does have 800 MT range... I don’t want to get into free floating barrel discussion now...

Night sight for Dragnov(small numbers) ...................................