Ghatak Assault Rifle in Person ( Review )

[Shaitan]

Indo-Tibetan Border Police ITBP Jawans with Ghatak Assault Rifle

 

[Chinmoy]

Apparently CRPF has rejected Ghatak. I guess we can say good bye to Ghatak.
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CRPF to conduct trials of “Made in India” rifles
February 22, 2018 foxbat


Soon after procuring 7000 Bulgaria-made AKM rifles, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has tested the advanced version of made in India ‘Ghatak’ guns recently in field trial in Kashmir Valley.
However, in a major boost to the “Made in India” brand of rifles, the force is all set to test three crucial varieties of assault weapons, including the Trichy Assault Rifle, and Joint Venture Protection Carbine and the latest variant of Insas I-C.

DG CRPF told India Today, “Yes we are currently in the process of testing new weapons. These are made in India weapons for which the field trials are on. We will be more than willing to procure the weapons if they are found suitable for the jawans.”
With 3 lakh personnel, CRPF is the largest paramilitary force, involved in conflict zones of Jammu and Kashmir, Maoists infested areas and Northeast India.
The force is looking at multiple options in a bid to phase out INSAS (Indian Small Arms System).
One of the first rifles to be tested for field performance has been the advanced version of Ghatak assault rifle. While its performance was noted satisfactory, but the CRPF top brass said that Ghatak did not have the same lethality of AK 47, which is a weapon of choice for close quarter combat.
With its 7.62 X 39 mm dimension, Ghatak’s advanced version was put forth as state-of-the-art assault rifle. However, field officers have given it a thumbs down.
“Its body part is made up of plastic and which looks tacky gives an unreal feel”, said an officer.
While the first munition has proven to a damp squib, the force is said to be more optimistic about the other soon to be tested weapons.
The Trichy Assault Rifle is similar to AK series. It has a side folding stock which makes it easy to carry.

Ordnance Factory of Tiruchi (OFT) has developed this new 7.62x39mm dimension assault rifle. It is touted to be an improved version of INSAS rifle.
The Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC) designed by the DRDO and produced by the OFB as a replacement for the 9mm carbine which has been phased out, is also said to undergo trial soon.
It has 5.56 mm calibre bullets with the magazine capacity of 30 cartridges.

JVPC is said to be more powerful than the 9mm carbine, which has a much shorter effective firing range than the 200 metres of the JVPC. It is capable of penetrating soft body armour made of kevlar.
The last is INSAS I-C a product of the rifle factory of Ishapur.
Sources say, it has overcome its previous issues of jamming and magazine cracking due to cold weather. It is an accurate lightweight rifle, compact, handy and suitable for terrestrial and maritime assignments.


https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ls-of-made-in-india-rifles-1174834-2018-02-21

Ghatak has been ordered en mass by many state police force. It would be there.

 

[ezsasa]

Procurement of Assault rifles (7.62 x39 mm ) Fixed butt , Qty 10994 Nos and Folded butt qty-3665 Nos(Ghatak probably)

BSF - MHA....

 

[ALBY]

Procurement of Assault rifles (7.62 x39 mm ) Fixed butt , Qty 10994 Nos and Folded butt qty-3665 Nos(Ghatak probably)

BSF - MHA....

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Its a tender floated in favor of Bulgarian Arsenal ..Russians were complaing about it as RFI demands metallic folding stocks and magazines against polymer ones used in Russian ones which are superior to Bulgarian ones.
The chances of Ghatak winning against Bulgarian Aks are slim .

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

CRPF Jawan Carrying GHATAK

@Kunal Biswas

 

[ALBY]

CRPF Jawan Carrying GHATAK
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@Kunal Biswas

Instead of regular Ak receiver,they should have cloned it from receivers offeref by Fab defence which comes with integrated top rails.Also what's with that crappy fixed East German stock..Meh.TAR had at least dared to put a M4 style telescopic stock in one of their models.

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

OFB GHAATAK RIFLE
ITBP Raising Day Parade

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

OFB GHAATAK Rifle
Assam Police Commando

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

ITBP RAISING DAY PARADE 2019

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

OFB GHAATAK Rifle ( 7.62×39mm )
CRPF COBRA

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Far Left
JKP SOG with GHAATAK Rifle

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Two Cobras on the left are armed with GHAATAK rifles

 

[ALBY]

Two Cobras on the left are armed with GHAATAK rifles

Does OFB still makes SLR as the one in this pic looks brand new. Or is just recently painted?

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Does OFB still makes SLR as the one in this pic looks brand new. Or is just recently painted?

I guess so and this one has 3 round burst mode too.

 

[ALBY]

I guess so and this one has 3 round burst mode too.

How did u find out the three round burst option as in the pic fire selector is not visible. If you had seen it personally then uts possible that they still make it in limited numbers

 

[rkhanna]

How did u find out the three round burst option as in the pic fire selector is not visible. If you had seen it personally then uts possible that they still make it in limited numbers

Could also be a captured weapon. Lots of Arms flow in through the heroin triangle.

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

OFB GHAATAK Rifle
Manipur Police

 

[Johny_Baba]

Does OFB still makes SLR as the one in this pic looks brand new. Or is just recently painted?

That is original NATO pattern FAL (identified from the grip).Guess we might have purchased some from current manufacturers of FAL (DS Arms of South Africa,Brazilian IMBEL group etc still make FAL there) to supplement our desi 1A SLR,as production of 1A SLR has been shut down since many years.

And no,no FAL//SLR has ever reported of having 3 round burst option on it,so most likely it is NATO pattern original FAL with semi auto and full auto firing modes.

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Nagaland Police
Indian Reserve Battalion ( IRBn )

OFB GHAATAK Rifle

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

How did u find out the three round burst option as in the pic fire selector is not visible. If you had seen it personally then uts possible that they still make it in limited numbers

I was told by a Cobra Commando about 3 round burst when I asked him about that gun being Full Auto. Trying to get more info about it.

Judging by the looks It looks more like DS Arms SA58 FAL with 21" inch barrel. Handguard looks brand new.
21"

18"

It is also possible that DSArms or some other company modified their old ones. Because even older local variants are still in service.