INSAS Indian Small Arms System

[ALBY]

guys couple of days back i had a close look with a 1996 made insas,sterling ,slr ,bren and .303 during effence ex in ma college.compared to slr insas was very easy to handle,cock and reload.

 

[Yatharth Singh]

Drivers are issued with Rifles too..

Its the Mech Inf gets the folded Butt Rifles..

Insas is ok, 9 mm carbine is good riddance..

I would like to ask one thing. How long will MSMC will take to enter into service because I think it is a perfect PDW and can fill the gap between an assault rifle and 9 mm carbine.

 

[Yatharth Singh]

Self-Delete.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

I would like to ask one thing. How long will MSMC will take to enter into service because I think it is a perfect PDW and can fill the gap between an assault rifle and 9 mm carbine.

MOD launched a RFI for Assault rifles for Infantry also they launched RFI for carbines, Both are of 5.56mm..

MSMC may take part in the carbine RFI if ready.

 

[lemontree]

guys couple of days back i had a close look with a 1996 made insas,sterling ,slr ,bren and .303 during effence ex in ma college.compared to slr insas was very easy to handle,cock and reload.

The INSAS is smoother to cock and reload, but more difficult to re-assemble after stripping. Its like the AK.
The SLR is much smoother.

During YOs we carry out a Test of Elementary Training (TSOET), were a rifle is kept in completely stripped down condition 50 mtrs from the firing point and you have to run to it from 50 mtrs away. Assemble the rifle, then run to the firing point and fill in 5 rounds in the mag, and fire the 5 rounds on a figure 11 target at 100 mtrs.

All this is to be done in 60 seconds. I dont know if I would be able to do this with an INSAS in under 60 seconds.

 

[ALBY]

MOD launched a RFI for Assault rifles for Infantry also they launched RFI for carbines, Both are of 5.56mm..

MSMC may take part in the carbine RFI if ready.

KUNAL did you know which are the 4 rifles that the army selected finally for tests?How is the performance of ak101 compared with other western rifles chambered for 5.56 nato?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

KUNAL did you know which are the 4 rifles that the army selected finally for tests?How is the performance of ak101 compared with other western rifles chambered for 5.56 nato?

No Info available..

As i looked on AK-101 specs it just the weight is reduced but the internals are same as AKM so its blow back is similar as Insas, Where as other like SIG &Others don't have such deign, So less blow back and accurate firing but maintenance is more..

 

[pmaitra]

Will post More when i am clear to do so..

Anyways, Enjoy..

Please confirm, this is the INSAS 1B, right?

 

[pmaitra]

No Info available..

As i looked on AK-101 specs it just the weight is reduced but the internals are same as AKM so its blow back is similar as Insas, Where as other like SIG &Others don't have such deign, So less blow back and accurate firing but maintenance is more..

By blow-back, did you mean recoil?

Blow-back is the term used where the bolt moves back as a result of the backward moving empty case right after ignition. In AK, INSAS, etc., there is no blow back and it is the gas from the gas pipe that pushes a piston that moves the bolt backwards. For example, Sterling and P90 are blow-back weapons, while AK, INSAS, etc., are not.

Other operating principles for self-loading firearms include blow forward, gas operation, recoil operation, Gatling, and chain. The blowback principle may be considered a simplified form of gas operation, since the cartridge case behaves like a piston driven by the powder gases.[1]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowback_(firearms)

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Please confirm, this is the INSAS 1B, right?

New Rifle 1B1..

By blow-back, did you mean recoil?

Yes to be precious recoil mechanics..

 

[ALBY]

why insas is having the charging handle in the left side instead of right side like ak and m4? when i tried to cock the weapon i find it uncomfortable as iam a right hander any way the folding type charging handle enhances the safety.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

It was deigned like that, Coz of some reason during it development phase IA and OFB decided to put the Cocking handle like it on H&K G3..

 

[sayareakd]

why insas is having the charging handle in the left side instead of right side like ak and m4? when i tried to cock the weapon i find it uncomfortable as iam a right hander any way the folding type charging handle enhances the safety.

In war when you need to reload the rifle, you need to have one hand on the trigger, just in case you need to fire fast. Now if the charging handle is on the right side for most of the soldiers they need to remove their hand from the trigger and then do the same. Since in war every second count this just might save his life. This is only explanation i can think of (subject to correction).

I have picture of Woman BSF soldiers doing the same but it is in other computer.

 

[ALBY]

In war when you need to reload the rifle, you need to have one hand on the trigger, just in case you need to fire fast. Now if the charging handle is on the right side for most of the soldiers they need to remove their hand from the trigger and then do the same. Since in war every second count this just might save his life. This is only explanation i can think of (subject to correction).

I have picture of Woman BSF soldiers doing the same but it is in other computer.

from theoretical point of view it is correct.but as far i felt charging handle on the right side was easy as the cocking of the sterling carbine (it has handle on the rifght side ) was more easy than that of insas.

 

[pmaitra]

why insas is having the charging handle in the left side instead of right side like ak and m4? when i tried to cock the weapon i find it uncomfortable as iam a right hander any way the folding type charging handle enhances the safety.

Because Indian soldiers are used to the FN-FAL style of charging with the left hand.

This is from an Indian Army man, who also posts various videos on Indian weapons:
nungleppam - YouTube

coz our troops are used to the left hand cocking of SLR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8YmmSj9xrI

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[sayareakd]

DAYLIGHT TELESCOPIC SIGHT FOR 5.56 mm RIFLE (INSAS)


Day light telescope sight for 5.56 mm rifle is a compact lightweight instrument for accurate aiming during daylight, dusk and dawn conditions.

Characteristics
Magnification 2.5 X
Field of View 15 °
Type of Objective Refractive type
Type of Eyepiece Fixed focus type, monocular
Effective focal
length
Objective & Erector
Eye Piece

67.5 mm
26.9 mm
Axial transmission 55 % minimum
Range 400 metres
Parallax Within 30 Seconds
Eye Clearance 38 to 45 mm
Resolution 37 Seconds
Graticule Pattern One vertical and two horizontal bore sighting lines and an aiming circle for man size target at 200 meters range. Upper & lower dots for 100 & 400 mtrs.

Physical Characteristics
Dimension
Length 255 mm
Width 65 mm dia.
Height 88 mm maximum
Weight without mount 530 gms

Ordnance Factory Board

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Thanks to Sunny Sandy..

 

[sayareakd]

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is it same as this

Shot at 2011-06-20

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Nice Developmental and Well thought..