INSAS rifle
E633244
The INSAS rifle is an Indian-designed 5.56×45mm assault rifle that has served as the standard service weapon of the Indian Armed Forces since the late 1990s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault rifle
ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ |
| action |
gas-operated
ⓘ
rotating bolt ⓘ |
| adoptedAsStandardServiceRifleBy | Indian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 464 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 5.56 mm ⓘ |
| canMount |
bayonet
ⓘ
grenade launcher ⓘ |
| cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| derivativeOf | AKM design (general layout) ⓘ |
| designer |
Armament Research and Development Establishment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defence Research and Development Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectiveFiringRange | 400 m ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
20-round detachable box magazine
ⓘ
30-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| fireModes |
fully automatic (some variants)
ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ three-round burst ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
1B1 variant
ⓘ
1B2 variant ⓘ Excalibur rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ INSAS LMG NERFINISHED ⓘ INSAS carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceSince | late 1990s ⓘ |
| length | approximately 960 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Ordnance Factory Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rifle Factory Ishapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | about 900 m/s ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
magazine cracking in cold climates
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occasional reliability problems in early production ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | 650 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
AK-203 rifle (planned, partial)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SIG 716 rifle (in some Indian units) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | being phased out in Indian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| sights |
iron sights
ⓘ
optical sights (optional) ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor | Indian infantry units (late 1990s–2010s) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Assam Rifles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Border Security Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Reserve Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Tibetan Border Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Sashastra Seema Bal NERFINISHED ⓘ various Indian state police forces ⓘ |
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