Berkut rifle

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Berkut
Type Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin  Russia
Production history
Designer V.P. Gryazev[1]
Manufacturer KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Produced 1998 -
Specifications
Weight Berkut-2/Berkut-2M1: 3.9 kg (8.60 lb)
Berkut-3: 3.8 kg (8.38 lb)[2]
Length 1,130 mm (44.5 in)[2]
Barrel length 620 mm (24.4 in)[2]
Cartridge .308 Winchester
7.62x54mmR
9x53R[2]
Feed system 5 round box magazine
10 round SVD box magazine[3]
Sights open sight, scope

The Berkut is a family of semi-automatic, gas-operated hunting carbines designed and manufactured in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula. The Berkut family of rifles is available in .308 Winchester, 7.62x54mmR and for larger game, 9x53R. The wooden stock is detachable for easy storage and is available in several different styles such as semi-pistol and thumb-hole.

Variants

  • Berkut-1 ("Беркут-1") - 7,62×39 mm.
  • К-93 ("Беркут-2" and "Беркут-2-1") - .308 Winchester.
    • К-93-1 ("Беркут-2М") - 7.62x54mmR.
  • Berkut-3 ("Беркут-3" and "Беркут-3-1") - 9x53R.
  • Berkut-4 («Беркут-4»)

Sources

  • Беркут // А. И. Благовестов. То, из чего стреляют в СНГ / ред. А. Е. Тарас. Минск, «Харвест», М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2000. стр.561
  • Карабин самозарядный К-93-1. Паспорт К-93.00.000 ПС

References

  1. ↑ Памяти выдающегося конструктора. На 81-м году жизни скончался Василий Петрович Грязев, выдающийся конструктор-оружейник. / official press-release of KBP Instrument Design Bureau
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Product page
  3. ↑ Product page 2

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