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Tabuk Sniper Rifle
Designated marksman rifle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tabuk Sniper Rifle is an Iraqi semi-automatic designated marksman rifle, made from a modified version of the Zastava M76 sniper rifle. The Tabuk Rifle was manufactured at the Al-Qadissiya Establishments in Iraq[7][8][9] using machinery sold to Iraq by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia when Saddam Hussein was president.
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Type | Designated marksman rifle |
Place of origin | Iraq |
Service history | |
In service | 1978–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War[citation needed] Gulf War Iraq War Syrian Civil War[1] War In Iraq[2] |
Production history | |
Designer | Zastava Arms |
Designed | 1970s |
Manufacturer | Al-Qadissiya Establishments |
Produced | 1978[3]–present[4] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.5 kg |
Length | 1110 mm |
Barrel length | 600 mm |
Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
Action | Gas operated |
Muzzle velocity | 740 m/s |
Effective firing range | 300 - 600 m[5][6] |
Feed system | 30 round box magazine |
Sights | Telescopic sight and Iron sight |
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