INSAS, Indian Small Arms System

Shishir Sharma 'criss' — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:55:00 +0000

INSAS stands for Indian small arm system. It is an indigenous design of India. It was replacement of Indian military’s standard SLR rifles⁽¹⁾. It is chambered for standard NATO 5.56×45 mm ammunition. The project started in 1990 SITE by DRDO. It was in production in 2000. It was also exported to Nepal in discounted rates. It initially had some problems with it’s transparent magazines on very low temperature⁽²⁾, which were corrected latter.

INSAS project included

Assault rifle.
Carbine
LMG
Excalibur ( Advanced carbine with optics )

INSAS is neither an invention nor premium product. It is popular because of its perfect design which is inspired by many popular guns, some of them are still in service. It may not be sophisticated but it is found effective in Kargil⁽³⁾.

INSAS AR

In the image you are viewing insas MK-1 with passive night vision optics on top

INSAS Excaliber

Some of features of this gun are: “Its AK family design” and Polycrystalline transparent magazines.

Description of gun.⁽⁴⁾

Caliber (mm)	5.56
Muzzle velocity (m/s)	900
Length of Rifle (mm)	Without Bayonet	960
	With Bayonet	1110
Weight of rifle (Kg) Without Magazine & Bayonet	4.15
Effective range (m)	400
Range for Grenade (m)	Multi mode	200
	M36	150
Magzine Capacity (Rounds)	20
Cyclic Rage (Rounds/min)	600
Trigger Pull (kg)	2.10 – 4.00
Recoil Energy (Joules)	4.43
Barrel Groove	6 Grooves R.H 1 in 200 mm.
Sight	Fore sight	Post Type
	Rear sight	Aperture
Type of fire	Single, 3 Round brust

For more discription check The Indian Ordinance Factories

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INSAS, Indian Small Arms System