INSAS rifle family

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firearm family
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength 464 mm (rifle)
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:5.56×45mm_NATO
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Armament_Research_and_Development_Establishment
gptkbp:enteredService 1998
gptkbp:feedSystem detachable box magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label INSAS rifle family
gptkbp:length 960 mm (rifle)
gptkbp:magazine detachable box magazine
gptkbp:magazineCapacity 30 rounds
20 rounds
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ordnance_Factories_Board
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 900 m/s
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_operations
gptkb:Nepalese_Civil_War
gptkb:Kargil_War
Maoist insurgency in India
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Border_Security_Force
gptkb:Central_Reserve_Police_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Nepalese_Army
gptkb:Indian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Bhutan_Army
Indian Army
State police forces in India
gptkbp:origin gptkb:India
gptkbp:range 400 m (rifle)
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600–650 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:L1A1_Self-Loading_Rifle
gptkb:SIG716
gptkb:AK-203
gptkbp:status phasing out
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
optical sights (optional)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Nepalese_Army
gptkb:Bhutanese_Army
Indian paramilitary forces
gptkbp:variant gptkb:INSAS_LMG
gptkb:INSAS_carbine
INSAS assault rifle
gptkbp:weight 4.15 kg (rifle, loaded)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:INSAS_1B1
gptkb:INSAS_1K
gptkb:INSAS_1L
gptkb:INSAS_1Q
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8