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MKE JNG-90 | |
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Type | Sniper rifle |
Place of origin | Turkey |
Service history | |
In service | 2008–present |
Used by | SeeUsers |
Wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation |
Designed | 2004–2008 |
Manufacturer | Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation |
Produced | 2008–Present (as JMK BORA-12) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 6.4 kg (14 lb)[1] |
Length | Retracted: 1,220 mm (48 in) Extended: 1,265 mm (49.8 in)[1] |
Barrel length | 660 mm (26 in)[1] |
Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[1] |
Action | bolt-action |
Muzzle velocity | 860 m/s[1] |
Effective firing range | 1000 m[1] |
Feed system | 10-round magazine[1] |
Sights | day or night optics |
MKE JNG-90 is abolt-action sniper rifle that fires the7.62×51mm NATO round used by theTurkish military. Development of the weapon first started back in 2004[2] to 2008.[3] Its nickname isBora[3] and it is currently being offered for export.
The JNG-90 was designed with the collaboration ofTurkish Gendarmerie andMechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE). Designed by Capt. (Rtd.) Mustafa Dolar[4] and Sgt. Mjr. Necmi Güngör, rifle is accurate in terms of shooting 0.3 MOA groups at up to 100 meters range according to MKE tests.[2][5]Picatinny rails are provided on the forend and on the upper receiver. The rifle also has an adjustable buttstock.[6]