Gepárd M3
«Gepárd GM3»
Sniper rifleHungary1990In service
Hungarian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle in 14.5×114 mm, able to neutralise lightly armoured vehicles and bunkers at long range.
Sniper rifle//Hungary
ID — GEPARD-M3
Designation
Gepárd M3
SERO (Sándor Ferenc)
Caliber
14.5×114 mm
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Identity
- Designation
- Gepárd M3
- Alias
- Gepárd GM3
- Manufacturer
- SERO (Sándor Ferenc)
- Country
- Hungary
- Year
- 1990
- Category
- Sniper rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 14.5×114 mm
- Muzzle velocity
- 1000 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~20 rpm
- Effective range
- 1500 m
- Maximum range
- 3000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 1480 mm
- Overall length
- 1880 mm
- Empty weight
- 20 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Short recoil
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore monofilare 5 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 5 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
An evolution of the Gepárd family, the M3 introduced in the early 1990s the 14.5×114 mm cartridge — originally developed for the Soviet KPV heavy machine gun — on a shoulder/tripod-fired platform.
Its short-recoil semi-automatic action tames the cartridge's heavy impulse, allowing precision shots against wheeled vehicles and infrastructure out to 1500 m.
It remains one of the most powerful anti-materiel rifles in the world by cartridge.
Variants
Gepárd M2Gepárd M3
Main users
Hungary · Croatia · altri export
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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