Kale KN-12
«KN-12 DMR»
Sniper rifleTurkey2018In service
7.62×51 NATO semi-automatic designated marksman rifle (DMR) on an AR-10 platform, produced by the Kale Group for the Turkish Armed Forces and export.
Sniper rifle//Turkey
ID — KALE-KN-12
Designation
Kale KN-12
Kale Kalıp
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Kale KN-12
- Alias
- KN-12 DMR
- Manufacturer
- Kale Kalıp
- Country
- Turkey
- Year
- 2018
- Category
- Sniper rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 800 m/s
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 508 mm
- Overall length
- 970 / 1050 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.9 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas diretta (AR-10)
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante a 7 alette
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile bifilare tipo SR-25
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Developed as a squad designated marksman weapon, complementary to the KNT-76 precision rifle.
AR-10 direct-impingement architecture with free-floating M-LOK handguard and six-position Magpul stock.
Issued to some Turkish infantry and gendarmerie units and proposed in several international DMR tenders.
Variants
KN-12KN-12 DMR
Main users
Turchia · esportazione
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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