MPT-76
Country: 
TurkeyManufacturer: MKE
«Milli Piyade Tüfeği 7.62»
Assault rifleTurkey2014In service
Turkish 7.62×51 NATO battle rifle, the first fully domestic infantry weapon: HK417-style short-stroke piston system, fielded by the Turkish Armed Forces since 2014.
Assault rifle//Turkey
ID — MPT-76
Designation
MPT-76
MKE
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- MPT-76
- Alias
- Milli Piyade Tüfeği 7.62
- Manufacturer
- MKE
- Country
- Turkey
- Year
- 2014
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 800 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~700 rpm
- Effective range
- 600 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 406 mm
- Overall length
- 840 / 920 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.1 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, short-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante a 7 alette
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile bifilare tipo SR-25
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed by MKE within the "Milli Piyade Tüfeği" programme to reduce dependence on the HK G3 produced under licence since 1968.
Adopted by the Turkish Armed Forces in 2014; planned production exceeds 200,000 units.
It has seen operational use in cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq.
Variants
MPT-76MPT-76 SRMPT-76 K
Main users
Turkey · Bangladesh
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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