7.62 TaK 85
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The 7.62 TaK 85 (Tarkka-ampujakivääri m/85, Sharpshooter-rifle m/85) is one of the bolt-action sniper rifles used by the Finnish Army. It's based on the Mosin-Nagant rifles, using the same stock of old (in some cases antique) receivers the Finnish Army has used to make such rifles since the nation was founded. Bolt-actions were modified and barrels manufactured 1984 by Valmet, rifles were assembled 1984-85 by FDF Asevarikko 1 (Gun depot 1) in Kuopio, Finland. Though the TaK 85 sniper rifle has been modified considerably from the traditional Mosin-Nagant form, the use of such old receivers in these rifles makes them arguably the oldest small arms in current use by any military. Some of the parts may date back as far as the 1890's.
[edit] Specifications
- Caliber: 7.62 x 53R
- Magazine: 5 rounds
- Length: 130 cm
- Rate-Of-Fire: 8-10 rounds/min
- Effective range: 800 m
- Scope: Zeiss Diavari 1.5-6*42 or Schmidt & Bender 4x36
- Nightscope: Simrad KN 250/252 F
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