Turkish military to receive first locally made rifle

[Valar Dohaeris]

First 500 MPT-76s to be delivered Wednesday, arms manufacturer says

Turkish troops are to receive the initial batch of the army's first locally produced assault rifle on Wednesday, a source at the manufacturer said Tuesday.

The MPT-76, which is being introduced to replace the German-origin G-3 rifle, will be distributed to 500 soldiers following development by the state-run Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK), a company source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

The company began production in Kirikkale, central Turkey, in 2015. The MPT-76 -- named for the Turkish acronym of National Infantry Rifle and the caliber of its 7.62 millimeter NATO round -- is billed as being as “effective as the G-3, reliable as the AK-47 and practical as M-16."

It has an effective range of up to 600 meters and is capable of firing 600 rounds per minute at a muzzle velocity of 800 m per second.

As well as the G-3, the Turkish military also uses the Russian-made AK-47, and the introduction of the MPT-76 is part of a program of introducing domestically manufactured arms to bolster the Turkish defense industry and reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers.

It is expected to save large sums of money and become a stepping stone for further development of other weapons, the MKEK official said.

http://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-military-to-receive-first-locally-made-rifle-2594629

 

[50cent]

Howz its accuracy compared to m16 m4

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

Howz its accuracy compared to m16 m4

Must be at par with other rifles in service.

 

[Zarvan]

TSK’da MPT-76 dönemi başladı
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Milli Piyade Tüfeği MPT-76’nın seri üretimi tamamlanan ilk partisi, MKEK tesislerinde düzenlenen törenle Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerine teslim edildi.

Milli Savunma Bakanı Fikri Işık, Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKEK) Silah Fabrikası’ndaki Milli Piyade Tüfeği’nin (MPT-76) teslim töreninde yaptığı konuşmada, silahın yapımında emeği olanlara teşekkürlerini sundu.

Milli Piyade Tüfeği’nin, güvenlik güçlerinin güvenle kullanacağı bir silah olduğunu vurgulayan Bakan Işık, Türkiye’nin 14-15 yıl önce savunma sanayi alanında yüzde 80 oranında dışa bağımlı olduğunu belirtti.

Bu oranı bugün yüzde 40 seviyesine düşürdüklerini vurgulayan Işık, “Hedefimiz bu oranı yüzde 20’lerin de altına düşürmek. Artık Türkiye, başkasına bu noktada gıptayla bakan bir ülke değil, pek çok ülkenin kendisine gıptayla baktığı, yani gıptayla bakılan bir noktaya geldi.” ifadesini kullandı.

Törenin ardından Milli Savunma Bakanı Işık ve Orgeneral Çolak, binadaki atış poligonuna giderek burada MPT-76 ile atış gerçekleştirdiler.



http://savunmaveteknoloji.com/tskda-mpt-76-donemi-basladi/

 

[Zarvan]

MPT-76 era started in TSK
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The first mass production of the National Infantry Rifle MPT-76 was delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces at a ceremony held at MKEK facilities.

Minister of National Defense Fikri Işık presented his thank you to those who had been involved in the construction of the weapon, at the delivery ceremony of the National Infantry Rifle (MPT-76) at the Machinery and Chemical Industry Institute (MKEK) Weapon Factory.

Emphasizing that the National Infantry Rifle is a weapon that the security forces can safely use, Minister Işık stated that Turkey is 80% dependent on the defense industry in the field of defense industry 14-15 years ago.

Emphasizing that they have reduced this rate to 40 percent today, Işık said, "Our goal is to reduce this rate to below 20 percent. Now Turkey is not a country that looks at someone else with envy at this point, but has come to a point where many countries look at it with envy, that is, with envy. "

Following the ceremony, the Minister of National Defense, Light and Gen. Colak went to the shooting polygon in the building and shot here with MPT-76.

Source: www.savunmaveteknoloji.com

Guys the rifle in first picture why is it looking different than other MPT-76 ?????????

@Neptune @cabatli_53 @T-123456 @Sinan

 

[Zarvan]

MPT-76 era started in TSK
E-mail
The first mass production of the National Infantry Rifle MPT-76 was delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces at a ceremony held at MKEK facilities.

Minister of National Defense Fikri Işık presented his thank you to those who had been involved in the construction of the weapon, at the delivery ceremony of the National Infantry Rifle (MPT-76) at the Machinery and Chemical Industry Institute (MKEK) Weapon Factory.

Emphasizing that the National Infantry Rifle is a weapon that the security forces can safely use, Minister Işık stated that Turkey is 80% dependent on the defense industry in the field of defense industry 14-15 years ago.

Emphasizing that they have reduced this rate to 40 percent today, Işık said, "Our goal is to reduce this rate to below 20 percent. Now Turkey is not a country that looks at someone else with envy at this point, but has come to a point where many countries look at it with envy, that is, with envy. "

Following the ceremony, the Minister of National Defense, Light and Gen. Colak went to the shooting polygon in the building and shot here with MPT-76.


Source: www.savunmaveteknoloji.com

 

[Baybars Han]

MPT76 review

 

[Baybars Han]

Review by American for MPT76

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

Review by American for MPT76

The recoil seems a bit too much.

 

[Baybars Han]

The recoil seems a bit too much.

Watch after 28.00

 

[Zarvan]

Turkish military to receive locally made MPT-76 rifles

haber7.com
Turkish troops are to receive the initial batch of the army’s first locally produced assault rifle on Wednesday, a source at the manufacturer said Tuesday.

That was reported by aa.com.tr.

The MPT-76, which is being introduced to replace the German-origin G-3 rifle, will be distributed to 500 soldiers following development by the state-run Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK), a company source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

After the first prototypes were built in 2008 as the Mehmetçik-1 in 5.56×45mm NATO, the rifle received negative feedback from Turkish soldiers testing it who reported that they preferred the 7.62×51mm NATO round which has far greater stopping power and range similar to those of the existing G3 service rifles. The proposed Mehmetcik-1 was therefore cancelled after the first prototype and engineers started the redesign process.

The first batch of 200 MPT-76s were delivered on May 18, 2014 and received positive feedback. The rifle was reported to be extremely accurate, reliable, and outmatched the G3 in all categories. The Turkish Army plans to gradually phase out its G3 and to make the MPT-76 its main service rifle. Azerbaijan plans to produce parts of the rifle in cooperation with Turkey.

Azerbaijan plans to produce parts of the rifle in cooperation with Turkey.

http://defence-blog.com/army/turkish-military-to-receive-locally-made-rifles.html

 

[Pax Ottomana]

Pakistan should join the program. I'm sure MKE wouldn't mind starting an assembly line in Pakistan. 7.62 is a great caliber for mountainous terrain and this beast reportedly meets and exceeds all NATO tests thrown at it.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Turkish troops are to receive the initial batch of the army’s first locally produced assault rifle on Wednesday, a source at the manufacturer said Tuesday.

The MPT-76, which is being introduced to replace the German-origin G-3 rifle, will be distributed to 500 soldiers following development by the state-run Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK), a company source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

The company began production in Kirikkale, central Turkey, in 2015. The MPT-76 -- named for the Turkish acronym of National Infantry Rifle and the caliber of its 7.62 millimeter NATO round -- is billed as being as “effective as the G-3, reliable as the AK-47 and practical as M-16.”
It has an effective range of up to 600 meters and is capable of firing 600 rounds per minute at a muzzle velocity of 800 m per second.

As well as the G-3, the Turkish military also uses the Russian-made AK-47, and the introduction of the MPT-76 is part of a program of introducing domestically manufactured arms to bolster the Turkish defense industry and reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers.
It is expected to save large sums of money and become a stepping stone for further development of other weapons, the MKEK official said.

http://aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkish-military-to-receive-first-locally-made-rifle/724243

 

[50cent]

Rifle is heavyy as g3 short barrel than g3 means less accurate than g3

 

[Timur]

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