Mass media: the Kord-M large-caliber rifle will go into service in 2017.

Next year, the Russian special forces will receive a large-caliber sniper rifle "Kord-M", capable of striking manpower and light armor of the enemy at a distance of 2 km, according to News with reference to a military source.

The weight of the sniper complex "Kord-M" (ASVK-M) is about 10 kg. It was developed at the Kovrov plant to them. Degtyareva (ZiD).

The new rifle turned out to be lighter than foreign competitors (in particular, the American M82, used by almost all the special units of developed countries), also, according to the first reviews, it surpassed foreign analogues in aiming shooting, the material says.

“Currently ASVK-M completes the test. At the beginning of 2017, the first products will go into service with special purpose units and subunits, as well as the Airborne Forces, and in the future they will join the arsenal of snipers from mountain rifle brigades, ”said a source.

Now Russian sniper-special forces are armed with “large-caliber sniper complexes Kord”, which weigh more than 1,5 kg with a length of 12 m. An experienced sniper strikes a target from the Korda at a distance of 1,5 km, ”he added.

“A large-caliber sniper rifle should not be too light. After all, the heavier the rifle, the better it is at the expense of its mass extinguishes a very strong impact when shooting. For example, the return of the usual "Kord" exceeds by several orders of magnitude when firing from an AK-74 submachine gun. And the return of a large-caliber complex negatively affects human health. In particular, during long-term shooting, the kidneys suffer, and there is a feeling that you have sounded well on the head. In Kord-M, the designers managed to find a reasonable compromise, and losing weight did not lead to an increase in recoil, " The sniper officer told the newspaper.

According to him, the standard Kord is “a good rifle with excellent accuracy, but it is more suitable for motorized rifle brigades and divisions snipers that mostly move on armored cars.”

"The special forces in the action in the enemy's rear all weapon carry on their shoulders, so the mass of weapons is one of the most important factors for the success of the actions of special forces, ”the sniper explained.

Comments

[Hunt]

Yes, a very serious device and very necessary! I wonder what kind of optics is on it?

[fennekRUS]

Hyperion most likely. In part, they will already be cast out and change to their own

[Byshido_dis]

And under what cartridge is this rifle?

[Pharao7766]

under 12,7x108
something like this:
http://gunrf.ru/rg_patron_12_7x107_ru.html

[Same lech]

A piece of product ... clear stump will be produced in small batches.
In ambushes and a counter-sniper duel, it seems to me he will use ... where the distance to the target is large.

[svp67]

Let's just say - on equipping the Airborne Forces and UN units, and in the future the mountain shooters and I hope the marines will have another "weighty" and long-range argument ... Which in the current situation is far from superfluous.
And it's time to think about the formation of purely sniper units, let's call them conditionally "jaegers", as part of the Ground Forces, according to the experience of the Great Patriotic War.

[Mountain shooter]

For example, the recoil of a conventional "Korda" is several orders of magnitude higher than the recoil when firing from an AK-74 assault rifle. And the recoil of a large-caliber complex negatively affects human health. AT

Literacy. Order is 10 times! Several orders are a hundred, a thousand (three orders), and so on, respectively.
Well this is not an anti-tank gun! Most likely, we are talking about more effective muzzle brakes-compensators. I always wondered why large-caliber rifles do not use hydropneumatic recoil brakes and knurls. It is clear that this complicates and increases the cost of the rifle, but how comfortable it would be to shoot from it!

[rotmistr60]

why large-caliber rifles do not use hydropneumatic recoil brakes and knurls

This still leads to weight gain. And every gunsmith fights for this indicator.

[Des10]

"For example, the recoil of a conventional Korda exceeds by several orders of magnitude the recoil when firing from an AK-74 assault rifle. And the recoil of a large-caliber complex negatively affects human health. In "Kord-M" the designers managed to find a reasonable compromise, and the weight reduction did not lead to an increase in recoil ",
what kind of long-term firing of a caliber rifle, I’ll add. Okay, at least not in line.
Or is it about training?

[Rostislav]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

I always wondered why large-caliber rifles do not use hydropneumatic recoil brakes and knurls. It is clear that this complicates and increases the cost of the rifle, but how comfortable it would be to shoot from it!

Not so much more expensive than heavier. And it complicates very much.

[Rumata-estorskii]

Do not confuse soft with warm. In art. guns, the energy of the rollback is not used, because why not, that's why they are extinguished by skidders and knurls. And that is not always the case. But in small arms, the required energy is needed, including for the main action - sending a new cartridge.

[Muvka]

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[Alexey Lesogor]

This is serious

[Banishing liberoids]

Eh, to shoot from such ... good to see the machine ...

[Kibl]

A good device, the main thing is that the release is faster and more established, and the number of goals is increasing every day.

[Leonid Har]

It would be nice to shoot from such an apparatus. During the war, F.M.Okhlopkov, the famous sniper who destroyed the Germans near the battalion, shot from the PTR at the embrasure of the bunker, smoked machine gunners so crazy and shot them from the three-ruler as partridges.

[erased]

For those interested. The recent exhibition Hunting and Arms-2016, which took place in these outlets in Moscow (and which I infamously ignored) showed many new products. I especially want to note three.
1. Saiga AK-15. Made on the basis of the new AK-15 automatic carbine under the cartridge 7.62x39. The main difference from the combat model is only a single fire. Everything else is saved.

2. Already well-known at the Forum Army-2016 exhibition, Saiga-12K Alpha. So far, only with a barrel of 430 mm. But I hope it will be soon with a barrel of 350 or 330 mm.

3. Saiga-338 TCM. Under the cartridge 9,2x39. Competitor VPO-209 with a half-barrel. It is considered a smoothbore weapon. There is no photo yet, but this is a regular AK-103 or AKM.

You can also note all kinds of boars from the hammer. For example, this AK-103 with a barrel of 350 mm.

In general, it was the Hammer this time that showed the greatest variability along the length of the trunks of rifled and smooth-bore weapons. He showed everyone the famous Vintorez chambered for 7,62x39 and 9,2x39, also civilian versions. However, Kalashnikov takes his real novelties, including Saiga-107, which is clearly sharpened for sports shooting.

No, how did I click on the exhibition ???

[mr.redpartizan]

The best cartridges for hunting medium animals are 7,62 mm NATO and 7,62x54R. The cartridge of 7,62x39 mm is too weak for a guaranteed defeat of the animal, which does not exclude its use by experienced hunters.

[Comrade Schucher]

Quote: mr.redpartizan

The best cartridges for hunting medium animals are 7,62 mm NATO and 7,62x54R

Come on ... these bullets just have excess, for hunting weapons, shot energy.
I have a Vepr-308 with 7,62x51 bullets, I shoot bullets from the Tula Cartridge Plant.
Well, what ... at 200 meters in a sheet of 5 millimeter iron is a hole.
The moose must be beaten from 350 meters and further, if it is closer then it sews for departure ... if it does not hit the head, then the wounded animal and the beast leave.

[mr.redpartizan]

Sewn through the half-shell? The friend has a CZ 550 .308 Win caliber, he uses only cartridges with heavy expansive bullets or a gun for hunting a pig.

[DimerVladimer]

About nothing.
What did the Cord-M become semi-automatic like the Barrett M82?
Or Kord-M achieved accuracy like the Barret M82 (there were complaints on Kord both in accuracy and in ammunition).
In general, writing about sniper weapons is quite simple - just indicate the average deviation at the reduced range at the best ammunition for the system - it immediately becomes clear what kind of perfection we are talking about.
Or you can get from 1.5 km to a watermelon or (in the case of Korda) to an armored car ... There is still a difference.
In addition, the self-loading Barrett has a practical rate of fire higher than that of the bolted Cord, hence the difference in mass.
The accuracy of a barrel is the accuracy of firing from the M82 is about 1,5-2 MOA (arcminutes) when firing match-class cartridges.
I will not argue unfoundedly, but some experts who had to shoot from Kord were not happy with the accuracy and wrote that it was 3-4 times worse than that of Barrett M82.

In addition, the ease of use of the bulpup layout is questionable - pBarrett also developed the "M82A2" - a modification designed for shooting at air targets (mainly helicopters). Bullpup layout, shooting only from the shoulder (the shoulder rest is combined with the magazine receiver), available additional front handle for easy grip. Developed in 1987, it was not very popular and production was discontinued. "

[abrakadabre]

For example, the recoil of a conventional "Korda" surpasses several orders of magnitude recoil when firing from an AK-74 assault rifle.

The recoil of the AK-74 is several orders of magnitude greater than the recoil when fired from a large and especially large caliber gun. For example, the main caliber of the battleship.
In this case, it would be wise to write "several times".

[mr.redpartizan]

The classic layout is more convenient when shooting than bullpup. It would be nice to make a new self-loading large-caliber rifle for cartridges of 12,7 mm and 14,5 mm caliber.