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| Specification | BUL Cherokee | INSAS rifle |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Assault rifle Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | India[source] |
| Designed | 1999 (2005 new/current frame design)[source] | 1980s–1997[source] |
| Manufacturer | BUL Transmark[source] |
210mm / 215mm[source]
Effective; Area target (INSAS LMG)
Single sourceEffective; INSAS Rifle
Single sourceEffective; Point targets (INSAS LMG)
Single source400m (INSAS Rifle) 600 m: Point targets (INSAS LMG) 700 m: Area target (INSAS LMG)[source]
Barrel
Single source111mm Barrel[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source915 m/s (3,002 ft/s )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Ordnance Factories Board Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[source] |
| Produced | 2000–present[source] | 1994 –present[source] |
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| Variants | BUL Cherokee Compact; BUL G-Cherokee (full size & compact) with allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap.[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | DA/SA short recoil , tilting barrel[source] | Gas-operated , Rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 17-round detachable box magazine[source] | 20- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional)[source] | In-built iron sights , mount point for telescopic or night sight[source] |
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| Used by | Israeli security agencies[source] | See Operators[source] |
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| In service | — | 1998–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Kargil War Nepalese Civil War Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India Operation All Clear Myanmar Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir[source] |
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| Designer | — | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] |
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| No. built | — | 100,000 (Assault Rifles) and 6,000 (LMG) (2012) 700,000–900,000 (2019)[source] |
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