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Measured figures
Length
Single sourceP30
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch P30 | INSAS rifle |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Assault rifle Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | India[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | Frank Henninger[source] | Armament Research and Development Establishment |
P30L P30SK
Single source181 mm (7.1 in) P30 196 mm (7.7 in) P30L 163 mm (6.4 in) P30SK[source]
P30L (without magazine)
Single sourceP30SK (without magazine)
Single sourceP30 (without magazine)
Single source647 g (22.8 oz) P30 (without magazine) 687 g (24.2 oz) P30L (without magazine) 598 g (21.1 oz) P30SK (without magazine)[source]
740 Gramm ohne Magazin[source]P30 · Gewicht ohne Magazin (without magazine)
(LMG) 1,050 mm (41 in) (LMG) 535 mm (21.1 in) (LMG)
Single sourcewithout magazine
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single source50 m (55 yd )[source]
max. 50 Meter[source]P30 · Kampfentfernung (source engagement distance)
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]
P30
Single source( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )
Single sourceP30 · Muzzle velocity · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )
Single source360 m/s (1,181 ft/s) ( P30 ) 370 m/s (1,214 ft/s) ( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )[source]
360 m/s[source]P30 · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )
Muzzle velocity
Single source915 m/s (3,002 ft/s )[source]
P30 · Calibre · Kaliber
Single source9 Millimeter[source]P30 · Kaliber
singles, 3 round burst LMG
Single sourcesingles, 3 round burst 600–650 rounds/min (LMG)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Ordnance Factories Board Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[source] |
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| Produced | 2006–present[source] | 1994 –present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W P30(L)[source] 9 mm x 19[source]P30 · P30 magazine ammunition explicitly stated in own equipment paragraph | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem[source]P30 · Action | Gas-operated , Rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 17 rounds (9×19mm) P30(L) 15 rounds (9×19mm) 10 rounds (9×19mm) 13 rounds (9×19mm) P30SK 10 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L) 13 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L)[source] | 20- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn[source]P30 · Visier | In-built iron sights , mount point for telescopic or night sight[source] |
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| Magazine capacity | 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin) | — |
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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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| Designed | — | 1980s–1997[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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| Reported operators |
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4.018 kg (8.86 lb) (without magazine) 6.23 kg (13.7 lb) (LMG) 1,050 mm (41 in) (LMG) 535 mm (21.1 in) (LMG)[source]