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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | INSAS rifle | S&T Motiv K14 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Light machine gun[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 2012–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Users |
(LMG) 1,050 mm (41 in) (LMG) 535 mm (21.1 in) (LMG)
Single sourcewithout magazine
Single source4.018 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]
w/o sight & magazine
Single sourcew/ sight & empty magazine
Single sourceEffective; 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]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source800 m (870 yd)[source]
singles, 3 round burst LMG
Single sourcesingles, 3 round burst 600–650 rounds/min (LMG)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source915 m/s (3,002 ft/s )[source]
Barrel length
Single source609.6 mm (24.00 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | S&T Motiv[source] |
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| Designed | 1980s–1997[source] | 2011–2012[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ordnance Factories Board Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[source] | S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994 –present[source] | 2012–present[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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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | .308 Winchester[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , Rotating bolt[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Feed system | 20- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine[source] |
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| Sights | In-built iron sights , mount point for telescopic or night sight[source] | Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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5.5 kg (12 lb) (w/o sight & magazine) 7 kg (15 lb) (w/ sight & empty magazine)[source]