Russian troops in Ukraine received a party of sniper rifles MC-566: What is known about weapons

The rifle is designed under the . 308 Winchester Nabi and allows, according to the developers, fire with the accuracy of firing at 0. 5 angular minutes. The Russian Holding "High Complexes", which is part of the State Corporation "Rostekh", announced the early supply of the Sniper's self-loading rifles of the MC-566 for units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The developers claim that this type of small arms "perfectly proven itself" in the fighting on the Ukrainian Front.

The press service of the Russian Holding announced this on April 27. On this occasion, Army Recognition enforcement wiets write that early supply of this party coincides with the Sniper Day celebration, which emphasizes Rostech's desire to meet the needs of the Russian military on the battlefield.

It is also emphasized that weapons were highly appreciated by the Russian military for innovative construction and the ability to compete with the advanced Western sniper rifles in terms of accuracy and reliability. The MC-566 is a self-loading sniper rifle, which is produced by Tula weapons, it was first introduced in 2018, and initially intended to meet the needs of the civilian hunting market.

The design of the MC-566 was developed on the basis of the Rifle of the OC-129, created under the specific requirements of the Russian military. The MC-566 self-loading rifles under Nabi. The rifle was originally created under the cartridge of 7. 62x51 mm NATO and uses a short -running gas piston system. Comparatively with the American M110 and Ukrainian UAR-10, MC-566 has a 60 cm barrel and is equipped with an upper guide throughout the barrel length.

The rifle is equipped with sophisticated sights, a complex bed, a trickle with four guides and a muffler, which partially closes the barrel. In the civilian version of the muffler, the muffler plays the role of an empty expansion chamber without internal partitions, but it remains unclear whether such a configuration has been preserved in military versions.

The MC-566 differs from the similar AR-10 type models by the small lower part of the wall box and the higher arrangement of the gun handle, which allows for another firing mechanism that takes up less space than the shock-bunding mechanism of the AR-10. In addition, the rifle is equipped with built -in sophisticated sights that are less prone to damage than sighting devices mounted on the bar. The rifle was observed in reports that show its effectiveness at distances up to 1000 meters.