JNG-90
MKE JNG-90 is a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires the 7.62×51mm NATO round used by the Turkish military. Development of the weapon first started back in 2004 to 2008. Its nickname is Bora and it is currently being offered for export.
JNG-90
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- Name
- MKE JNG-90
- Field
- sniper rifle
- Region
- Turkey
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Key facts
• Name — MKE JNG-90 • Origin — Turkey • Type — Sniper rifle • Is Ranged — yes • Service — 2008–present • Used By — See Users • Wars — Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War • Designer — Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation • Design Date — 2004–2008 • Manufacturer — Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation • Production Date — 2008–Present (as JMK BORA-12) • Weight — 6.4 kg • Length — Retracted: 1220 mm Extended: 1265 mm • Part Length — 660 mm • Cartridge — 7.62×51mm NATO • Action — bolt-action • Velocity — 860 m/s • Range — 1000 m • Feed — 10-round magazine • Sights — day or night optics
Design
Design
The JNG-90 was designed with the collaboration of Turkish Gendarmerie and Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE). Designed by Capt. (Rtd.) Mustafa Dolar and Sgt. Mjr. Necmi Güngör, rifle is accurate in terms of shooting 0.3 MOA groups at up to 100 meters range according to MKE tests. Picatinny rails are provided on the forend and on the upper receiver. The rifle also has an adjustable buttstock.
Users
Users
• Illustration — Map with MKE JNG-90 users in blue • Azerbaijan: Purchased unknown number of JNG-90s. • Kyrgyzstan: Purchased unknown number of JNG-90s • Turkey: In use by the Turkish Armed Forces. • Turkmenistan: Purchased unknown number of JNG-90s • Saudi Arabia: Purchased unknown number of JNG-90s
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- 1.Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation. JMK BORA-12 KESKİN NİŞANCI TÜFEĞİ.
- 2.Max Popenker. Bora JNG-90 sniper rifle (Turkey).
- 3.ARMAS. Fusil de precisión MKEK JNG-90.
- 4.Jandarma Magazine 2004/2
- 5.Снайперская винтовка 7.62 mm JNG 90 Bora.
- 6.Mkek JNG-90. 27 October 2010.
- 7.Keskin nişancıların milli silahı: Bora-12. www.aa.com.tr.
- 8.Keskin nişancıların milli silahı: Bora-12.
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