TKB-0146
The TKB-0146 is a bullpup assault rifle prototype designed by Igor Yakovlevich Stechkin at the TsKIB SOO. The gun participated in the Russian Army's Project Abakan assault rifle trials. Nikonov's AS[M] and Stechkin's design were the only two truly innovative designs in the Abakan competition that made it to the final testing round; all the other 6 competitors that made it that far were based on more conventional designs. Stechkin's design could fire two-round bursts at 2000 rpm or sustained fire at 600 rpm.
TKB-0146
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- TKB-0146
- Field
- assault rifle
- Period
- 1984
- Region
- Soviet Union
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The TKB-0146 is a bullpup assault rifle prototype designed by Igor Yakovlevich Stechkin at the TsKIB SOO. The gun participated in the Russian Army's Project Abakan assault rifle trials. Nikonov's AS[M] and Stechkin's design were the only two truly innovative designs in the Abakan competition that made it to the final testing round; all the other 6 competitors that made it that far were based on more conventional designs. Stechkin's design could fire two-round bursts at 2000 rpm or sustained fire at 600 rpm.
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Stechkin's gun was slightly more accurate than Nikonov's, but turned out less reliable, mainly because it accumulated more fouling. Nikonov's design won and became the AN-94. In TKB-0146, switching from one-round semi-automatic to fully automatic fire was accomplished by a secondary trigger located behind the main trigger. Squeezing the main trigger slightly fired off a single round. Pulling it back fully, so that it pressed the secondary trigger, enabled fully automatic fire. Switching to the two-round burst mode was done by operating a different lever. Two examples can be seen in the Tula arms museum; one of these is an early prototype that was configured for three-round bursts rather than two, which was the option for the later models.
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• Name — TKB-0146 • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Bullpup assault rifle • Is Ranged — YES • Designer — Igor Yakovlevich Stechkin • Weight — 3.8kg • Length — 794mm • Part Length — 420mm • Cartridge — 5.45×39mm • Caliber — 5.45mm • Rate — 600 rpm (sustained) 2000 rpm (two-round burst) • Velocity — 920m/s • Feed — 30-round AK-74 compatible box magazine • Sights — Iron sights
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1984
TKB-0146 first recorded.
1984
TKB-0146 is recorded from 1984.
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