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Government issue guns?

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:45 pm
by eselquinoa
Is there any info about what different types of guns govt forces use? Like the paramilitaries with assault rifle type weapons (SIG? MP5?) What is issued to CRPF, BSF, SSB, ITBP, etc? Is there any Indian site like this US one -

http://wapedia.mobi/en/List_of_individu ... d_forces#8.

Re: Government issue guns?

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:05 am
by marksman_dd
here is the list of weapons that are used by the Indian Forces both military and special forces:

FN P90 PDW
FN Five-Seven
FN P90
F2000
Glock 19
Heckler & Koch MP5
SIG SG-552
IMI Tavor TAR-21
Bushmaster M4A3
M16A2
AK-47
AK-101
INSAS rifle
Uzi submachine gun
IMI Galil
Dragunov SVD59 SVD rifle
Heckler & Koch PSG1
Type 56 (AK 56)

u can check the details in the following link::
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_of_India

Re: Government issue guns?

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:29 am
by goodboy_mentor
Are M16s used by Indian forces? Never seen one with security forces, usually 7.62 mm self loading, 5.56 mm Insas & AK series are mostly seen with central armed forces. Most of the state forces have .303, with few states transitioning to 7.62 mm self loading rifles.

Re: Government issue guns?

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:40 am
by timmy
Don't forget the RFI 2A and 2A1 in 7.62x51 NATO -- from what I can gather, there are still some in use despite the government's getting rid of numbers of them. This is a modification of the No. Mk III* SMLE upgraded in strength to handle the NATO round.

I like mine! :^)

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Re: Government issue guns?

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:19 am
by cottage cheese
eselquinoa wrote:Is there any info about what different types of guns govt forces use? Like the paramilitaries with assault rifle type weapons (SIG? MP5?) What is issued to CRPF, BSF, SSB, ITBP, etc? Is there any Indian site like this US one -

http://wapedia.mobi/en/List_of_individu ... d_forces#8.

Do take the trouble to explore the forums eselquinoa:

http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5003

Its a on the pistol thread but kind of went off topic.... but it should give some useful info. Follow it in its entirety.

regards,
cc

Re: Government issue guns?

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:43 am
by MoA
Well I have been lucky enough to use a few of those. Even though I have never been associated with the Indian security forces. :D