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Pindad SPR

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The Pindad SPR, an abbreviation of the Indonesian Senapan Penembak Runduk, or sniper rifle, is a family of sniper rifles made by Pindad of Indonesia, with design work beginning in 2000 and entry into service in 2003, driven by arms embargoes during a period when the Indonesian military was deployed in anti-insurgency operations. The family comprises four variants: the bolt-action SPR-1 and SPR-3 chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, the SPR-2, a .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle weighing 19.5 kilograms with a 2,000-meter effective range, and the SPR-4, chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum with a 1,500-meter effective range. The rifles feature adjustable bipods and Picatinny rails for optics. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Sniper rifle (family) 2
Introduced Year
2003 2
Year the first variant, SPR-1, entered service; the SPR family continued with later variants through 2017.
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 2
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Pindad SPR
Wikidata Q7194994, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: Pindad SPR
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindad_SPR, lead paragraph
    The Pindad SPR (abbreviation from Indonesian: Senapan Penembak Runduk, Sniper Rifle) is a family of sniper rifles made by Pindad.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindad_SPR, History section
    Pindad SPR-1 was developed from 2000 and pressed into service in 2003 due to arms embargoes, as the Indonesian military was deployed into anti-insurgency operations against GAM during Insurgency in Aceh.
  • service-status
    service = 2003-present
  • Caliber attribute (pindad-spr)
    The family comprises four variants: the bolt-action SPR-1 and SPR-3 chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, the SPR-2, a .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle weighing 19.5 kilograms with a 2,000-meter effective range, and the SPR-4, chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum with a 1,500-meter effective range.
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