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Sako M23

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The Sako M23 is a Finnish family of military precision rifles designed by Sako with the Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Armed Forces, developed after Finland issued a letter of intent for a new rifle system in May 2020. It comes in two configurations, the 7.62 KIV 23 for designated marksmen with an effective range of about 600 meters and the 7.62 TKIV 23 sniper variant effective to about 800 meters, both chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. The gas operated design is based on the AR-10 and AR-15 platform but uses a proprietary short stroke gas piston system developed by Sako. Both Finland and Sweden have adopted the rifle for their armed forces since it entered service in 2022.

Facts
Weapon Class
Military precision rifle 1
Introduced Year
2022 1
Caliber Class
Small Arms 1
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Operated By

Finnish Defence Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: SAKO M23
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Manufactured By

SAKO

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Sako M23

Originated In

Finland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia: Sako M23Infobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
Finland
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sako M23
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: type
    Designated marksman rifle Sniper rifle
  • Infobox: production_date
    2022-
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO
  • Caliber attribute (sako-m23)
    It comes in two configurations, the 7.62 KIV 23 for designated marksmen with an effective range of about 600 meters and the 7.62 TKIV 23 sniper variant effective to about 800 meters, both chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.
  • Introduction
    is a Finnish family of military precision rifles designed by Sako
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Wikidata: Sako M23
Wikidata Q110269207, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: SAKO M23
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
Quote, Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
[ Finland ]
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