Berkut rifle

The Berkut (Russian: Беркут, "golden eagle") is a family of semi-automatic, gas-operated hunting carbines designed and manufactured by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula. The Berkut family of rifles is available in .308 Winchester, 7.62×54mmR, and, for larger game, 9×53mmR. The wooden stock is detachable for easy storage and is available in several different styles such as semi-pistol and thumb-hole.

Berkut
Type	Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin	Russia
Production history
Designer	V. P. Gryazev[1]
Manufacturer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Produced	1998 -
Specifications
Mass	Berkut-2/Berkut-2M1: 3.9 kg (8.60 lb) Berkut-3: 3.8 kg (8.38 lb)[2]
Length	1,130 mm (44.5 in)[2]
Barrel length	620 mm (24.4 in)[2]
Cartridge	.308 Winchester 7.62×54mmR 9×53mmR[2]
Feed system	5 round box magazine 10 round SVD box magazine[3]
Sights	open sight, scope

For other uses, see Berkut.

Variants

• Berkut-1 ("Беркут-1") – 7.62×39mm.
• К-93 ("Беркут-2" and "Беркут-2-1") – .308 Winchester.
  • К-93-1 ("Беркут-2М") – 7.62×54mmR.
• Berkut-3 ("Беркут-3" and "Беркут-3-1") – 9×53mmR.
• Berkut-4 («Беркут-4»)

Users

• Belarus - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon^[4]
• Russian Federation