LSR (sniper rifle)

The Light Sniper Rifle (LSR) is a Pakistani 7.62×51mm bolt-action sniper rifle^[1] designed and manufactured by the POF.^[3] It was displayed on 23 November 2016 along with the HMG PK-16 in the IDEAS Exhibition.^[1] It was designed to fulfill the increasing demand of precision rifles in Pakistan.^[1]

Light Sniper Rifle (LSR)
Type	Sniper rifle
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
In service	2016-present[1]
Used by	Pakistan Army Pakistan Navy
Production history
Designer	Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Manufacturer	Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Unit cost	$6500(FY 2016)[2]
Specifications
Mass	5.68 kg[1]
Caliber	7.62×51mm NATO[1]
Action	bolt action[1][3]
Muzzle velocity	800-820 m/s[1]
Effective firing range	800 m[3]
Maximum firing range	4000m
Feed system	5-10 rounds magazine[1]

Characteristics

The Light Sniper Rifle (LSR) is believed to have been designed to fulfill the demand of an affordable precision rifle platform.^[1][3] The price for one unit is $6500 as of 2016.^[2] It is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and has a weight of 5.68 kg,^[1] an effective range of 800 m^[3] and Muzzle velocity of 800–820 m/s.^[1] It has a Chromium-vanadium steel barrel and is equipped with a quad rail with two forward locking lugs.^[1] The rifling has a twist rate of 1:12 and the trigger pull requires 0.5-2.5 kg force.^[1] The magazine has a capacity of 5-10 rounds.^[1] POF intends to work on extending its range and barrel life after it enters mass-production.^[3]

See also

Comparable Sniper rifles

• Pindad SPR
• Komodo Armament D7CH
• Istiglal anti-materiel rifle
• Yalguzag sniper rifle
• MKEK JNG-90
• T-12 sniper rifle
• Kalekalıp KNT-308
• Siyavash sniper rifle
• Arash (sniper rifle)
• Tabuk Sniper Rifle

Other POF products

• POF Eye
• HMG PK-16
• Azb sniper rifle
• PSR-90