MBO-1

The MBO-1 (МБО-1) is a Soviet bolt-action target rifle for competitive shooting sports (100 meter running deer exercise and Olympic games).^[1]

MBO-1
Type	bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	USSR
Production history
Designer	A. E. Ozerov[1]
Manufacturer	Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant[1]
Produced	1964–1972[1]
Specifications
Mass	4.3 – 5.0 kg[1]
Length	1156 – 1176mm[1]
Barrel length	560 – 730mm[1]
Cartridge	5.6×39mm[1]
Rate of fire	variable
Feed system	3-round magazine, loaded individually[1]
Sights	diopter sight

Design

The MBO-1 has heavy barrel with six grooves (420 mm twist rate) and non-detachable internal box magazine.^[1]

All rifles had a wooden stock and fore-end.^[1]

Variants

• MBO-1 (МБО-1) - first model, 4.3 kg, 730 mm barrel, diopter sight^[1]
• MBO-1M (МБО-1М) - second model, 5.0 kg, 680 mm barrel^[1]
• MBO-1K (МБО-1К)
• MBO-2 (МБО-2) - last model, 5.0 kg, 560 mm barrel, with muzzle brake and optical sight^[1]

Users

• Soviet Union
• Moldova - is allowed as target rifle^[2]
• Ukraine: at least until February 2012 ex-Soviet target rifles were stored in the warehouses of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine^[3]