Frag Out! Magazine
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The first batch of 150 rifles will cost military about $430,000 but the total demand of the Battalion is estimated for total of circa about 450 rifles. Why the agreement has historical meaning? Firstly, finally after five decades, the Polish Army will utilize the made in Poland weapon in the honor guard units. MSBS-R will replace the SKS-45 Soviet-made rifle which is now obsolete. The currently used rifles are heavily raddled and the replacement parts are hard to procure. Secondly, the MSBS-R is the first variant of the MSBS modular rifle family which was officially adopted by Polish Armed Forces. Of course, the ideal solution would be the simultaneous adoption of both honor guard and the assault rifle version but the long development phase as a part of Tytan future warrior program plus complicated procedures of entering new weapon systems into services, has significantly pull that moment away. Most probably, the MSBS rifle will finally join his blank-firing brother soon. What is curious, the 5.56x45 mm MSBS-R is blanks-only bolt-action rifle. Yes, it must be reloaded after. Rifle is magazine fed and the short 10-rounds AR-style Israeli made box magazines are used. In future they will be replaced with local made ones. www.fragoutmag.com