<p>A prototype of a domestically-produced rifle was displayed Monday.<br /><br />The rifle - that weighs 4.3 kg - uses 7.62 mm ammunition and has a range of 600 metres, the Hurriyet newspaper said.<br /><br />Special units of the armed forces will be equipped with 50 rifles in the next four months to assess their performance in different climatic conditions, it said.<br /><br />It took weapon experts three and a half years to research and produce the model.<br /><br />Mass production will begin if the rifles prove successful. They are expected to replace the G3 rifles currently used by the Turkish Armed Forces.</p>
<p>A prototype of a domestically-produced rifle was displayed Monday.<br /><br />The rifle - that weighs 4.3 kg - uses 7.62 mm ammunition and has a range of 600 metres, the Hurriyet newspaper said.<br /><br />Special units of the armed forces will be equipped with 50 rifles in the next four months to assess their performance in different climatic conditions, it said.<br /><br />It took weapon experts three and a half years to research and produce the model.<br /><br />Mass production will begin if the rifles prove successful. They are expected to replace the G3 rifles currently used by the Turkish Armed Forces.</p>