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The 5.56×30mm MINSAS is a firearm cartridge manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for close-quarters combat use. It has an effective range of Template:Convert and good penetration against body armor.[1] OFB claims that its penetration rate is better than 9mm caliber.[2] It is currently chambered in the Modern Sub Machine Carbine and Amogh carbine.[3]
The MINSAS is being manufactured at Ammunition Factory Khadki in Pune.[4]
History
Development
The first reports of the MINSAS being developed was from 2009 when the MSMC was announced to be in development.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Modern Sub Machine Carbine / MSMC submachine gun (India). World Guns. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ↑ Indian MSMC carbine. Firearms World. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170802153735/https://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/add_31.htm
- ↑ https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/indian-army-to-get-made-in-india-carbines-designed-by-drdo/2147446/
- ↑ https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/08/31/indias-new-modern-submachine-carbine-msmc-and-5-56x30mm-ammunition/