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The 14.5×114mm (.57 calibre) is a heavy machine gun and anti-materiel rifle cartridge used by the Soviet Union, the former Warsaw Pact, modern Russia, and other countries.. It was originally developed for the PTRS and PTRD anti-tank rifles, and was later used as the basis for the KPV heavy machine gun that formed the basis of the ZPU series anti-aircraft guns that is also the main armament of ...
The Snipex T-Rex is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle chambered for the 14.5×114mm cartridge and manufactured by XADO-Holding Ltd., Kharkiv, Ukraine. Design
The Istiglal IST-14.5 anti-materiel rifle (also known as the Istiglal) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle produced by Telemexanika zavodu, subsidiary of the Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan. [3] 14.5×114mm ammunition in the Istiglal's 5-round detachable box magazine
Based on the state examinations results, the 14.5×114 mm caliber Snipex Alligator rifle was unofficially adopted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2020; [6] it was officially adopted on 2 March 2021. [1] The Alligator has been used by Ukrainian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [7]
Each 14.5mm round weighs 2.2 ounces, compared to a 1.5 ounces for the .50 caliber round used by the Model 82. A typical hunting rifle has a rifle barrel 22 inches long, while the Model 82 has a ...
By necking down the cartridge 14.5x114mm to accept 50 BMG, 12.7x114mmHL was created, with a muzzle velocity of 3,280 feet per second (1,000 m/s). MCR Horizon's Lord was also designed to be adaptable in comparison to other similar rifles. It can switch between the previously mentioned calibers on the field, sometimes only requiring a barrel change.
14.5×114mm Snipex M Ukraine: 2017 Rotating bolt 12.7x108mm Snipex Rhino Hunter Ukraine: 2016 Bolt-action .50 BMG Snipex T-Rex Ukraine: 2017 Bolt-action 14.5x114mm MCR Horizon's Lord Ukraine: 2015 Bolt-action .416 Barrett.460 Steyr.50 BMG 12.7×108mm 12.7×114mm "HL" 14.5×114mm 23×115mm. CSR 50 United Arab Emirates: 2013 Bolt-action .50 BMG ...
Guns captured by the Germans were given the designation 14.5 mm PzB 784(r). [ 7 ] Although the PTRS-41 anti-armour capabilities quickly diminished after its introduction in 1941 to due increasing thickness of German tank armour, the 14.5×114mm round was still useful against soft-skinned targets such as trucks and in urban warfare.