Weapon Name- Type 50 Automatic Battle Rifle
Round Type- 8mm x 55mm
Over-all length- 1000mm (39.4 inches), 33.9 inches (861mm)
Barrel length- 500mm (19.6 inches), 368mm (14.5 inches)
Weight- 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds)
Rate of Fire- 600 RPM
Feed Mechanism- Detachable box magazine
Round Capacity- 20 rounds, 25 rounds, 50 rounds
Effective Range- 500 meters
Range- 850 meters
Accuracy- 1.75 MOA, 2 MOA
Accessories- Picatinny Rails
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picatinny Rails
Muzzle Velocity- 850 m/s (10 grams), 3600 joules - 785 m/s (10 grams), 3080 joules
Firing System- Direct impingement system
Miscellaneous/electronic information- The weapon is a chinese made direct impingement operated tilting lock breech battle rifle chambered in the 8mm chinese cartridge.
Basic Information
The weapon is a variant of the Chinese made CS-LR17, and similiar to the Norinco QBZ-95, chambered in 7.62mm x 51mm NATO or 8mm x 55mm Chinese rounds. The weapon is intended to serve as a larger battle rifle variant of the rifle, being heavier and with an enlarged bolt, barrel, and receiver to accommodate the new round. The weapon utilizes a short stroke gas piston, and in addition to this has other recoil reducing measures, like a muzzle break and dual spring recoil guide rod. The 8mm x 55mm chinese round is based on the 7.62mm x 54mmR, with a slightly longer case to avoid accidental feeding in the same weapons, and chambered in a 7.92mm caliber bullet, commonly referred to as 8mm. This cartridge was chosen in part due to it's slightly superior ballistics and aerodynamics, and it's ability to be downsized with sub caliber rounds which are more accurate. The standard 8mm cartridge has a .45 G1 BC, while the sniper cartridge has a G1 ballistic coefficient of .595 BC, and generates 1 MOA out of the type 51 Marksmen Rifle. The 10 gram AP round has a hardened steel penetrator tip, and is capable of penetrating 11mm of RHA steel at 100 meters.
The weapon comes with two barrels, a standard 8mm barrel with a 5 groove right-hand 1 in 240mm (1 in 9.45 in) barrel twist, and an accurized barrel with 3 grooves. The accurized barrel utilizes as a polygonal, hammer forged barrel that uses a nitrided coating, which has a shorter life and worse corrosion resistance, but is more accurate. It also is designed to be stiffer and heavier, is free-floating (lacking an aluminum heat sink), and has a muzzle break which contours to the rifle's barrel grooves and increases barrel harmonic stabilization, like with the FR F1 rifle. The standard barrel uses an aluminum heatsink in the handguard to help dissipate heat and is chrome plated for corrosion resistance, but is consequently less accurate, particularly with the standard 10 gram AP ammunition. Either gun can use either ammunition, however the accurized barrel has a shorter range than the standard battle rifle cartridge, having a slightly different barrel twist. As neither barrel is easily removable, they are considered to be different weapons, although the type 51 battle rifle shares virtually all parts commonality with the Type 50 with exception for the barrel. Typically the Type 50 is also paired with a scope and bipod, to improve the shooter's accuracy. Both barrels come in 20 inch and 14.5 inch barrel configurations for full length and carbine-length weapons, however the sniper variant is rarely used with the 14.5 inch barrel. This generates 850 m/s and 785 m/s respectively for the 10 gram AP cartridge, and 790 m/s and 735 m/s for the 12.8 gram sniper cartridge, or 3600 and 3080 joules from each barrel length, and 4000 joules and 3450 joules from each barrel length from the sniper rounds. The 10 gram armor piercing round has a G1 BC of .408 (referred to as the D11) and remains super sonic until 1000 yards, and has the same energy than a 5.56mm x 45mm NATO at 400 yards (1800 joules), and the same energy as the .357 magnum at 700 yards (1000 joules), with as much energy as a handgun round at it's supersonic range of 1000 yards (500 joules). The 12.8 gram sniper round has a G1 BC of .595 (referred to as the D23) and remains super sonic until 1325 yards, and has the same energy than a 5.56mm x 45mm NATO at 650 yards (1800 joules), and the same energy as the .357 magnum at 1075 yards (1000 joules), with as much energy as a handgun round at 1900 yards (500 joules).
The rifle is based on the improved QBZ-95-1, including many of the same fundamental changes, to the type 50 battle rifle, but is a conventionally laid out weapon instead of being a bullpup. Some improvements were ergonomic, with the safety switch moved to above the pistol grip and the right-sided ejection port moved forward with ejection of cartridges at an angle to allow left-handed firing. It fires better quality ammunition with a non-corrosive primer, clean-burning propellant, and copper-coated steel casing with a copper-alloy-jacketed hardened steel-cored bullet. The QBZ-95-1 has a longer, heavier barrel and redesigned muzzle brake, a diamond-shaped cross-section on the handguard to disperse heat, a stronger buttstock and a redesigned trigger guard. The carrying handle was lowered to better position optics on the quick-releasable modified dovetail rail, and a pair of short rails at the sight's base allows for tactical accessories to be mounted. The QBZ-95 operates using a short-stroke gas operated rotating-bolt system, similar to many modern military rifles, mostly notably the CZ Vz. 58. The selector switch on the rifle has four settings. The selector settings are as follows: "0" for safe, "1" for "semi-automatic", "2" for fully automatic, and on selected models, "3" for three round burst setting. Thanks to the short stroke gas piston, recoil buffer system, muzzle break, and dual spring recoil guide rod, the rifle is claimed to be more controllable in automatic and rapid fire. Magazines are inserted into the magazine well, which is located to the rear of the pistol grip. The magazine is inserted front-first into the well so that the notch on the front of the magazine is retained in the well. The magazine is then "rocked" into place by rotating the rear of the magazine upwards into the well (in a manner similar to the AK-47 series) until the magazine latch to the rear of the well is engaged. To release the magazine, the magazine release is pressed rearward, and the magazine pivoted forward and disengaged from the front recess.
The QBZ-95 uses a linear striker-firing mechanism, where a spring-loaded firing pin and linear hammer fires the chambered cartridge; most post-World War II military rifles use a rotating hammer firing mechanism. The firing mechanism and trigger are inspired by the vz. 58, but with noticeable differences. The QBZ-95's striker piece has a more complex shape. Furthermore, the QBZ-95 uses in-line main and striker springs using the same spring guide rod, instead of two parallel springs. The charging handle is located under the integral carrying handle, similar to early versions of the AR-10. To chamber a round and charge the weapon, this handle is pulled fully to the rear and then released forward to bring a round into the chamber. It is then ready to fire. On the later variants, if the bolt is hold open, the charging handle will be locked in the rear position under the carrying handle. One can either use the finger to pull the charging handle to the rear fully or press the bolt release button located behind the magazine latch to release the bolt, one feature the previous design lacks. The weapon comes with a specialized bipod and scope intended specifically for it's use, but is capable of using a broad range of accessories. It is also designed to fire a variety of rifle grenades, with a plunger similar to the M1 garand in the piston and a muzzle break that allows the rounds to be fitted over the barrel.
