Norinco QBZ-95 Sniper Rifle Carbin China-Chinese

Norinco QBZ-95 Sniper Rifle

The new generation QBZ-95 sniper exists, mostly in the hands of special ops troops. This Norinco QBZ-95 is the sniper rifle version of the Chinese Type 86 assault rifle, designed for squad and platoon sharpshooters. It has a longer and heavier barrel and a bipod in this role. It is one of the few bullpup sniper rifles in existence, and also one of the few capable of automatic fire. This weapon, while becoming more widespread every day, is still in very limited issue. Unlike its assault rifle counterpart, the Sniper variant  cannot  mount a grenade launcher, may not  fire rifle grenades, and cannot  use a bayonet. The Thais are using a small amount of QBZ-97 Sniper Rifles, and the Filipinos are also using them in small numbers.

Norinco QBZ-95 Assault Rifle

Norinco QBZ-95 Sniper Rifle

Though rarer than it is in the Notes above,  the QBZ-95 sniper exists, mostly in the hands of special ops troops. (It is simply cheaper to keep build and maintain parts for more traditional weapons than a novel  new weapon with proprietary ammunition.) The Thais are using a small amount of QBZ-97 Sniper Rifles, and the Filipinos are also using them in small numbers.