Pakistan unveils BW20 and BW21 rifles

[Mr.Green]

The number of parts have been drastically reduced which is in line with modern design thinking that aims to simplify the system. Service would also be easier due to this and will also be stupid proof.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Trust me, it's not.

It's like calling the HK-416 a glorified AR-15. There are similarities, due to military requirements, but they're not the same.

I hope so, if you said.

Not exactly take a closer look

Brother superficially modified G3.

 

[Riz]

Glorified G3...nothing new....period.

Be-21 is completely new design , only similarity with G-3 is that it can take G-3 magazine

 

[Genghis khan1]

Looking good. Recoil seems manageable. Rifle (force vectors) seems much aligned straight into shoulder (similar to SCAR). No side kick, even on full auto.

Butt-stock needs improvement. Railing can always be modified.

No weight is mentioned. I think as long as weight is comparable to modern rifles (equal or less) and rifle passes the basic assault rifle trials for infantry. It’s a solid contender.

 

[Agha Sher]

The testing videos looks great. Hope the project is succesful!

 

[Maarkhoor]

Be-21 is completely new design , only similarity with G-3 is that it can take G-3 magazine

Operating mechanism is 99% same as G3.

 

[GumNaam]

When do you think they will be inducted

not for a while, they are go thru lengthy testing now.

 

[ummarz]

Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) have unveiled projects of new domestic rifles called BW20 and BW21 7.62×51mm. Salman Ali, lead designer of the POF BW20 series, mentioned in The Firearm Blog that the BW20 rifle uses the same mechanism used in the Hecker & Koch G3, which is the standard fighting rifle of the Pakistan Army and is currently a POF product.

It appears that the Pakistani munitions factories have introduced the BW20 in accordance with the requirements of the next-generation rifle for the Pakistani army. It is a new design that saves costs by re-utilizing the existing production infrastructure of Pakistan's munitions factories dedicated to the HK G3. Although the BW20 has some commonalities with the G3 (about 30%), it is not an upgrade to the HK G3, but rather a new rifle.

BW20

For example, the G3 rifle consists of 200 parts, and the BW20 rifle uses 125 parts, which is a clear difference in design and construction. Furthermore, the BW20 uses PMF's internal trigger mechanism, which is based on the AR-15, while its feed system uses an AR10 magazine. The final version of the BW20 will have a different magazine (the latter design will be compatible with AK series magazines), a selector system, a bolt opening mechanism, and picatinny rails for accessories such as sighting systems and front handles.

The Pakistani munitions factories are also reportedly working on a version of the BW20 in 5.56×45mm and 7.62×39mm. This plant is likely to produce 7.62x39mm versions for both the Pakistan Army and Interior Ministry paramilitary units, in line with the increasing adoption of this caliber of ammunition in service.

As for the BW21 rifle, it differs in design from the BW20 except that it uses the same 7.62×51mm caliber using an AR-style roller-delayed blowback mechanism. It is unclear whether the BW21 is a continuation of the AR development of Pakistani ordnance factories, which debuted in late 2019 with the PK18, and the BW21 may be more indigenously designed and built than the BW20.

BW21

In 2015, the Pakistani army put out a tender for the purchase of a new generation assault rifle. Many designs have been tested from around the world, including the FN SCAR, Beretta ARX-200, CZ BREN, AK-103 and more. In the end, the Army chose none of the 7.62×51mm designs for domestic adoption. There have been reports that Pakistan has ordered the AK-103 from Russia, but the status of this program is unclear.

In the end, the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) appears to have given the green light to a domestic rifle design, and part of the reason appears to stem from the sense that none of the foreign designs have significantly improved upon the G3 in terms of accuracy and durability. This is not to say that the other guns weren't good, but the incremental improvement they provided may not have justified the total cost of adopting and manufacturing a foreign design domestically.


https://quwa.org/2021/12/19/pakistan-reveals-new-rifles-pof-bw20-and-pof-bw21-2/

Excellent. I like their approach tbh. Like PAC working on JF-17, putting our needs first and not be over ambitious. Baby steps first and now we have moved on to BLK III. Same here, put your foot in the door with something simple that meets our requirements and go from there. If this rifle is even 10% better in each category compared to our last battle rifle G3, its a big win. Even if accuracy remains the same. A bit lighter, a bit shorter, a bit less recoil, a bit more reliable, good support for optics and suppressors, a bit simpler, a bit cheaper and a bit more Pakistani. Win win win.

I don't know why, but I am digging the hodge podge mix of parts, esp the super classic stock on BW21 for some reason...

 

[Super Falcon]

Dont agree with blow back machenism rifle

Explained briliantly in this video must watch

Detailed video thede guns are just clones of of G 3 with few adjustments

 

[EternalMortal]

"While BW20 uses roller-delayed blowback, it is not just an upgrade of the G3"

New BW20 Roller-Delayed Battle Rifle from Pakistan Ordnance Factories -

The roller-delayed blowback action seems to have faded into obscurity. Until now. Meet BW20, the new battle rifle designed by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.

www.thefirearmblog.com

 

[HRK]

A new short video of POF BW-21 rifle posted by Salman Ali on his Youtube channel just couples of hours ago

 

[CodeforFood]

BW20

BW21

I dunno guys, think we may have our new assault rifles, both look extremely promising. Let's see how they pan out in freezing, hot, mountainous and swampy terrains.

I wonder why they did not consider 6.8 as a caliber. Something close to like this.

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modernfirearms.net

slightly more sleeker bullet profile will help greatly with ballistics

 

[HRK]

I wonder why they did not consider 6.8 as a caliber. Something close to like this.

SIG Sauer NGSW-R MCX Spear XM5 assault rifle (USA) - Modern Firearms

The MCX Spear assault rifle is being developed by American division of international SIG Sauer gun making company under NGSW-R – “Next Generation Squad Weapon – Rifle” program, funded by US Army. This highly ambitious program is intended to equip American infantrymen with new rifle and squad...

modernfirearms.net

choice of caliber is not the domain of POF but the primary user of the weapon which is Pakistan Army.

 

[Trango Towers]

Dont agree with blow back machenism rifle

Explained briliantly in this video must watch

Detailed video thede guns are just clones of of G 3 with few adjustments

Every Gun is a clone of some gun. 30% parts are G3. So hownis it a clone? I think you need to Google clone

 

[spectregunship]

thats a new upload