PLA Small arms

[A potato]

QYJ201
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Is the user a non Chinese figther/soldier? because the North Face Cap and the Beard give it away.

 

[Aniah]

Is the user a non Chinese figther/soldier? because the North Face Cap and the Beard give it away.

Still Chinese, just non han Chinese. Probably from the west like Xinjiang or someplace similar.

 

[Kejora]

Still Chinese, just non han Chinese. Probably from the west like Xinjiang or someplace similar.

I didn't know they allow beard in PLA.

 

[sabiothailand]

QYJ201
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The one thing that bothers me is his glove. Why does it look like that?

 

[Fergus]

The one thing that bothers me is his glove. Why does it look like that?

He's holding his glove in the same hand as the grip so he can use his phone.

 

[Redekr]

Two different models. I wonder which one is the earlier prototype. Did the magazine say when or how old this is?

This is another part of the article.
Seems that all weapon tests are done with the prototype with exposed gas block and a foregrip

Note the marked text:
"This program is funded by Hunan Technology Innovation Program,Project code:2023RC3267"

The article itself is published in May 2025

 

[LawLeadsToPeace]

I didn't know they allow beard in PLA.

Uyghurs and certain other minorities get it in Western China since shaving there is painful. As a matter of fact, one of the officers who was part of the series of clashes with India several years ago was a Uyghur whom the Indians thought was Pakistani undercover military officer.

 

[talonn]

I solely believe that the PLA will use QBU191 as a future reference for what their Next version of the 191 will be, considering it boasts impressive accuracy and low recoil, it seems that they will invest more expensive resources on Marksman Long - Mid range instead of Close Range encounters.

Out of all of the 191's the designated marksman rifle QBU hit the jackpot the most.

Saw the video of it firing. Impressive RoF and recoil indeed. Any downside that we might not know about?

 

[Saru]

Saw the video of it firing. Impressive RoF and recoil indeed. Any downside that we might not know about?

The problem with the gun it keyholes sometimes, the cartridge tend to get caught inside the chamber although it is not often it's a rare instance they are usually defect models.

While China is trying to catch up they remain behind other Countries when it comes to quality of their Guns the main problem with the QBZ19 is the quality control similar to QBZ-95 reportedly some of it's ergonomics easily gets worn out that can affect the performance of the gun.

It is a substantial improvement over the QBZ-95 unfortunately it's design is outdated.

Which is why no foreign armies are interested in buying their next generation rifle it doesn't really do anything different from what a M4 does except it struggles with modularity the amount of ergonomics that can be swapped with the QBZ-191 is non existent.

 

[Sunbud]

The problem with the gun it keyholes sometimes, the cartridge tend to get caught inside the chamber although it is not often it's a rare instance they are usually defect models.

While China is trying to catch up they remain behind other Countries when it comes to quality of their Guns the main problem with the QBZ19 is the quality control similar to QBZ-95 reportedly some of it's ergonomics easily gets worn out that can affect the performance of the gun.

It is a substantial improvement over the QBZ-95 unfortunately it's design is outdated.

Which is why no foreign armies are interested in buying their next generation rifle it doesn't really do anything different from what a M4 does except it struggles with modularity the amount of ergonomics that can be swapped with the QBZ-191 is non existent.

Wasn't the video of key holing not proven to be due to the use of rubber sim munitions in an indoor range? I am not aware of this being a common problem firing live ammunition.