Wait. Still wearing the smurf blue camo?One more. All DMRs...
QBZ-191 service rifle family
- Thread starter Blitzo
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They are still in the process of changing so not everyone is gonna is fully equipped with the latest stuff. And like the previous person said, less important groups and branches get less priority.
Well, it should be rather QBU, not QBV, since the V is a result of different Chinese transliteration. And the U means Juji, which is Chinese word for "sniper". All Chinese sniper and marksman rifles are designated as QBU-number.
I'm aware of that.
But why is there a special reason why it's called QBV-191 instead of QBU-191?
Because several sources use the other transliteration method, which leads to the QBV designation. Sometimes, people think that there are two different variants of the rifle, QBU-191 and QBV-191, but in fact, they are the same.
I think it's a little complicated.
Thank you for letting me know.
You're welcome. And yes, Chinese and its transliteration definitely IS a complicated one.
Sometimes, it seems that people think that the QBU-191 is the designated marksman rifle (the replacement for QBU-88), while the QBV-191 is the ultra-light squad machine gun (the replacement for QBB/QJB-95), but it is the same weapon. As it was explained in this thread several pages before, almost everything points to conclusion that the PLA aims to use the QBU-191 in both roles, primarily as a DMR, but also as the ultra-light squad machine gun, similarly to the M27 in the US Marine Corps.
Interesting! It looks like they are using different commercial optics for this competition.QBZ-191s at this year's shooting competition hosted by Russia. The Chinese team are practicing on the course.
