Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite its success, in the end, the Type 81 was still a stopgap rifle. What the PLA really wanted was a rifle in a new true intermediate caliber: 5.8mm. In the 1980s ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Kalashnikov-inspired rifle is a remarkable piece of engineering, combining the Soviet design with a new firing mechanism and several other innovations. In the ...

February 22, 2022: Since the 1990s Chinese DMR (designated marksman rifles) were based on the bullpup (magazine behind the trigger) assault rifle modified, with a smaller magazine and telescope sight.