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The Saritch (Russian: Сарыч, Sarych) was a Russian concept battle rifle designed by Russian design student Andrei Ovsyannikov.

History

The Saritch-308 is a concept gun designed in 2009 by Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design (a.k.a Vera Mukhina Institute) student Andrei Ovsyannikov as a part of his graduation design project. Mock-ups of its body were created, but no firing prototypes were made.

Design

Saritch is a bullpup battle rifle. Its design was inspired by foreign modular weapon design philosophy. The weapon's internal mechanisms are encased in a polymer receiver. Many components, such as the stock, the cheek rest, the sights, and the pistol grip can be adjusted and modified to customize ergonomics. A large folding bipod is hidden in the forearm. Picatinny rails are present in many parts of the weapon to allow for attachments.

The weapon was designed as a civilian semi-automatic carbine (and the mock-up is made as one), but military versions were proposed. Several barrels of various lengths were proposed (at 722, 622 and 522 mm), able to turn the weapon into multiple roles through a modular system. 30 round magazines and automatic fire were planned for the compact military versions.

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