ČZ 2000
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The ČZ 2000 is a prototype 5.56 mm caliber Czech weapon system, consisting of a standard rifle, carbine and light machine gun. The system was developed in 1991 after adapting the LADA firearm prototype (chambered for the 5.45×39mm M74 cartridge to the standard NATO 5.56×45mm round with the SS109 bullet.[1]) J. Denel from the Brno-based Prototypa-ZM company is the chief designer for both systems.[1] The ČZ 2000 (short for Česká zbrojovka, and the number 2000 signifies that this is a weapon system of the year 2000) was to be produced by Česká zbrojovka of Uherský Brod. It was planned to be the new service weapon of the Czech Army, replacing: the 7.62 mm vz. 58 assault rifle, 7.65 mm vz. 61 Škorpion submachine gun and 7.62 mm vz. 59 machine gun. As of 2007, the project has been discontinued.
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ČZ 2000 | |
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Type | Assault rifle Carbine Light machine gun |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Production history | |
Designer | Bohuslav Novotný |
Designed | 1986-1990 (LADA) 1990-1991 (ČZ 2000) |
Manufacturer | Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod |
Variants | Carbine Light machine gun |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.60 kg (5.73 lb) (carbine) 3.00 kg (6.61 lb) (standard rifle) 4.10 kg (9.0 lb) (LMG) |
Length | 675 mm (26.6 in) stock extended/435 mm (17.1 in) stock folded (carbine) 850 mm (33.5 in) stock extended/615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded (standard rifle) 1,226 mm (48.3 in) stock extended/1,050 mm (41.3 in) stock folded (LMG) |
Barrel length | 185 mm (7.3 in) (carbine) 382 mm (15.0 in) (standard rifle) 577 mm (22.7 in) (LMG) |
Width | 68 mm (2.7 in) |
Height | 270 mm (10.6 in) |
Cartridge | 5.45×39mm (LADA) 5.56×45mm NATO (ČZ 2000) |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 750-850 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) (carbine) 910 m/s (2,985.6 ft/s) (standard rifle) 960 m/s (3,149.6 ft/s) (LMG) |
Effective firing range | 100 to 800 m sight adjustments (carbine, standard rifle) 100 to 1000 m sight settings (LMG) |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine, weight: 0.17 kg (0.37 lb) or 75-round detachable drum magazine, weight 0.94 kg (2.1 lb) (ČZ 2000) |
Sights | Rear aperture on scaled tangent, front post, equipped with self-luminous tritium dots |