QBZ-191 service rifle family
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It's just a duplex round, but these aren't 5.8x21 bullets
The 5th round is supposedly the DBP191, no real changes to bullet construction except to optimize the round for a much shorter barrel compared to the 95-1
I’ve got a question related to the ammunition used by this rifle. Why does it seem like Chinese ammo as used by the PLA produces a ton of smoke? I don’t believe NATO rounds produce anywhere near the amount you always see in live fire exercises. Do they use a different powder formulation or something?
Likely firing older ammo like DBP 95/87, which are the most numerous 5.8mm in storage. In that case, you need at least a 460mm barrel like that of QBZ-95 for enough powder to be burnt and chamber pressure to generate the designed muzzle velocity of 930-950 mps. If you fire those older ammo from QBZ-191, you will like have issues like excessive muzzle flesh and projectile underperformance. But if you fire newer ammo like DBP 10/191, those new cartridges likely contain faster burning propellant. You could think of it as the difference between the original NATO M855 and the newer M855A1.
I don't think the normal ammunition produces that much smoke. The blanks they use do though.
I'm more interested in the drone on his back. Is this standard equipment? It seems it's just there for observation.