MKEK JNG-90 or Bora 12 is a Turkish sniper rifle with a 7.62mm diameter, 1000m point target and 1200m effective target. With the work of the Gendarmerie General Command and MKEK, a Turkish-designed sniper gun, BORA-12 (JNG-90) model, was developed and is Turkey's first national sniper rifle. BORA-12, which emerged as a result of long efforts of the Gendarmerie Logistics Command, took its current form as a result of joint work with MKEK and mass production was started. TSK JÖH actively uses Bora 12 in operational regions.

MKEK JNG-90

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type
Sniper Rifle
nationality
Türkiye
Service history
Service
2008 present (MKEK JNG-90)
Users
Türkiye, Azerbaijan
Production date
Designer
MKE
Date designed
2004 - 2008
Producer
MKE
Date produced
2008 present (MKEK JNG-90)
Features
Weight
4.8 kg, 6400 g (with empty magazine)
Length
1080mm
barrel length
Standard: (Depending on Variation)
Ammo
7.62×51mm NATO
Caliber
7.62mm
rate of fire
860m/sec (LAPUA HPS 170 grain)
Effective range
1200m
The first designer of the weapon was retired sergeant major Necmi Güngör, a gendarmerie petty officer who graduated in 1990.[2] It also has the distinction of being the first patented weapon of the Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation.[3] Its production is carried out in MKEK's Kırıkkale facilities.

Among the features of the rifle; It has the features of stock butt length distance adjustment, weld (cheekbone - rifle contact point) area height adjustment, and distance adjustment between trigger and grip.

It achieved complete success in day and night shooting in the International Sniper Rifle Competition. In the test firings carried out by the Pakistani Land Forces in 2011, the 'Accuracy AS50' surpassed the German-Swiss co-produced Sig Sauer and the South African-made Truvelo sniper rifles. He came first in the long-range gun shooting competition in Pakistan.

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