Unfortunately, the Polish military, seemingly the most concerned entity, in fact proved to be the least interested in the new rifle. At that point readers of the Polish STRZAL gun magazine were polled to come up with the name for the new rifle, and the winner was Radon – hinting at both Radom and the tradition of using chemical elements as names (radon, Rn, is a radioactive gas, atomic number 86). The remainder of the time was used for test results analysis. In 2009, the actual functional model TDs were built, and tested in early 2010, after which they were first publically presented (earlier presentation were media-only) at the September 2010 MSPO defense fair in Kielce. The tactical and technical requirements (TTR) and initial design were ready by the end of 2008, as well as mock-ups of the Technology Demonstrators (TDs). ![]() ![]() A complete moving assembly of the MSBS rifle: bolt carrier with bolt, return assembly with the spring and guide rod (note the cut-out profile to clear the internal tungsten weights compartment) with a base plate complete with polymer bolt bumper.
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