Then Army Chief Thapa had initiated a plan to purchase to equip the troops with modern firearms. During the test of the rifles purchased from the South Korean arms maker, Nepal Army found various malfunctions like barrels getting overheated quickly, cocking handle breaking and failure to fire, according to the army source. The source also said that the army encountered the problem of the rifle failing to shoot sixth fire after five firings.


cocking handle breaking


cocking handle breaking


cocking handle breaking