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(i) Rifle Factory, Ishapore (RFI) - 5.56mm INSAS Rifle, 9mm Pistol Auto and Sporting weapons like .315` Sporting Rifle, .22` Sporting Rifle & .22` Revolver etc.
(ii) Small Arms Factory, Kanpur (SAF) - 5.56mm INSAS Rifle, 5.56mm INSAS LMG, 9mm Carbine, 7.62mm MMG and .32` Revolver etc. `
(iii) Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli (OFT) - 7.62mm SLR Rifle, 5.56mm INSAS Rifle and .315` Sporting Rifle etc.

In addition, the following factories also manufacture Sporting weapons under the category of Small Arms for Civil Trade in addition to other weapon products:-

(i) Gun Shell Factory, Cossipore (GSF) - .32` Pistol.
(ii) Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (FGK) - .32` Revolver.
(iii) Machine Tool Prototype Factory, Ambarnath (MTPF) - .32` Revolver.

The average annual production of small arms:

1) 7.62mm SLR Rifle : 6,000
2) 5.56mm INSAS Rifle : 1,00,000
3) 9mm Pistol Auto : 12,000
4) 5.56mm INSAS LMG : 6,000
5) .315` Sporting Rifle : 14,000
6) .22` Sporting Rifle : 600
7) .22` Revolver : 2,500
8) 7.62mm MMG : 300
9) 9mm Carbine : 5,000
10) .32` Revolver : 22,000
11) .32` Pistol : 8,500

Feedback regarding the product improvement of following small arms received:

(i) 5.56mm INSAS Rifle: In the year 2003, certain modifications were proposed to avoid splash of oil on the face of soldiers while firing, in the event of use of excess oil for cleaning.

(ii) 5.56mm INSAS LMG: In the year 2004, User proposed 21 modifications for enhancing the functional requirement of the weapon.

In both the cases, design of the weapons have been modified to meet the customer`s requirement.

Minister of State for Defence Dr MM Pallam Raju gave the abovefigures in a written reply to Bhudeo Choudhary in Lok Sabha today.