Armas de infantería

PGW Timberwolf

Also known as
  • C14 Timberwolf
  • C14 Timberwolf MRSWS
  • C14 Medium Range Sniper Weapon System
  • C14 MRSWS
  • Medium Range Sniper Weapon System
  • MRSWS
  • Timberwolf 338 Lapua Sniper Weapons System
  • Timberwolf SWS
  • PGWDTI Timberwolf

El PGW Timberwolf, conocido en servicio canadiense como C14 Medium Range Sniper Weapon System, es un fusil canadiense de cerrojo .338 Lapua Magnum construido para fuego de precisión de largo alcance. Canadá encargó a PGW el sistema de 8,6 mm en 2005 para reemplazar al C3A1, y posteriormente anunció fusiles de reemplazo C21 en 2022. El registro del conflicto de Yemen se centra en informes basados en imágenes de fusiles Timberwolf con fuerzas alineadas con los hutíes y con fuerzas del gobierno yemení o fuerzas proxy.

PGW Timberwolf, Fusil de francotirador de cerrojo .338 Lapua Magnum, Armas de infantería
Image source: Sniper Range RIMPAC 2018 Image

Role in Conflicts

2014 Yemen Civil War
Captured, Seized & RecoveredFire Support

Los fusiles PGW Timberwolf están documentados en Yemen en ambos bandos: ARES identificó probables fusiles Timberwolf en poder hutí tras su captura a tropas saudíes, mientras que Amnesty International Canada y Project Ploughshares citan imágenes de fuerzas del gobierno yemení o fuerzas proxy con fusiles Timberwolf de PGW Defence Technologies. El registro sigue basado en imágenes y limitado por las fuentes respecto de las cadenas exactas de custodia.

Role details
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Canadá
Built in
Canada
Type
Fusil de francotirador de cerrojo .338 Lapua Magnum
Service note
Contrato canadiense firmado el 13 de mayo de 2005; entregas previstas desde agosto de 2005; reemplazo C21 anunciado el 10 de junio de 2022; documentado en imágenes relacionadas con Yemen de 2015-2016
Designer
PGW Defence Technologies Inc.
Designed
Comienzos de la década de 2000
Unit cost
PGW listaba el precio base del Timberwolf Gen 3 en CAD 6.300 para una configuración comercial en 2026.
Produced
2005-presente
Number built
PGW ha informado más de 3.000 sistemas de fusil Timberwolf para clientes militares, policiales y civiles.

Specifications

Cartucho
8,6 mm / .338 Lapua Magnum
Acción
Acción de cerrojo operada manualmente
Alcance efectivo
1.500 m listados por DND para el sistema canadiense de 2005 y por PGW para modelos Timberwolf actuales
Cargador
Cargador de caja desmontable de 5 cartuchos
Cañón
Cañón match-grade de 26 pulgadas / 660 mm
Paso del cañón
1:10 pulgadas
Peso
Aproximadamente 6,78 kg / 14,9 lb para el fusil Timberwolf heredado; las configuraciones Gen 3 varían según la culata
Ópticas
Riel Picatinny integral para miras ópticas diurnas o nocturnas
Paquete de servicio canadiense
El contrato DND de 2005 cubría fusiles, cargadores, miras telescópicas, munición, entrenamiento, repuestos, estuches de transporte y apoyo de mantenimiento
Variants

La página del Timberwolf cubre tanto la designación de servicio canadiense C14 como la línea actual de sistemas de fusil Timberwolf comerciales y gubernamentales de PGW.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Timberwolf Gen 3Paquete actual de fusil configurable de PGW

El paquete Gen 3 de PGW actualiza la culata y el sistema de cargador, y lista opciones de recámara .338 Lapua Magnum, .300 PRC y .300 Norma Magnum.

Sources: Timberwolf Gen 3

Munición disparada

La página del Timberwolf enlaza con su familia de cartuchos documentada en lugar de tratar la munición como una reclamación separada de uso en conflicto.

AmmunitionAmmunition typeFiring evidence
.338 Lapua Magnum cartridge, 8.6 mm long-range centerfire rifle cartridge, Munitions.338 Lapua Magnum cartridgeCartucho de fusil de largo alcance de 8,6 mm

PGW lista el Timberwolf como un sistema de fusil .338 Lapua, y el contrato canadiense del C14 describió el sistema como un arma de francotirador de medio alcance de 8,6 mm.

Sources: Timberwolf, Canadian Forces Award Canadian Sniper Rifle Contract

Timeline

PGW Timberwolf Key Events

  1. Contrato canadiense de fusil de francotirador firmado

    Canadá firmó un contrato de CAD 4,5 millones con PGW Defence Technologies para un paquete de arma de francotirador de medio alcance que incluía fusiles, ópticas, munición, entrenamiento, repuestos y apoyo.

    Sources: Canadian Forces Award Canadian Sniper Rifle Contract

  2. Entregas canadienses iniciales previstas

    El Department of National Defence dijo que las Canadian Forces comenzarían a recibir el nuevo sistema de 8,6 mm en agosto de 2005 para unidades de infantería de la Fuerza Regular en entrenamiento y operaciones.

    Sources: Canadian Forces Award Canadian Sniper Rifle Contract

  3. Canadá anuncia fusiles de reemplazo C21

    National Defence anunció 229 nuevos fusiles de francotirador multicalibre C21 para reemplazar los fusiles C14 y C3A1 actuales, con entregas esperadas para finales de 2022.

    Sources: Canadian Military Snipers Getting New Rifles

Media

PGW Timberwolf Videos

PGW Timberwolf Images

PGW Timberwolf, Fusil de francotirador de cerrojo .338 Lapua Magnum, Armas de infantería - view 1
Source: PGWDTI Timberwolf Titanium Bolt Action Image
PGW Timberwolf, Fusil de francotirador de cerrojo .338 Lapua Magnum, Armas de infantería - view 2
Source: PGW Timberwolf
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Sources

TimberwolfPublisher: PGW Defence Technologies Inc. | Note: Supports manufacturer background, .338 Lapua chambering, production/customer context, and legacy Timberwolf specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Timberwolf Gen 3Publisher: PGW Defence Technologies Inc. | Note: Supports current Timberwolf Gen 3 package features, chambering options, AICS magazine system, stock options, specifications, and commercial base-price context. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Canadian Forces Award Canadian Sniper Rifle ContractPublisher: Department of National Defence / Government of Canada | Note: Supports the 2005 Canadian Forces contract with PGW, the 8.6 mm/.338 medium-range role, 1,500 m range, replacement of the C3A1, and planned infantry-unit use. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Canadian Military Snipers Getting New RiflesPublisher: National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces | Note: Supports C21 replacement context for the current C14 and C3A1 sniper rifles, including 229 replacement rifles and expected completion of deliveries by the end of 2022. | Accessed: 2026-07-01PGW TimberwolfPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports background on the C14 designation, Canadian origin, design features, specifications, and public-domain Canadian Armed Forces image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-01North American Anti-Materiel Rifles with Houthi Forces in YemenPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War conflict use: a bolt-action rifle most likely a PGW Timberwolf was fielded by Houthi-aligned forces after being taken from Saudi troops, with the source noting image-based identification limits. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Yemeni Rebels' Winnipeg-Made Rifles Legally Sold to Saudi ArabiaPublisher: Winnipeg Free Press | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War conflict use: photos appeared to show PGW Timberwolf rifles fielded by Houthi fighters after the rifles were exported to Saudi Arabia and fell into rebel hands during fighting with Saudi border patrols. | Accessed: 2026-07-01No Credible Evidence - Canada's Flawed Analysis of Arms Exports to Saudi ArabiaPublisher: Amnesty International Canada / Project Ploughshares | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War conflict use: cites imagery alleging Yemeni armed forces Brig. Gen. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ajabi with a PGW Defence Technologies Timberwolf rifle and describes PGW sniper rifles photographed with Yemeni government or proxy forces. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Canadian-Made Weapons Allegedly Fuelling Yemen WarPublisher: Global News | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War conflict use by summarizing the Amnesty/Project Ploughshares report and noting imagery that appears to show a Yemeni armed forces brigadier general holding a PGW Defence Technologies Timberwolf rifle. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Sniper Range RIMPAC 2018 ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the primary C14 Timberwolf image, credited to Justin Spinello and marked public domain. | Accessed: 2026-07-01DVIDS Sniper Range RIMPAC 2018 Image 10Publisher: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain RIMPAC 2018 image showing a Canadian sniper assisting with a C14 Timberwolf medium range sniper weapon system sight. | Accessed: 2026-07-01PGWDTI Timberwolf Titanium Bolt Action ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the Timberwolf bolt/action image, licensed CC BY 3.0 by Francis Flinch. | Accessed: 2026-07-01