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Semi-automatic rifle version of the AR-18. AR-100 AR-101 AR-102 AR-103 AR-104: 5.56×45mm NATO: ArmaLite, Elitool: AR-100 series [4] based on the AR-16 that used a self ejecting magazine device. [5] Used in development of Ultimax 100 LMG. AR-30, AR-30A1, AR-31.308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Lapua: ArmaLite: Bolt-action rifle based ...
ArmaLite AR-100 ; Type: Assault rifle Carbine Light machine gun: Place of origin: United States: Production history; Variants: AR-101 assault rifle AR-102 carbine AR-103 carbine AR-104 light machine gun: Specifications; Cartridge: 5.56×45mm NATO: Caliber: 5.56 mm (0.22 in) Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt: Rate of fire: 553-580rpm: Feed system
ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company, formed in the early 1950s in Hollywood, California.Many of its products, as conceived by chief designer Eugene Stoner, relied on unique foam-filled fiberglass butt/stock furniture and a composite barrel using a steel liner inside an aluminum sleeve, including the iconic AR-15/M16 family.
AR-57: AR57 LLC FN 5.7×28mm United States 2008 Armaguerra Mod. 39 rifle: 6.5×52mm Carcano. 7.65×53mm Mauser Italy 1939 Armalite AR-7: Armalite.22 LR United States 1959 AR10T: Armalite.308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO United States 1956 Armscor AK22: Armscor.22 LR Philippines: 1987 Armscor M16 22: Armscor.22 LR Philippines: Barrett 50 Cal/M82/M107
The AR-15 rifle usually comes chambered for either the military cartridge 5.56×45mm or the .223 Remington. Because of the pressures associated with the 5.56×45mm, it is not advisable to fire 5.56×45mm rounds in an AR-15 marked as .223 Remington, since this can result in damage to the rifle or injury to the shooter. [1]
Not all AR-308 rifles use magazines compatible with the SR-25 pattern. For example, HK417 /MR308/MR762 uses a proprietary design. Notably, Armalite switched from their original pattern magazines to modified M14 magazines in 1996 with their new AR-10B model, [ 2 ] but reintroduced their original (SR-25 pattern) magazine design with the AR-10A ...
A tech note released by Armalite in January of 2006 mentions some problems associated with adapting the significantly more powerful round to the AR-10 platform: The .300 RSUM cartridge is much wider than the 7.62mm cartridge for which the AR-10(T). This forces the bullet tip low and in towards the centerline of the magazine.
Weapons patterned on the original ArmaLite AR-15 design have been produced by numerous manufacturers and have been used by nations around the world, some of which created their own variations. The tables here are split into a variety of categories and provide an overview of different subtypes.