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The company manufactures AR-15 style rifles chambered in .223 Remington/5.56×45mm NATO and AR-10 style rifles chambered in .308 Winchester and .260 Remington, among others. The company attracted attention within the firearms industry with its version of the AR-10, the Panther LR-308, earning Shooting Illustrated 's 2005 Golden Bullseye Award ...
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 ]
The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1] Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO. This table is sortable for every column.
It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to .223/5.56 mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian-designed 5.56×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round.
5.56 NATO 14.5 in. SOCOM 1:7 Yes Extended A2 LE6920HB Law Enforcement Carbine 4th Generation M4 S-1 Flattop Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 16 in. M4 HBAR 1:7 Yes A2 LE6921 M4LE Carbine 4th Generation M4 S-1 Flattop Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 14.5 in. M4 1:7 Yes A2 LE6921CQB M4LE Carbine 4th Generation M4 S-1 Flattop Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 10.5 in. M4 HBAR 1:7 Yes A2
Pages in category "5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles" ... CAR-15; Carbon 15; CETME Model L; Chropi rifle; Close Quarters Battle Receiver; Colt Canada C7 and C8; Colt CM901;
The Compliant model (designed for the California market) has a CAR-15 stock fixed in the open position (with an overall length of 33.75 inches) and comes with 10-round magazines. [ 14 ] The Smith & Wesson Performance Center target shooting version has an 18-inch bull barrel threaded to take any AR-15/M16-style compensator, a free-floated forend ...
5.56×45mm NATO firearms (3 C, 13 P) Pages in category "5.56 mm firearms" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Colt AR-15; CSA SA VZ-58 ...