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This concurs with the pre-M16A2 maximum effective range of 460 m (503 yd). [112] ... The 20-inch M16A1 barrel was pruned back to just behind the gas port, while a new ...
The maximum effective range is approximately 150 meters. [211] This cup-type launcher can also be used to launch tear-gas grenades. All current M16 type rifles can mount under-barrel grenade-launchers such as the M203 and M320
The standard M203 is intended for permanent attachment to the M16A1, M16A2 and M16A3 rifles, and utilizes a 12 in (30 cm) rifled barrel. The M203 unmodified to an A1/A2 series will not fit on the M4 carbine series. The U.S. M203A1 has a barrel of 12 inches, while the SOPMOD M203A1 has a 9 in (23 cm) barrel. The M203A1 is intended for use with ...
The weapon was essentially a modified M16A1 with a new square handguard to cover the enlarged straight gas tube and almost 1 inch thick heavy barrel to make the barrel less susceptible for overheating and hence increase the sustained or effective rate of fire capability, a carry handle on top of the handguard, with a hydraulic buffer assembly ...
Steyr AUG A1 with a 417 mm (16.4 in) barrel Steyr AUG A2 with a 417 mm (16.4 in) barrel and a Picatinny rail on the upper receiver in place of the integral optic Steyr AUG A3-CQC prototype with a Leupold CQ/T optic and Surefire M900 weapon light foregrip. The Steyr AUG can also be fitted with either an M203 or AG-C grenade launcher.
The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle (MSSR) is a Philippine semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed by the Philippine Marine Corps for their Marine Scout Snipers.Designed in the mid-1990s to replace severely-outdated battle rifles then used as marksman rifles, the MSSR is essentially an M16A1 that has been heavily modified and accurized to serve as a marksman rifle.
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The program was an outgrowth of the desire by both US Army and Navy special operations forces for a rifle with greater effective range than an M4 carbine but shorter than an SR-25. The SPR program appears to have grown out of both the SOPMOD Block I program, and the U.S. Navy SEALs Recon Rifle, a 16" flat-topped M16 carbine. Early models ...