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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 ...
In 1971, the IRA receives its first consignments of Armalite rifles. They include around 100 AR-15 and AR-180 rifles, on the Queen Elizabeth 2 (New York to Southampton). [6] Later that year Gardaí recover six suitcases full of 5.56×45mm ammunition at Dublin Port arriving on a ship from the US. [6]
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.
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]
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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.
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