Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The MIL-STD-1913 rail is commonly called the "Picatinny Rail", in reference to the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. Picatinny Arsenal works as a contracting office for small arms design (they contracted engineers to work on the M4 [4]).
NATO Accessory Rail (STANAG 4694) The NATO Accessory Rail (NAR), defined by NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4694, is a rail interface system standard for mounting accessory equipment such as telescopic sights, tactical lights, laser aiming modules, night vision devices, reflex sights, foregrips, bipods and bayonets to small arms such as rifles and pistols.
The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle. The XM8 design was originally part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program (OICW), which was developing a "smart" grenade launcher system with an underslung carbine rifle. The system was unable to meet ...
The Picatinny rail has a similar profile to the Weaver, but the recoil groove width of the Picatinny rail is 0.206 in (5.23 mm) versus 0.180 in (4.57 mm) of the Weaver rail/mount, and by contrast with the Weaver, the spacing of the Picatinny recoil groove centers is consistent, at 0.394 in (10.01 mm). [5]
For example, a base may have a picatinny attachment on the underside, while the upper side may have either a ring (e.g. 30 mm) or rail mounting (e.g. Zeiss rail). On some assemblies, the upper and lower parts of the base are separate parts that must be screwed together and fastened to a specified torque. [ 29 ]
A rail system mounted on top of a SIG SG 550 A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight. A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for any standardized attachment system for mounting firearm accessories via bar-like straight brackets (i.e. "rails ...
File change date and time: 02:23, 17 June 2021: Software used: Adobe InDesign 16.2 (Macintosh) Unique ID of original document: xmp.did:41071932-ac37-40cb-aadb-4bc52bc1e1f9: Conversion program: Adobe PDF Library 15.0: Encrypted: no: Page size: 595.276 x 841.89 pts (A4) Version of PDF format: 1.7
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on be.wikipedia.org Планка Пікаціні; Usage on bg.wikipedia.org Шина Пикатини; Usage on cs.wikipedia.org Picatinny lišta; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Picatinny-kisko; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Système de fixation par rail; Usage on he.wikipedia.org מסילות פיקטיני