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The .22 Hornet or 5.6×36mmR Hornet [2] is a varminting, small-game hunting, survival and competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in 1930. It is considerably more powerful than the rimfire .22 WMR and the .17 HMR , achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight of the .17 HMR bullet.
Additionally, the rifle was able to float in water, whether it was assembled or stowed. [6] Armalite used the research and tooling for the AR-5/MA-1 to develop the Armalite AR-7, an eight-shot semi-automatic takedown rifle chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. Released in 1959 as a civilian survival weapon and in continuous production ...
The M4 was developed from the Harrington & Richardson bolt-action M265 sporting rifle, adapted to a sheet metal frame with telescoping wire buttstock, a 14-inch detachable barrel chambered for .22 Hornet and the 4-shot detachable box magazine of the Savage Stevens M23D .22 Hornet sporting rifle.
The AR-5 had the advantage of repeat fire over the then-standard M6, using the same .22 Hornet cartridge. When the AR-5 was adopted as the MA-1 but was not placed in issue due to the number of usable M4 and M6 survival weapons in USAF inventory, ArmaLite used the research and tooling for the AR-5 in developing the AR-7 for the civilian market. [3]
The M6 was a superposed ("over-under") combination gun, with a .22 Hornet rifle barrel located above the .410 bore shotgun barrel. It has 14-inch barrels and folds in half to a minimum size of 15 inches. [5] A storage compartment in the stock held nine rounds of .22 Hornet ammunition with four shotgun shells. [6]
The original USAF Ithaca M6 stock held 9 rounds of .22 Hornet ammunition and four .410 shells, and the Scout holds 12 rounds of .22 Hornet and 4 shotgun shells. For the rim-fire models, the stock holds 15 rimfire cartridges and four shotgun shells. [citation needed] One other unique feature of the M6 is the "squeeze-bar trigger".
The M78 was also chambered for the .22 Hornet and the .22 WMR in addition to the .22 Long Rifle. During the 1980s (1987), Sako started using the AI/AII/AV designations (previously used for models imported to the US) for the three action lengths in Europe. The complete rifles were still designated L461/L579/L61.
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 part on the ArmaLite AR-50 rifle. AR-50.50 BMG: ArmaLite: Single-shot, .50 caliber bolt-action sniper and long ...