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The B&T APC (Advanced Police Carbine) is a family of submachine guns and rifles produced and manufactured by B&T (formerly known as Brügger & Thomet) of Switzerland. Announced in 2011, the standard series uses standard 9×19mm (APC9), .40 S&W (APC40), 10mm Auto (APC10), and .45 ACP (APC45) ammunition.
SPC9 - semi-automatic pistol carbine, M4/AR style charging handle. GHM9 - semi-automatic pistol carbine, even more streamlined version of APC SMG. APC223/556 - 5.56mm Assault Rifle; APC308 - 7.62mm Battle RIfle; APR308/338 - bolt-action rifle, available either .308 Winchester or .338 Lapua Magnum; SPR300 - integrally-suppressed bolt-action rifle
MP9/TP9 - submachine gun, revised release of Steyr TMP; APC9/10/40/45 PRO - submachine gun, available in various calibers; SPC9 - semi-automatic pistol carbine, M4/AR style charging handle. GHM9 - semi-automatic pistol carbine, even more streamlined version of APC SMG. APC223/556 - 5.56mm Assault Rifle; APC308 - 7.62mm Battle RIfle
A carbine (/ ˈ k ɑːr b iː n / or / ˈ k ɑːr b aɪ n /), [1] from French carabine, [2] is a long arm firearm but with a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket. [3] Many carbines are shortened versions of full-length rifles, shooting the same ammunition, while others fire lower-powered ammunition, typically ranging from pistol/PDW to intermediate rifle cartridges.
The M4 is the shorter, lighter carbine variant of the M16 rifle. A carbine (/ ˈ k ɑːr b iː n / KAR-been or / ˈ k ɑːr b aɪ n / KAR-byn) [1] is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. [2] Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less powerful cartridges.
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls.The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.
The Colt Advanced Piston Carbine or Colt APC (internal product number P0923) is a lightweight modular 5.56mm caliber piston-operated, magazine fed carbine with a one-piece upper receiver which is capable of firing in automatic and semi-automatic modes.
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×39mm cartridge, first developed and used by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. [1] The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.