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It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to .223/5.56 mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian-designed 5.56×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round.
The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1] Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO. This table is sortable for every column.
5.56×45mm NATO: Action: Gas operated short stroke piston: Rate of fire: 650–850 rounds/min [3] Muzzle velocity: 850m/s: Effective firing range: 500m: Feed system: 30 round 5.56x45mm STANAG magazine: Sights: Iron sights Optical sights can be mounted on rail
Action type: Semi-automatic Range: 700 meters Weight: 10 pounds (with optics and 30-round magazine) Length: 37.5 inches Chambered for: 5.56x45mm ammunition Though withdrawn from service in 2017 ...
As a result, the Army was forced to reconsider a 1957 request by General Willard G. Wyman, commander of the U.S. Continental Army Command (CONARC) to develop a .223-inch caliber (5.56 mm) select-fire rifle weighing 6 lb (2.7 kg) when loaded with a 20-round magazine. [49] The 5.56 mm round had to penetrate a standard U.S. helmet at 500 yards ...
The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is extensively used by the US military , with decisions to largely replace the M16 rifle in US Army (starting 2010) and US Marine Corps ...
The AK-101 is a Kalashnikov assault rifle model developed in 1994 to use the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. It belongs to the export AK-100 (rifle family). The design of this rifle is similar to the AK-74M. It is designed with modern and composite materials, including plastics that reduce weight and improve accuracy.
5.56×45mm NATO: Action: Roller-delayed blowback: Rate of fire: 800–1,200 rounds/min: Muzzle velocity: 875 m/s (2,871 ft/s) (SS109 cartridge) Effective firing range: 300—1,000 m sight adjustments: Maximum firing range: 1,650 m: Feed system: 100 or 200-round disintegrating M27 ammunition belt: Sights: Rear aperture sight and front post