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The original 28-round magazine was designed to be the same dimensions and use the same web gear as the 30-round AR-15/M16 magazines. The larger 30-round Barrett steel magazines were an inch longer and weighed 5 ounces more (0.569 lbs. [258 grams] empty / 1.82 lbs. [0.825 kg.] full) than the standard AR-15/M16 aluminum magazine.
The Knight's Armament Company 6×35mm PDW is an experimental personal defense weapon designed by Knight's Armament Company (KAC), firing a 6mm cartridge optimized for short barrel weapons. A variant chambered in .300 AAC Blackout is also available.
AR-15A2 Sporter II (Special export model in .222 Remington) A2 Ribbed S-1 A2 Yes No .222 REM 20 in. A2 1:14 Yes A2 R6520 AR-15A2 Government Carbine 3rd Generation Short Ribbed S-1 A2 Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 16 in. A1 1:7 Yes A2 R6521 Colt Carbine (AR-15A2 Government Carbine) (Special export model with receiver block and large pin upper receiver)
A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...
Colt had also originally used the M60 machine gun bipod, but switched this to a proprietary design that was lighter for the subsequent Model 750. The Colt Model 750 was an improvement of the basic principle of the Colt LMG, developed jointly by Colt and Diemaco with an eye to Canadian Army sales. The improved version featured all A2 parts and ...
A parts kit is a collection of weapon (notably firearm) parts that, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), "is designed to or may be readily be assembled, completed, converted, or restored to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive."
The KS family of rifles was unveiled at military small arms conventions in 2022 as being developed for an international special operations forces (SOF) requirement. [2] In September 2023, the British Armed Forces selected the KS-1 rifle under Project Hunter to replace the L85A2-A3 and L119A1-A2 rifles used by the British Army Special Operations Brigade and elements of the Royal Marines ...
Magpul created a larger variation of their PMAG magazine, called the "Black Widow," with a blood-red follower for the 6.8mm round. The upper and lower receivers were developed specifically to fit this Magpul magazine and optimized around the 6.8×43mm round. The flagship model of the Six8 series is the UCIW which features an 8.5-inch barrel.