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The tests compared the relative merits of the 5.7×28mm cartridge and the 4.6×30mm cartridge, which was created by Heckler & Koch as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm. [12] The NATO group subsequently recommended the 5.7×28mm cartridge, citing superior performance in testing, but the German delegation objected and the standardization process was ...
The Five-seven pistol and its 5.7×28mm ammunition were developed by FN Herstal in response to NATO requests for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge and associated pistols and submachine guns. [1] NATO called for two types of weapons chambered for a new cartridge—one a shoulder-fired weapon, and the other a handheld weapon. [1]
The tests compared the relative merits of the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge and the HK 4.6×30mm cartridge, which was created by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm. [18] The results of the NATO tests were analyzed by a group formed of experts from Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States ...
NATO cartridge may refer to: Small arms 9×19mm NATO (STANAG 4090) 4.6×30mm NATO (STANAG 4820) 5.7×28mm NATO (STANAG 4509) 5.56×45mm NATO (STANAG 4172)
F2000: 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup assault rifle, part of a system with a computerized sight and 40mm grenade launcher or 12 gauge shotgun. FS2000: Semi-automatic sporting version of the F2000 rifle. FAL: Fusil Automatique Léger, 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle. One of the most widely used rifles in history, having been used by over 90 nations. [7 ...
PSA 5.7 Rock: Palmetto State Armory: FN 5.7×28mm United States: P-96: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 9×18mm Makarov Russia: 1995 QSW-06: China North Industries Corporation: 5.8×21mm DCV05 5.8×21mm DAP92 China: 2002 QSZ-11: China North Industries Corporation: 5.8×21mm DAP92 5.8×21mm DCV05 China: 2008 QSZ-92: China North Industries ...
5.56×30mm MINSAS: India: yes AR-57: 5.7×28mm: United States: yes M16 lower receiver with a redesigned upper receiver fed by FN P90 magazines Brügger & Thomet MP9: 6.5×25mm CBJ, 9×19mm: Switzerland: yes CF-05: 5.8×21mm: China: no Competitor to the QCW-05: Colt MARS 5.56×30mm MARS United States: no Colt SCAMP.22 SCAMP United States: no ...
Some commercial production M1 Carbines were originally manufactured in this caliber with an integral feed ramp for the 5.7 MMJ. Those advertised for sale by Johnson's company were generally named "The Johnson Spitfire Rifle". [5] The specifications tend to land the cartridge about halfway between the 5.56×45mm NATO and the more recent 5.7x28mm ...