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In Vietnam, some soldiers were issued a carbine version of the M16 named XM177. The XM177 had a shorter 10 in (254 mm) barrel and a telescoping stock, which made it substantially more compact. It also possessed a combination flash hider/sound moderator to reduce problems with muzzle flash and loud report.
The Model 605 CAR-15 Carbine was a shortened version of the of Colt's M16E1/M16A1 for situations where longer weapons could be unwieldy, such as inside armored vehicles, ships/boats, or helicopters. There were only a very small number of known prototypes of the carbine made sometime after the 1963 award of the first contract to Colt's for the ...
The Colt Model 933 is a compact carbine based on the AR-15, M16 rifle and M4 Carbine produced by Colt starting in 1995. Due to its compact size, the short-barreled Colt 933 continues to be used by various US Special Forces and by some foreign forces, including Israeli Special Forces.
XM177 Commando: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 Yes No .223 REM 11.5 in. A1 1:12 No 4.5" Moderator or A1 639 Colt SMG: 2nd Short Ribbed S-1-3 A1 No Yes 9mm NATO 10 in. A1 w/ integral silencer: 1:10 No A2 Compensator 640: XM177 Commando: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 11.5 in. A1 1:12 No 4.5" Moderator or A1 645 ...
The Heckler & Koch XM8 is a lightweight assault rifle system developed from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle.
The XM7, previously known as the XM5, is the U.S. Army variant of the SIG MCX Spear, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle [1] designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine.
Barreled to a 24 in (610 mm) long, 1 in 10 inches (250 mm) twist rate (using Obermeyer 5-R rifling) hammer-forged free floating barrel. Fitted with a new chassis (stock) assembly that maximizes the amount of physical adjustments for the sniper to provide a better user customized fit.
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