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The AR-15 rifle usually comes chambered for either the military cartridge 5.56×45mm or the .223 Remington. Because of the pressures associated with the 5.56×45mm, it is not advisable to fire 5.56×45mm rounds in an AR-15 marked as .223 Remington, since this can result in damage to the rifle or injury to the shooter. [1]
The AAC Honey Badger is an AR-pattern personal defense weapon, designed primarily for use in a suppressed configuration. It is chambered in .300 AAC Blackout and was originally produced by Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC). [2] The weapon is named after the honey badger. [3]
The 300 AAC Blackout was designed to achieve energies similar to the 7.62×39mm Soviet in an AR-15 while using standard AR magazines at their full capacity. The 7.62 Soviet's cartridge taper prevented reliable feeding in AR magazines and created wear on the bolt.
The initial SAINT offering was an AR-15 style rifle with a 16-inch (410 mm) barrel and chambered in 5.56 NATO, introduced in November 2016. [5] It was subsequently named the 2017 tactical gun of the year by American Rifleman magazine. [6] In November 2017, a pistol version including a forearm brace was introduced. [7]
A smaller version of the AR-10 and adopted by the United States military as the M16 rifle. Later developed by Colt into a popular semi-automatic Colt AR-15. AR-16: 7.62×51mm NATO: ArmaLite: Prototype battle rifle. ArmaLite AR-17: 12 gauge: Semiautomatic 12ga 2shot shotgun based on the earlier AR-9. AR-18: 5.56×45mm NATO
.300 AAC Blackout United States: 2011 AAI ACR: AAI Corporation: 5.56×45mm sub-calibre flechette United States: no 1989 AC-556: Sturm, Ruger & Co..223 Remington United States: yes 1999-2009 ACAR [6] Lithgow Arms Wedgetail Industries Thales Australia [7] 5.56×45mm NATO/.300 Blackout Australia: 2023 Adcor A-556: Adcor Defense 5.56×45mm NATO ...
Like the .300 AAC Blackout and unlike the 6.8 SPC and other "larger bore" AR-15 cartridges, the .277 Wolverine is based on the widely available 5.56×45mm parent case. Therefore, rifle components such as the bolt and magazine are interchangeable between 5.56×45mm and .277 Wolverine firearms, and standard AR-15 magazines can be used with no ...
The SIGM400 Predator is a rifle while the SIGPM400 Elite PSB is a pistol. The rifles are chambered for either 5.56×45mm NATO with 14.5-inch (37 cm), 16-inch (41 cm), 18-inch (46 cm), or 20-inch (51 cm) barrels threaded 1/2x28, or chambered for .300 AAC Blackout with 9-inch (23 cm) or 16-inch (41 cm) barrels which are threaded 5/8x24 for muzzle devices such as sound suppressors.