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[4] [5] The SOCOM 16 CQB (close-quarters battle), a SOCOM 16 with a pistol grip and telescoping stock, was introduced in early 2016. [6] The SOCOM 16 and SOCOM II are largely identical to the standard M1A, but feature a 16.25-inch (413 mm) barrel, rather than the standard model's 22-inch (560 mm) barrel.
Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat .
Marine Corps Systems Command announced February 17, 2005, that it was going to purchase 150 Springfield Armory Professional Model pistols for use as MEU(SOC) pistols. [14] This is the same pistol used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT and Hostage Rescue Teams; however, it had previously been rejected for adoption as the ICQB.
It is now the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, and is managed and operated by the National Park Service. As of 2011, the 35 acres behind the Springfield Armory (and several of its former buildings) housed Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). STCC is the only "technical" community college in Massachusetts, which aims to ...
.458 SOCOM, a moderately large round designed for a specialized upper receiver that can be mounted on any AR-15 lower receiver; Firearms for USSOCOM's Offensive Sidearm Weapon System (OSWS) trials: Colt OHWS; Heckler & Koch Mark 23 Mod 0; SOCOM 16 and SOCOM II, variants of the Springfield Armory M1A rifle
Stripper clip with 8-round internal magazine. Machine pistol variant with 16-round internal magazine. Mosin-Nagant: Bolt-action rifle 7.62×54mmR Russia Stripper clip with permanent 5-round box magazine. Gewehr 98: Bolt-action rifle 7.92×57mm German Empire Stripper clip with 5-round internal box magazine. Karabiner 98k: Carbine 7.92×57mm Germany
Springfield Police released body cam footage Thursday from the Sept. 30 shooting of a teenager at the Sangamon County Juvenile Detention Center on South Dirksen Parkway.. The six-and-a-half-minute ...
The Close Quarter Battle Receiver (CQBR) [5] is a replacement upper receiver for the M4A1 carbine developed by the US Navy.. The CQBR features a 10.3 in (262 mm) length barrel (similar to the Colt Commando short-barreled M16 variants of the past) which makes the weapon significantly more compact, thus making it easier to use in, and around, vehicles and in tight, confined spaces.