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The Barrett M468 was a variant of the M4 Carbine, rechambered for a heavier and larger 6.8mm bullet for increased terminal performance. The designation of M468 stands for an M4 carbine chambered for the 6.8mm SPC cartridge. It was an attempt to create an optimal Special Operations close-to-medium range carbine for Close Quarter Battle (CQB).
The 6.8mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (6.8 SPC, 6.8 SPC II or 6.8×43mm) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge that was developed by Remington Arms in collaboration with members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and United States Special Operations Command [6] to possibly replace the 5.56 NATO cartridge in short barreled rifles (SBR) and carbines.
The Barrett REC7 (designation stands for "reliability-enhanced carbine") [1] is an American firearm manufactured as a selective-fire fully-automatic and semi-automatic rifle by Barrett Firearms. It is an M4 carbine utilizing a short-stroke gas piston system and is available in either 5.56×45mm NATO or 6.8mm Remington SPC .
Barrett M468: Barrett Firearms Manufacturing: 5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC United States: 2007 Bendix Hyde carbine: Bendix Corporation.30 Carbine United States: 1941 Beretta AR70/223: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta: 5.56×45mm NATO Italy: Yes 1972-1990 Beretta AR70/90: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta: 5.56×45mm NATO Italy: Yes 1990 ...
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing is an Australian-owned, American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition located in Christiana, Tennessee. It was founded in 1982 by Ronnie G. Barrett for the purpose of building semi-automatic rifles chambered for the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) ammunition, originally developed for and used in M2 Browning machine guns.
In early 2010, Adcor sent the ADCOR A-556 rifle to H.P. White Laboratory, known for small arms and ammunition research, development, and testing, to test the reliability of the design.
In 2019, Remington unveiled a modified version of the R4, intended to function as a battle rifle by firing the more powerful 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. [ 16 ] Users
The Barrett MRAD (Multi-role Adaptive Design) is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Barrett to meet the requirements of the SOCOM PSR. [4] The MRAD is based on the Barrett 98B and includes a number of modifications and improvements. [5] The Barrett MRAD was named the 2012 Rifle of the Year by Shooting Illustrated magazine. [6] [7]