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  2. Adcor A-556 - Wikipedia

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    On December 8, 2010, Adcor announced production of the A-556 rifle to the civilian market. On June 27, 2011, it was announced that the improved A-556 Elite variant would be available for sale to the public. In June 2012, a soldier was seen in Afghanistan with a A-556 upper receiver with a 10.5 inch barrel on an M4 lower receiver. [4]

  3. 5.56×45mm NATO - Wikipedia

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    The shorter 14.5-inch (37 cm) barrel of the M4 carbine (with a STANAG 4172 conform 1:7 twist and M855/SS109 5.56 rounds^) generates significantly lower muzzle velocity, reducing the likelihood that the bullet will upset (yaw, fragment, or expand) in the target and resulting in less significant wounds.

  4. .277 Wolverine - Wikipedia

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    It is a multi-purpose mid-power cartridge with increased ballistic performance over the AR-15's traditional .223 Remington (5.56×45mm NATO) cartridge. The use of a modified 5.56 case means that at minimum, only a new barrel is needed to convert any 5.56-based firearm to .277 Wolverine. [2]

  5. List of rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    .458×2-inch American.458 Express.458 HAM'R.458 Lott.458 SOCOM.458 U.S. Silent Sniper.458 Winchester Magnum.460 Steyr.460 Weatherby Magnum.461 Gibbs.465 H&H Magnum.500/465 Nitro Express.470 Nitro Express.475 Nitro Express.475 No 2 Nitro Express.476 Nitro Express.499 Leitner-Wise

  6. Internal ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Internal ballistics (also interior ballistics), ... This is a graph of a simulation of the 5.56 mm NATO round, being fired from a 20-inch (510 mm) barrel.

  7. AOR M21 - Wikipedia

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    M21-5 CQB Carbine with 10.5 inch long barrel; M21-5 Carbine with 14.5 inch barrel; M21-5 Standard with 16-inch barrel; M21-5 DMR Sniper rifle with 18-inch barrel; The rifle features ambidextrous control levers for the magazine release and safety. [citation needed]

  8. Haenel MK 556 - Wikipedia

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    The Haenel MK 556 [2] (German: Maschinenkarabiner) [3] is a gas-operated selective-fire 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle designed by German company C.G. Haenel.The MK556 was finalised in September 2020, and it is a fully automatic version of an earlier Haenel design, the CR 223, which was already in limited use by law enforcement agencies since 2017. [4]

  9. Ruger AR-556 - Wikipedia

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    The Ruger AR-556 is a semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle manufactured by U.S. firearms company Sturm, Ruger & Co. Introduced in 2014 as an entry-level AR-15 using a direct impingement action, with variants since being released such as the upgraded AR-556 MPR (multi-purpose rifle) in 2017 [1] and the AR-556 pistol in 2019.