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These calibers are designed to be interoperable with the 5.56 by maintaining similar dimensions, which allows them to be used in a 5.56-chambered rifle with a simple barrel change. By late 2004, the 6.8mm Remington SPC (6.8×43mm) was in limited use with U.S. Special Operators.
The SIG MCX VIRTUS Patrol is the standard configuration rifle that features a 406 mm (16 in) barrel, a 1:7 inch twist, a custom SIG Matchlite Duo Trigger for improved accuracy, a folding and collapsing 5-position stock, four handguard lengths to choose from, interchangeable barrels and a special internal recoil system.
The Semi-Auto Rifle (SAR) had a 16.25" [413 mm] barrel and synthetic stock. The Semi-Auto Carbine (SAC) had a 10.5" [266 mm] barrel and synthetic stock. The Semi-Auto Pistol (SAP) (dubbed the "Tasmanian Devil") was a pistol-gripped stockless version of the SAC. It came with a sling to brace it during firing.
A semi-auto Bushmaster Dissipator barrel which uses a similar short-barrel, standard length hand-guard concept to the CAR-15 Carbine 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 .
Government-specified barrel profile increased to between 0.675 and 0.575 inches; A2: Also referred to as the "government" or "gov't" profile. Barrel profile for which the portion of the barrel in front of handguards is thickened to 0.715 inches; HBAR: A barrel that in some portion is thicker than government-profile, usually underneath the ...
The rifle is available with four barrel lengths and can be easily converted from a standard rifle (with a 16.5 inch barrel) into a carbine (with a 14.5 inch barrel), into a compact rifle (with a 10.5 inch barrel), or into a designated marksman rifle (with an 18-inch barrel) without any tools. Barrel lengths of the two calibres are exactly the same.
CAR816 carbine with a 368 mm (14.5 in) barrel; effective range 480 m (525 yd) CAR816 carbine/assault rifle with a 406 mm (16.0 in) barrel; effective range 550 m (601 yd). [10] [1] The standard issue of the rifle supplied to the UAE armed forces bears an engraving honoring Colonel Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi. [2]
Carbine – a short barrel variant with a 10 in (250 mm) barrel. Carbine with underbarrel grenade launcher – similar to the carbine configuration but with a 40×46mm underbarrel grenade launcher equipped. Machine gun – essentially an automatic rifle variant for both Grot C and Grot B.