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ArmaLite AR-15 with the charging handle located on top of the upper receiver, protected within the carrying handle and a 25-round magazine. 1973 Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle with "slab side" lower receiver (lacking raised boss around magazine release button) and original Colt 20-round magazine.
The port dust wiper moves into the ejection port opening flush of the upper receiver. A forward placed, foldable, non-reciprocating charging handle is mounted on the handguard, allowing the weapon to be charged or cleared while keeping it pointed toward a target. It is ambidextrous, being able to be removed without tools to either side of the gun.
The Ares Defense Shrike 5.56 is an air-cooled, dual-feed light machine gun/rifle for semi or full-auto configurations that fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. The Shrike 5.56 is sold as either as a complete weapon, or as an upper receiver "performance upgrade kit" to existing AR-15 and M16-type service rifles and carbines.
The final prototype featured an upper and lower receiver with the now-familiar hinge and takedown pins, and the charging handle was on top of the receiver placed inside of the carry handle. [38] For a 7.62 mm NATO rifle, the AR-10 was incredibly lightweight at only 6.85 lb (3.11 kg) empty. [ 42 ]
Standard Upper Receiver – The original length and designed to support barrel lengths from 11" to 18.6". Mini Upper Receivers – 15.25" long and designed to support barrel lengths from 9" to 18.6". Primarily intended for barrel lengths from 9" to 10". Micro Upper Receivers – 13.25" long and designed to support barrel lengths from 7.5" to 18.6".
The Colt Advanced Piston Carbine or Colt APC (internal product number P0923) is a lightweight modular 5.56mm caliber piston-operated, magazine fed carbine with a one-piece upper receiver which is capable of firing in automatic and semi-automatic modes.
The SU-16 series is notable for its compact, lightweight and simple design; and for being able to be broken down and folded into a compact configuration for transportation and storage. While the barrel, bolt-carrier and mechanism are steel, the SU-16's stock, receiver, and forend are manufactured of high-strength polymer plastic.
The upper receiver is a monolithic design with the upper hand guard integrated. Features include a full-length MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail on the top, followed by 2 shorter rails on either side of the hand guard, with venting adjacent along the top side.