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  2. ArmaLite AR-10 - Wikipedia

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    The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle designed by Eugene Stoner in the ... for house-to-house work or really heavy brush, but great for 400-800 ...

  3. List of AR platform cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Any AR-15/AR-10 cartridge cases that are derived from the 7.62x51 can also be formed from these listed calibers. (7.62x51 & .308 are similar in external dimensions though the Brass has different internal capacity and Max PSI recommendations are different & Chambers are different.) AR-10 :The AR-10 is slightly larger and heavier than the AR-15 ...

  4. ArmaLite AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    For a 1950s 7.62×51mm NATO rifle, the AR-10 was incredibly lightweight at only 6.85 pounds (3.11 kilograms) empty. [27] Initial comments by Springfield Armory test staff were favorable, and some testers commented that the AR-10 was the best lightweight automatic rifle ever tested by the Armory. [31] [32]

  5. Eugene Stoner - Wikipedia

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    Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Patent Firearm Company for the United States military as the M16 rifle.

  6. Heckler & Koch G3 - Wikipedia

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    The CETME, known as the Automatisches Gewehr G3 according to German nomenclature, competed successfully against the Swiss SIG SG 510 (G2) and the American AR-10 (G4) to replace the previously favored G1 rifle. In 1956 the Bundeswehr started extended troop trials with 400 CETME rifles. Heckler & Koch made a number of changes to the CETME rifles.

  7. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    CAR-15 Heavy Assault Rifle M1: A1 Triangular S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes Type 2 Duckbill 606A CAR-15 Heavy Assault Rifle M1: A1 Triangular S-1-F A1 Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes Type 2 Duckbill 606B CAR-15 Heavy Assault Rifle M1: A1 Triangular S-F-1-3 A1 Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes Type 2 Duckbill 607: CAR-15 SMG

  8. .50 Beowulf - Wikipedia

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    With normal bullet weights between 300 and 400 grains (19 and 26 g), overall cartridge length shorter than that of an AR-15 magazine well, and holding to pressures of 33,000 psi limited by the AR bolt strength system, [2] the .50 Beowulf is best described as a low-velocity, heavy caliber, making its ballistics roughly equivalent to those of ...

  9. .458 SOCOM - Wikipedia

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    The .458 SOCOM (11.63×40mmRB) is a moderately large round designed to work in an AR-15 platform.This is achieved by installing a 458 bolt and barrel. The 300-grain (19 g) round offers a supersonic muzzle velocity of 1,900 ft/s (580 m/s) and 2,405 ft⋅lbf (3,261 J), [1] similar to a light .45-70 but with a much smaller case.