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  2. Patriot Ordnance Factory - Wikipedia

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    To address carbon fouling and a short-barreled timing issue related to traditional AR-15s, POF-USA developed the Regulated Short-Stroke Gas Piston System. Rather than operating gas being injected directly into the upper receiver like a traditional AR-15, the technology pushes a piston that acts on an operating rod, which acts on the bolt ...

  3. List of firearm brands - Wikipedia

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    POF-USA Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc. United States Civilian, law enforcement, military, security Gas-piston-operated weapon systems, firearm accessories, drop-in triggers, patriotic artwork, bolt carriers, bolts, upper receivers, barrel nut heatsinks, E^2 (E-Squared) barrels Perazzi: Czechoslovak Group: Italy Civilian PGM Précision: PGM ...

  4. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    1) gas port, 2) piston head, 3) rod, 4) bolt, 5) bolt carrier, 6) spring. Gas-operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate locked breech, autoloading firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high-pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to dispose of the spent case and insert a new ...

  5. M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle / squad automatic weapon developed from the HK416 by Heckler & Koch.It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and was originally intended for automatic riflemen, [6] but now is issued to all infantry riflemen as a replacement for the M4 carbine.

  6. Heckler & Koch HK416 - Wikipedia

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    The Heckler & Koch HK416 is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.It is designed and manufactured by the German company Heckler & Koch.. Although the design is based on the AR-15 class of firearm (specifically the Colt M4 carbine family issued to the U.S. military), it uses a proprietary short-stroke gas piston system from Heckler & Koch's earlier G36 family of rifles.

  7. Ruger SR-556 - Wikipedia

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    Ruger products are usually known for affordability, but the SR-556 is essentially a regular AR-15, but with a piston operated gas system instead of the standard direct impingement system . It differs from the less expensive alternatives like the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport and Sport II model rifles, of which the original Sport model lacked a ...

  8. List of AR platform cartridges - Wikipedia

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  9. Remington R5 RGP - Wikipedia

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    R5 RGP (Remington Gas Piston) is a carbine that was designed and manufactured by Remington Arms. [4] [5] It is an AR-15 type rifle which uses a unique mid-length gas piston operating system in an attempt to improve the reliability of the weapon, [6] [better source needed] and featured a monolithic upper, as the upper receiver and handguard were machined as a single piece.