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  2. 5.56×45mm NATO - Wikipedia

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    Cartridge, Caliber 5.56 mm Ball, Enhanced 5.56 mm Carbine, MK318 MOD 0: 5.56×45mm 62-grain Open-Tipped Match Boat-Tail cartridge. Optimized for use with 14-inch barreled weapons like the M4A1 Carbine and MK16 SCAR and designed to penetrate light barriers like windshields or car doors with no loss of accuracy or damage.

  3. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    All metal-linked ammunition was reserved for the Army Air Force and Naval Aviation. When the US Army Air Force .30-caliber machine gun was superseded by the .50-caliber machine gun mid-war, all .30-caliber ammunition began to be belted in M1 250-round belts for infantry use or M3 100-round woven belts for use in vehicles and tanks.

  4. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant - Wikipedia

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    1998) Headstamp of a .50 caliber cartridge casing made at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in 1943 and recovered from the Sahuarita Bombing and Gunnery Range in 2012. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a 3,935-acre (15.92 km 2 ) U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri .

  5. List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms - Wikipedia

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    Carbine Canada: 1994–present Colt Canada C9: Light machine gun Canada: 1980s–present Licensed copy of the FN Minimi. Norinco CQ: Assault rifle China 1980s-present Unlicensed copy of the M16 rifle. QBZ-97: Bullpup assault rifle China 1997–present 5.56×45mm NATO variant of QBZ-95. Norinco AK-2000: Assault rifle China 2000s-present Copy of ...

  6. CAR 816 - Wikipedia

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    The chamber is modified, so the rifle is over-the-beach capable to let the CAR 816 fire safely as quickly as possible after being submerged in water. [8] The M4 carbine profile hammer forged chrome lined barrel has a 178 mm (7.0 in) twist rate and features a standard A2-style flash suppressor at its muzzle end.

  7. CAR-15 - Wikipedia

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    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. There were ...

  8. Norinco CQ - Wikipedia

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    The Type CQ is an unlicensed Chinese variant of the M16 rifle manufactured by Norinco. [3] According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56. [4]It can be distinguished from other AR-15 and M16 pattern rifles by its long, revolver-like pistol grip, somewhat rounded handguards, and the unique shape of its stock.

  9. Category:5.56 mm firearms - Wikipedia

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