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Measured figures
stock collapsed
Single sourcestock extended /
Single source583 mm (23.0 in) stock extended / 333 mm (13.1 in) stock collapsed[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
long magazine
Single sourceshort magazine
Single source145 mm (5.7 in) (short magazine) 213 mm (8.4 in) (long magazine)[source]
Effective; 75 and sight adjustment
Single source75 and 150 m sight adjustment[source]
Barrel length
Single source152 mm (6.0 in)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single source18 in (457 mm)[source]L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record
16 in (406 mm)[source]Stgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record
12 in (305 mm)[source]Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record
Rate of fire
Single source650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source320 m/s (1,050 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | FB PM-63 | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | Polish People's Republic[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| In service | 1965–present[source] | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Communist insurgency in Thailand Sino-Vietnamese wars Israeli-Arab wars Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Gulf War Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Piotr Wilniewczyc[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
| Designed | 1950s[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | FB Radom[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
| Produced | 1965–1977[source] | — |
| No. built | Approx. 80,000[source] | — |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Cartridge The MARS-L (light) assault rifle variants are chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge , and the MARS-H (heavy) battle rifle and designated marksman rifle variants for the 7.62×51mm NATO , 6.5 mm Creedmoor or similar fully powered cartridges .[source]Design · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope MARS-H based designated marksman variant, chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor .[source]L129A2 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope Swiss MARS-H-based designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.[source]7.62mm Zf Stgw 20 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope LMT's MRGG-A is a member of its Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Heavy (MARS-H) family, which are commonly described as AR-10-style rifles, but is chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round.[source]MK24 Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope |
| Action | Straight blowback[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action |
| Feed system | 15 or 25-round box magazine[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO : 30-round detachable box magazine 7.62×51mm NATO 20-round detachable box magazine[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Feed system |
| Sights | Flip rear sight, front blade 153 mm (6.0 in) sight radius[source] | — |
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