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Assault Rifle stock extended /
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| Specification | FX-05 Xiuhcoatl | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | Mexico[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
mm stock folded
Single sourcestock folded Carbine stock extended /
Single sourceAssault Rifle : 1,000 mm (39.4 in) stock extended / 740 mm (29.1 in) stock folded Carbine : 760 mm (29.9 in) stock extended / 500 mm (19.7 in) mm stock folded[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Effective; approx with sight adjustment
Single source200–600 m approx with sight adjustment[source]
Barrel length · source measurement 1
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 2
Single source460 mm (18.1 in) 273 mm (10.7 in)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
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Single sourceRate of fire
Single source720-850 rounds/min Carbine : 760-900 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source956 m/s (3,136 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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Mexican Armed Forces[source] |
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| Wars | Mexican drug war[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2005[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
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| Unit cost | 10,000 Pesos (US$520 - 2019)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2005–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 44,000 (2005) 111,000 (2014) 121,000 (2018) 212,350 (by 2022)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Assault rifle Carbine Short Carbine Sharpshooter[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[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 |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable 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 |
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| Sights | Iron sights Picatinny rail for mounting aiming optics on receiver Removable integrated optical sight/carry handle[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
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