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Measured figures
Length
Single source186.5 mm (7.34 in)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch VP9 | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| Designer | Frank Henninger[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
EU version with empty magazine
Single sourceUS version with empty magazine
Single source710 g (25 oz) (EU version with empty magazine) 753 g (26.6 oz) (US version with empty magazine)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
long slide
Single sourcestandard
Single source104 mm (4.1 in) (standard) 127 mm (5.0 in) (long slide)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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Heckler & Koch[source] |
Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
| Produced | 2014–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | VP40[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum , .40 S&W[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 | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[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 | 15, 17, or 20-round detachable box magazine (VP9) 13-round detachable box magazine (VP40)[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 , tritium sights[source] | — |
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| Magazine capacity | 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source] 17, 20 Rounds[source]SFP9A1 Civil | — |
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| In service | — | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
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Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
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