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LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Configuration
| Specification | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System | M1 Garand |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | United States[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1936–1957 (as the standard U.S. service rifle) 1940s–present (other countries)[source] |
Length
43.5 in (1,100 mm)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source500 yd (457 m)[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
Barrel length
Single source24 in (610 mm)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source40–50 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer |
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Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
John C. Garand[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Military Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson International Harvester Beretta Breda F.M.A.P. Civilian Springfield Armory, Inc. McCann Industries[source] |
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| Cartridge | 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 | .30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 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 | 8-round en bloc clip , internal box magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | List of conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indo-Pakistani Wars First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Dominican Civil War Six-Day War Football War Cambodian Civil War Black September Sandinista Revolution Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Liberian Civil War Gulf War The Troubles Operation Uphold Democracy Maluku sectarian conflict War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian civil war Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines Twelve-Day War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1928[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | About $85 during World War II (equivalent to $1,580 in 2025)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1934–1957[source] |
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| No. built | — | 5,468,772[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear : Adjustable aperture Front : Wing protected post[source] |
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