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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 | MG 3 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | West Germany[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1959–present[source] |
Length
without stock
Single source1,225 mm (48.2 in) 1,097 mm (43.2 in) (without stock)[source]
Effective; sight adjustments
Single sourceMaximum; bipod
Single sourceMaximum; gun carriage
Single sourceMaximum; terminal
Single sourceMaximum; tripod mounted
Single source200–1,200 m sight adjustments[source]
600 m (1,969 ft) (bipod) 1,200–1,600 m (3,937–5,249 ft) (tripod mounted) 3,000 m (9,843 ft) (gun carriage) 3,750 m (12,303 ft) (terminal)[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 source565 mm (22.2 in)[source]
heavy-weight bolt
Single sourcestandard-weight bolt
Single source800–950 rounds/min (heavy-weight bolt) 1,000–1,200 rounds/min (standard-weight bolt)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source820 m/s (2,690 ft/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 |
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| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Rheinmetall License-built by: Beretta , MKEK , Ellinika Amyntika Systimata, Defense Industries Organization , Military Industry Corporation , Pakistan Ordnance Factories , General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas[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 | 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 | Recoil-operated , roller locked[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 | 50-round non-disintegrating DM1 belt (can be combined in a drum); 100-round disintegrating DM6/M13 belt[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Conflicts[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1959[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1 million+[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Open tangent iron sights or optical sights[source] |
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