LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System vs MG 42

ASmall arms

LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System

Assault rifle Battle rifle

BSmall arms

MG 42

General-purpose machine gun

Credit

Bukvoed · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle SystemLMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"

0.914 m

Length source ↗

MG 42Length

1.22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

914mm

1.22m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.914 m

LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"

Single source

914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length

1.22 m

Length

Single source

1,220 mm (48 in)^[source]

3.3kg

11.6kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

3.3 kg

LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty

Single source

3.3kg (empty)^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass

11.6 kg

Mass

Single source

11.6 kg (25.57 lb)^[source]

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4.7kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.2–2 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

3.5 km

Effective; with tripod and telescopic sight

Single source

4.7 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

200–2,000 m (219–2,187 yd) sight adjustments 3,500 m (3,828 yd) with tripod and telescopic sight^[source]

4,700 m (5,140 yd)^[source]

457mm

530mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.457 m

L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length

Single source

0.406 m

Stgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length

Single source

0.305 m

Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length

Single source

18 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

0.53 m

Barrel length

Single source

530 mm (20.9 in)^[source]

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1,200rpmvaried between

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

153 rounds/min

Practical Fully-automatic only

Single source

1,200 rounds/min

varied between

Single source

900–1,500 rounds/min

with different bolts

Single source

1,200 rounds/min (varied between 900–1,500 rounds/min with different bolts) Practical: 153 rounds/min Fully-automatic only^[source]

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740m/ss.S. Patrone

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

740 m/s

s.S. Patrone

Single source

740 m/s (2,428 ft/s) ( s.S. Patrone )^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System and MG 42 configuration
Specification	LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System	MG 42
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	Nazi Germany^[source]
In service	2015 - present^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service	1942–present^[source]
Designer	Lewis Machine & Tool Company^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer	Werner Gruner^[source]
Manufacturer	Lewis Machine & Tool Company^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer	Großfuß AG Mauser Werke AG Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung Steyr-Daimler-Puch MAGET (Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel)^[source]
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	7.92×57mm Mauser^[source]
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]
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 or 250-round Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt 50-round belt drum^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	World War II Guerrilla war in the Baltic states Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Algerian War Bizerte crisis Bangladesh Liberation War Portuguese Colonial War East Timorese civil war Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Yugoslav Wars First Congo War Syrian Civil War^[source]
Designed	—	1942^[source]
Unit cost	—	75 man-hours 250 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1944) (equivalent to €52 in 2021)^[source]
Produced	—	1942–1945 (Nazi Germany)^[source]
No. built	—	423,600^[source]
Variants	—	MG 45/MG 42V MG 1 MG 2 Rheinmetall MG 3 M53 MG 74^[source]
Sights	—	Iron sights , anti aircraft sight or telescopic sights^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Estonia Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · New Zealand Reported operator · Switzerland Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · United States	Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · China Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · France Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Italian Social Republic Reported operator · Kingdom of Romania Reported operator · Nazi Germany Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · West Germany Reported operator · Yugoslavia Reported operator · Zaire

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LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System

MG 42

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

Nazi Germany^[source]

In service

2015 - present^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service

1942–present^[source]

Designer

Lewis Machine & Tool Company^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer

Werner Gruner^[source]

Manufacturer

Lewis Machine & Tool Company^[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer

Großfuß AG Mauser Werke AG Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung Steyr-Daimler-Puch MAGET (Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel)^[source]

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

7.92×57mm Mauser^[source]

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]

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 or 250-round Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt 50-round belt drum^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

World War II Guerrilla war in the Baltic states Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Algerian War Bizerte crisis Bangladesh Liberation War Portuguese Colonial War East Timorese civil war Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Yugoslav Wars First Congo War Syrian Civil War^[source]

Designed

—

1942^[source]

Unit cost

—

75 man-hours 250 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1944) (equivalent to €52 in 2021)^[source]

Produced

—

1942–1945 (Nazi Germany)^[source]

No. built

—

423,600^[source]

Variants

—

MG 45/MG 42V MG 1 MG 2 Rheinmetall MG 3 M53 MG 74^[source]

Sights

—

Iron sights , anti aircraft sight or telescopic sights^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Estonia
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · New Zealand
Reported operator · Switzerland
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · United States

Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Croatia
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Italian Social Republic
Reported operator · Kingdom of Romania
Reported operator · Nazi Germany
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · West Germany
Reported operator · Yugoslavia
Reported operator · Zaire