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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 | Mosin–Nagant |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Bolt-action rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Russian Empire[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1891–present[source] |
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carbines
Single sourceM91/30
Single source1,232 mm (48.5 in) (M91/30) 1,013 mm (39.9 in) (carbines)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; with optical sights
Single source500 m (550 yd), 850 m (930 yd) with optical sights[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
carbines
Single sourceM91/30
Single sourceCarbines : approx
Single sourceM38 : approx
Single sourceM91/30 : approx M44 : approx
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single sourceM91/30 : approx. 865 m/s (2,838 ft/s) M44 : approx. 725 m/s (2,379 ft/s) M38 : approx. 710 m/s (2,329 ft/s) Carbines : approx. 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
Sergei Mosin Leon Nagant[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Tula Izhevsk Sestroryetsk Châtellerault Remington New England Westinghouse Company Radom Cugir[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 | 7.62×54mmR 7.62×53mmR (Finnish variants only) 7.92×57mm Mauser (Polish variants & German captures) 8×50mmR Mannlicher (Austrian capture) .30-06 Springfield (Bannerman rifles for the US civilian market)[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 | Bolt-action[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 | 5-round integral box magazine , loaded with 5-round stripper clips[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1891[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1891–1973[source] |
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| No. built | — | c. 37,000,000 (Russia/Soviet Union)[source] |
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| Variants | — | see Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear: ladder, graduated from 100 m to 2,000 m (M91/30) and from 100 m to 1,000 m (M38 and M44); Front: hooded fixed post (drift adjustable) PU 3.5 and PEM scope also mounted[source] |
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730 mm (29 in) (M91/30) 514 mm (20.2 in) (carbines)[source]