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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 | PKP Pecheneg |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | General purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 2001–present[source] |
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Length
1,200 mm (47 in)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
with a bipod
Single sourcewith an infantry tripod mount
Single sourcewithout a bipod
Single source8.2 kg (18 lb) without a bipod 8.7 kg (19 lb) with a bipod 12.7 kg (28 lb) with an infantry tripod mount[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 source658 mm (25.9 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600–800 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source900 m/s (2,953 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 |
Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | TsNIITochMash , Degtyaryov Plant[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[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[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 | Belt feed: 100-, 200-, 250-round, non-disintegrating links[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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