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Bullpup assault rifle Carbine ( QBZ-95B, QBZ-97B, QBZ-95B-1 ) Light support weapon ( QJB-95, QJB-97, QJB-95-1 ) Shotgun ( K12 PUMA )
At a glance
Measured figures
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 | QBZ-95 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Bullpup assault rifle Carbine ( QBZ-95B, QBZ-97B, QBZ-95B-1 ) Light support weapon ( QJB-95, QJB-97, QJB-95-1 ) Shotgun ( K12 PUMA )[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | China[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1997–present[source] |
Length
760 mm (30 in)[source]
Effective; area target
Single sourceEffective; point target
Single source400 m (1,300 ft) point target, 600–800 m (2,000–2,600 ft) area target[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 source463 mm (18.2 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source930 m/s (3,050 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 |
Duo Yingxian[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Norinco[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 | 5.8×42mm DBP87[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 | Short-stroke piston , 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 | 30-round detachable box magazine 75-round detachable drum[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sri Lankan Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Afghanistan Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Myanmar conflict Myanmar Civil War Xinjiang conflict 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1989–1991[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 4,300 Yuan (2014 cost to equip one PLA soldier)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1995–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3,000,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Hooded post front sight and aperture rear sight Y/MA95 (3x) Y/MA95-1 (3x) QMK-152 (3x) QMK-171 (3x) IR5118 thermal scope (1x)[source] |
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