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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 | SIG SG 510 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Battle rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Switzerland[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1957–present[source] |
SG 510-4
Single sourceStgw. 57
Single source1,100 mm (43.3 in) (Stgw. 57) 1,015 mm (40.0 in) (SG 510-4)[source]
Effective; iron sights
Single sourceEffective; Kern 4×24 optical sight
Single source640 m (700 yd) iron sights 800 m (875 yd) Kern 4×24 optical sight[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
SG 510-4
Single sourceStgw. 57
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source450–600 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source750 m/s (2,460 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer | Rudolf Amsler[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) Waffenfabrik Bern Swiss subcontractors[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 | 7.5×55mm GP 11 (Stgw. 57) 7.62×51mm NATO (SG 510-4)[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 | Roller-delayed blowback using stepped & fluted chamber[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 | 6-, 20-, or 24-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | The Troubles For the SG 510-4: 1973 Chilean coup d'état Armed conflict for control of the favelas[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1950s[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–1985[source] |
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| Variants | — | SG 510-1, SG 510-2, SG 510-3, SG 510-4, SG 510-5, SG 510-6, SG 510-7 T (SIG-AMT), PE-Stgw. 57[source] |
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| Sights | — | Front post, rear aperture[source] |
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609 mm (24.0 in) (Stgw. 57) 505 mm (19.9 in) (SG 510-4)[source]