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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 | Star Model Z84 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Spain[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1980s–present[source] |
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Corto/Short with stock extended
Single sourceCorto/Short with stock retracted
Single sourceLargo/Standard with stock extended
Single sourceLargo/Standard with stock retracted
Single sourceLargo/Standard: 465 mm (18.3 in) with stock retracted 670 mm (26 in) with stock extended Corto/Short: 410 mm (16 in) with stock retracted 615 mm (24.2 in) with stock extended[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
Corto/Short barrel
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 3
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 5
Single sourceFull
Single sourceFull 30-round magazine
Single sourceLargo/Standard barrel 25-round magazine
Single sourceCorto/Short barrel: 3.10 kg (6.8 lb) Largo/Standard barrel: 3.15 kg (6.9 lb) 25-round magazine: Empty: 0.22 kg (0.49 lb) Full: 0.532 kg (1.17 lb) 30-round magazine: Empty: 0.24 kg (0.53 lb) Full: 0.607 kg (1.34 lb)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source150–200m[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
Corto/Short barrel
Single sourceLargo/Standard barrel
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source600 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source400 metres per second (1,300 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 |
Eduardo Iraegui[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.[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 | 9×19mm Parabellum[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 | Blowback-operated , open bolt , telescoping 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 | 25/30-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iran–Iraq War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1984[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1984–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Diopter-type iron sights[source] |
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Largo/Standard barrel: 270 mm (11 in) Corto/Short barrel: 215 mm (8.5 in)[source]