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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 | UK vz. 59 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1959–present[source] |
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vz. 59
Single sourcevz. 59 L
Single source1,215 mm (47.8 in) (vz. 59) 1,115 mm (43.9 in) (vz. 59 L)[source]
Effective; sight adjustments
Single source100 to 2000 m sight adjustments[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
vz. 59
Single sourcevz. 59 L
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source700-800 rounds/min[source]
vz. 59
Single sourcevz. 59 L
Single source830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) (vz. 59) 810 m/s (2,657 ft/s) (vz. 59 L)[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
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| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Zbrojovka Vsetín[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 / 7.62×51mm NATO[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 , tilting breechblock[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-fed 50-round, weight 0.19 kg unloaded or 250 round belt[source] |
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| Used by | — | Czech Republic Slovakia[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Nigerian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Afghanistan Wars Uganda–Tanzania War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Tajikistani Civil War Mali War Kivu conflict Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1956-1959[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959—1990s[source] |
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| Variants | — | Vz. 59 L, vz. 59T, vz. 59N, vz. 68, vz. 95, vz. 98[source] |
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| Sights | — | Hooded front post, folding leaf rear sight, sight radius 353 mm (13.9 in)[source] |
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650 mm (25.6 in) (vz. 59) 550 mm (21.7 in) (vz. 59 L)[source]