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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 | Vektor R4 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1980–present[source] |
| Designer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company |
with stock extended
Single source877 mm (34.5 in) with stock extended[source]
Width
Single sourcewith folded stock
Single source60mm (2.4 inches), 90mm with folded stock[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source500 m (550 yd)[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 source460 mm (18 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600-750 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source980 m/s (3,200 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Yisrael Galili of Israel Military Industries[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Lyttelton Engineering Works, now Denel Land Systems[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 | 5.56×45mm 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 ( 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 | 35-round detachable magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Rwandan Civil War Bophuthatswana crisis Burundian Civil War Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–99) Kivu conflict Central African Republic conflict Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Banjska attack[source] |
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| Designed | — | Late 1970's early 1980's[source] |
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| No. built | — | 420,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | R5, R6, LM4, LM5, LM6[source] |
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| Sights | — | Flip up aperture rear sight graduated for 300 and 500 meters[source] |
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