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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 | Zastava M70 (assault rifle) |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Yugoslavia[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1970–1982 (limited use) 1982–present (standard service rifle)[source] |
| Designer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company |
Length
890 mm (35 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source350 m (380 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 source415 mm (16.3 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Zastava Arms[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Zastava Arms[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 | 7.62×39mm[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 | 30-round AK-47 detachable magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Insurgency in Macedonia Rwandan Civil War First Congo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Kivu conflict Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Northern Mali conflict War in Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1962–1968[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 4,000,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights graduated from 100 to 1,000 meters[source] |
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