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SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Remington R4 | SAR 21 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Semi-automatic rifle Carbine[source] | Bullpup assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Singapore[source] |
| In service | 2012–present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
| Wars | ISIL insurgency in the Philippines Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017-present)[source] | — |
SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail
Single source805 mm (31.7 in) (SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail) 680 mm (26.8 in) (SAR 21 MMS) 640 mm (25.2 in) (SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine)[source]
GL/M203 SAR 21
Single sourceP-Rail
Single sourceSAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceSAR 21 SAR 21
Single source• SAR 21: 4 kg (8.82 lb) • SAR 21 GL/M203: 5.3 kg (12 lb) • SAR 21 P-Rail: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) • SAR 21 MMS: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) • SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine 3 kg (6.6 lb)[source]
Effective; M193
Single sourceEffective; SS109
Single source460 m (M193) 800 m (SS109)[source]
Patrol/Operator/Enhanced
Single sourcePatrol/Operator/Enhanced R4
Single sourcePatrol/Operator/Enhanced R4 Patrol
Single sourceR4 Patrol/Operator/Enhanced R4
Single sourceR4 Patrol/Operator/Enhanced: 11.5 in (290 mm) R4 Patrol/Operator/Enhanced: 14.5 in (370 mm) R4 Patrol/Operator/Enhanced: 16 in (410 mm) R4 Patrol 20 in (510 mm)[source]
Barrel length
Single source508 mm (20.0 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source450–650 rounds/min[source]
M193
Single sourceSS109
Single source970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) (M193) 945 m/s (3,100.4 ft/s) (SS109)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Remington Arms Company[source] | • CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present[source] |
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| Produced | 2012 – c. 2020[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | STANAG magazine[source] | 30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Designer | — | Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1996[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options[source] |
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| Sights | — | 1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights[source] |
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