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Small armsIn service
Assault rifle Carbine
CAR-15 is a assault rifle Carbine originating in United States. It was built by Colt Defense.
United StatesTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Assault rifle Carbine
United States
1966–1998 (US service) 1966–present (other countries)
Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Operation Eagle Claw 1982 Lebanon war Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama Gulf War
Colt Defense
XM177 (R610 in US Army service) XM177E1 (R609 in US Army service) XM177E2 (R629 in US Army service) GAU-5/A (R609 in US Air Force service) GAU-5A/A (R649 in US Air Force service)
5.35 lb (2.43 kg)
31 in (790 mm) (XM177E1, stock extended) 28.3 in (720 mm) (XM177E1, stock retracted) 32.5 in (830 mm) (XM177E2, stock extended) 29.8 in (760 mm) (XM177E2, stock retracted)
10 in (250 mm) (XM177E1) 11.5 in (290 mm) (XM177E2)
5.56×45mm NATO , .223 Remington
Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston
2,650 ft/s (810 m/s) (XM177E1) 2,750 ft/s (840 m/s) (XM177E2)
400 m (440 yd)
30-round box magazine or other STANAG magazines .
Iron sights or various optics
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CAR-15 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Egypt
Israel
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Senegal