CODE 03-041-983

NAME – SL6

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1983

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington)

OVERALL LENGTH – 101.5 cm (39.96 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.72 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove Polygonal, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 17.8 cm (7 in)

LOAD – Remington Fusion Jacketed soft point

BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 4.02 g (62 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 893 m/s (2931 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1604 j (1183 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.80 kg (8 lb 6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.907 kg (8 lb 10 oz) loaded with 3 rounds jacketed soft point

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post in hooded sight ring, Rear sight – Rotary vertical drum with diopter and V-notch sights, V-notch and #2 peep are set for 200 meters (219 yards), #3 Peep is for 300 meters (328 yards) and #4 peep is for 400 meters (438 yards). Rear sight is screw adjustable for windage and elevation for zero.

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 400 m (437 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, Delayed roller locked bolt system

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 9 to 20 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 3 or 10 rounds removable box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3-rd magazine – 0.07 kg, 10-rd magazine – 0.10 kg

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3-rd mag – 0.107 kg (4 oz) loaded with 3 rounds jacketed soft point

10-rd magazine – 0.223 kg (8 oz) loaded with 10 rounds jacketed soft point

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-3-round magazines (6 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.214 kg (7.6 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – Commercial sales