CODE 03-041-003

NAME – XM8 Compact Carbine Personal Defense Weapon

COMMON NAMES – MWSF (Modular Weapon System Family) Compact Carbine PDW

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2003

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm NATO

OVERALL LENGTH – 52.3 cm (20.6 in) with butt cap

BARREL LENGTH – 22.7 cm (9 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 17.8 cm (7 in)

LOAD – SS109/M855 Ball Full metal jacket with steel core penetrator

BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 4.02 g (62 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 707 m/s (2820 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1485 j (1095 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) –  kg ( lb  oz) with butt cap

WEIGHT (LOADED) –  kg ( lb  oz) with sling, loaded with 30 rounds M855 Ball

SLING WEIGHT – 0.22 kg (7.8 oz)

SIGHTS – 1/1 Integrated Sight Module with red dot reflex sight, Flip-up open, iron, adjustable back-up sights, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – Aperture, adjustable for windage

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 300 m (328 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, short-stroke piston, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm semi, 60 rpm full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 850

FEED DEVICE – 30 round translucent plastic box magazine, double column, double feed, stackable or

100-round dual-drum magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 30-round magazine – 0.125 kg (4.4 oz)

100-round drum – 1.00 kg (2 lb 3 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 30-round magazine – 0.494 kg (1 lb 1.4 oz) with 30 rounds 5.56mm

100 –round drum – 2.231 kg (4 lb 15 oz) with 100 rounds 5.56 NATO

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six – 30 round magazines (180 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.964 kg (6 lb 9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch Defense, Sterling, Virginia / Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Plymouth, Minnesota

STATUS – Limited production completed

SERVICE – Royal Malaysian Naval Special Forces (PASKAL)