CODE – 04-132-922

NAME – M1922 Browning Automatic Rifle

COMMON NAMES – M1922 BAR, BAR Cavalry Model

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1922

CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)

OVERALL LENGTH – 104.1 cm (41 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 48.3 cm (19 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)

LOAD – M1906 Ball Full jacketed Pointed Spitzer

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 792 m/s (2600 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3053 j (2252 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 8.71 kg (19 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 9.45 kg (20 lb 13 oz) loaded with 20 rds M1906 ball

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) 11.34 kg (25 lb) with monopod, bipod, loaded with 20 rds M1906 ball

TYPE OF MOUNT – Non-removable folding bipod, a removable rear monopod had also been developed

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – (Monopod) 1.89 kg (4 lb 3 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Ladder with aperture, graduated from (200 to 1600 yards in 50 yards increments)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 732 m (800 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20 round removable box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.20 kg (7 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.74 kg (1 lb 10 oz) loaded with 20 rounds M1906 Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Twelve 20-rd magazines (240 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 8.88 kg (19 lb 9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Ordnance Department, US Military

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – US Military