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CODE – 04-132- 964

NAME – Colt CAR-15 Heavy Assault Rifle M2

NAME (NATIVE) – Colt Belt-fed HBAR

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1964

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 98 cm (38.6 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 50.8 cm (20 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 30.5 cm (12 in)

LOAD – M193 Ball, Spitzer-pointed full metal jacket

BULLET DIAMETER – 5.70 mm (0.224 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 3.56 g (55 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 991 m/s (3,250 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1749 j (1290 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.76 kg (8 lb 5 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.94 kg (13 lb 2 oz) loaded with 120 rd belt of M193 Ball in belt box

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) – 6.17 kg (13 lb 10 oz) on bipod, loaded with 120 rd belt of M193 Ball in belt box

TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.23 kg (8 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post, adjustable for zero, Rear sight – Flip-type aperture, Battle aperture – 300 m (328 yards), Long range aperture – 500 m (547 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m (656 yards)

OPERATION – Redirected gas, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semiautomatic, 120 rpm Full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm

FEED DEVICE – S-63 disintegrating metallic link belt, 20 or 30 round removable box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.23 kg (8 oz) 120 S-63 links, 0.08 kg (3 oz) 20-rd magazine, 0.10 kg (4 oz) 30-round magazine

Ammunition Box (EMPTY) – 0.54 kg (1 lb 3 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.64 kg (3 lb 10 oz) 120 belt of M193 Ball, 0.32 kg (11 oz) 20-rd magazine, loaded with 20 rds M193 ball, 0.45 kg (1 lb) 30 rd magazines loaded with 30 rds M193 Ball

Ammunition Box (LOADED) – 2.18 kg (4 lb 13 oz) loaded with 120 rd belt of M193 Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 120 rd belts in belt boxes (720 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 13.08 kg (28 lb 13 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut

STATUS – Development

SERVICE – Evaluation

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