CODE – 04-037-917
NAME – Chauchat Rifle, Model of 1917
COMMON NAMES – Cal. .30 Model 1918
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – France
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1917
CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)
OVERALL LENGTH – 116.1 cm (45.7 in) with flash hider
BARREL LENGTH – 44.5 cm (17.50 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Groove, Right-hand twist
LOAD – M1903 Ball
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 822 m/s (2697 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 2285 j (2423 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 8.62 kg (19 lb)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 9.33 kg (20 lb 9.1 oz) with 16 rounds
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 9.73 kg (21 lb 7.2 oz) with 16 rounds and bipod
TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.40 kg (14 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – V-notch tangent, adjustable for range, 200 to 2000 meters in 200 meter increments (219 to 2187 yards in 219 yard increments)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (219 yards)
OPERATION – Long recoil with gas assist, fires from pen bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 80 to 100 rpm Full
CYCLIC ROF – 320 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 16 round removable box magazine, single column, single feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.28 kg (9.9 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.71 kg (1 lb 9 oz) loaded with 20 rds M1906 Ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Twenty 10-round magazines (320 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 14.2 kg (31 lb 4 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Gladiator Cycle Company, Le-Pré-Saint-Gervaise, Seine
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – US Military during WWI
