CODE – 04-132-965

NAME – Colt CMG-1 MMG

NAME (NATIVE) – Colt Machine Gun Model 1 Medium Machine Gun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1965

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 81.3 cm (32 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) – 5.22 kg (11 lb 8 oz) with Light Barrel

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 5.62 kg (12 lb 6 oz) with Heavy Barrel

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 6.59 kg (14 lb 9 oz) with Light barrel and 100 rds M193 ball

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 6.99 kg (15 lb 7 oz) with Heavy Barrel and 100 rds M193 ball

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) – 12.26 kg (27 lb 1 oz) on bipod, with Light Barrel and 100 rds M193 ball,

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) – 12.66 kg (27 lb 15 oz) on bipod, with Heavy Barrel and 100 rds M193 ball,

TYPE OF MOUNT – Tripod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 5.67 kg (12 lb 8 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post, adjustable for zero, Rear sight – Tangent with V-notch, adjustable for range.

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)

OPERATION – Redirected gas operation, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 120 rpm (Light barrel), 150 rpm (Heavy barrel)

CYCLIC ROF – 650 rpms

FEED DEVICE – S-63 disintegrating link belt

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.19 kg (7 oz) 100 S-63 links

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.37 kg (3 lb) 100 S-63 links with 100 rds M193 ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 100-rd belts (600 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 8.22 kg (18 lb 2 oz)

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

STATUS – Developmental

SERVICE – Evaluation