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CODE – 04-132-931

NAME – Colt Monitor R 80

NAME (NATIVE) – Colt Monitor Automatic Machine Rifle R 80

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1931

CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)

OVERALL LENGTH – 97.38 cm (38.5 in) without compensator, 108 cm (42.5 in) with compensator

BARREL LENGTH – 45.7 cm (18 in)

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

LOAD – M1 Full jacketed Pointed Spitzer

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 11.34 g (175 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 770 m/s (2527 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3365 j (2482 m/s)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 7.34 kg (16 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 7.94 kg (17 lb 8 oz) loaded with 20 rounds

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 8.25 kg (18 lb 3 oz) with compensator and loaded with 20 rounds

WEIGHT OF COMPENSATOR – 0.31 kg (11 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Aperture peep with folding ladder, Ladder graduated from 183 to 549 meters in 91 meter increments (200 to 600 yards in 100 yard increments)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 549 m (600 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 60 rpm Semi, 120 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 550 rpm

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

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.28 kg (10 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.90 kg (2 lb) with 20 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Seven – 20 rd magazines (140 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 6.30 kg (13 lb 14 oz)

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

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Commercial sales and law enforcement

Reportedly, only 125 specimens of the Colt Monitor were produced, 90 of those weapons were purchased by the FBI

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