CODE – 04-132-925

NAME – Colt R 75 A Rifle

NAME (NATIVE) – Colt Automatic Machine Rifle R 75 A

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1925

CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)

OVERALL LENGTH – 110.5 cm (43.5 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 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 – 807 m/s (2647 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3692 j (2723 m/s)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 8.70 kg (19 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 9.60 kg (21 lb 3 oz) loaded with 20 rounds

WEIGHT (LOADED & MOUNTED) – 10.14 kg (22 lb 6 oz) on bipod, loaded with 20 rounds

TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.54 kg (1 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 2.49 kg (5 lb 8 oz) with changing handle

WEIGHT OF SLING STRAP – 0.23 kg (8 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Ladder with aperture, Adjustable for windage and range, Graduated from 100 to 1400 meters in 100 meter increments (109 to 1531 yards in 109 yard increments

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 457 m (500 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi or Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 60 rpm Semiautomatic, 150 rpm Full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 500 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