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
