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CODE 03-132-965

NAME – Colt Survival Rifle

NAME (NATIVE) – Colt Automatic Rifle Model 608

COMMON NAMES – CAR-15 Aviator Survival Rifle

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1965

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm (.223)

OVERALL LENGTH – 73.7 cm (29 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 25.4 cm (10 in) without conical flash hider

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 – 838 m/s (2750 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1252 j (924 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.15 kg (4 lb 12 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.47 kg (5 lb 7 oz) loaded with 20 rounds M193 Ball

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Round post, adjustable for zero range, Rear sight – Leaf-type with apertures for 0-300 m (0-328 yards) and 300-500 m (328 to 547 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 400 m (437 yards)

OPERATION – Gas impingement

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 45-65 rpm Semi, 150-200 rpm Full automatic, 12-15 rpm sustained

CYCLIC ROF – 700-800 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20 round aluminum magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 20 rd – 0.080 kg (2.83 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 20 rd – 0.32 kg (11 oz) loaded with 20 rds M193 Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Four-20 round magazines (80 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.28 kg (2 lb 13 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Colt Patent Fire Arms, Hartford, Connecticut

STATUS – Out of production

SERVICE – Evaluation only

     Estimates at Colt hold that there were less than 10 of the Model 608 Survival rifles ever made, making it one of the rarest of the Colt M16 series weapons. The size of the rifle was such that when broken down into a barrel/upper receiver assembly [length 47.5 cm (18.7 in)] and a Lower receiver/Stock assembly [Length 44.7 cm (17.6 in)] the entire weapon along with four 20-round magazines, could fit in the hard tray of a seat-type survival kit. It was the only original Colt design to utilize the conical flash hider on the barrel.

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