CODE – 04-132-922
NAME – M1922 Browning Automatic Rifle
COMMON NAMES – M1922 BAR, BAR Cavalry Model
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1922
CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)
OVERALL LENGTH – 104.1 cm (41 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 48.3 cm (19 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)
LOAD – M1906 Ball Full jacketed Pointed Spitzer
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 792 m/s (2600 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3053 j (2252 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 8.71 kg (19 lb 3 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 9.45 kg (20 lb 13 oz) loaded with 20 rds M1906 ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) 11.34 kg (25 lb) with monopod, bipod, loaded with 20 rds M1906 ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Non-removable folding bipod, a removable rear monopod had also been developed
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – (Monopod) 1.89 kg (4 lb 3 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Ladder with aperture, graduated from (200 to 1600 yards in 50 yards increments)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 732 m (800 yards)
OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full
CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 20 round removable box magazine, double column, double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.20 kg (7 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.74 kg (1 lb 10 oz) loaded with 20 rounds M1906 Ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Twelve 20-rd magazines (240 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 8.88 kg (19 lb 9 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Ordnance Department, US Military
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – US Military
