CODE 03-041-007

NAME – MR762 Carbine

NAME (NATIVE) – MR308

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2007

CALIBER – 7.62x51mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 91.3 cm (35.94 in) Stock collapsed, 99.3 cm (39.09 in) Stock extended

BARREL LENGTH – 41 cm (1614 inch)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Groove, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 28 cm (11.02 in)

LOAD – M80 Spitzer-pointed full jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.66 g (149 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 830 m/s (2722 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3324 j (2452 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.02 kg ( lb 1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.384 kg (9 lb 11 oz) loaded with 10 rounds M80 Ball

SIGHTS – SIGHTS – Removable open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post in hooded sight ring, Rear sight – Rotary vertical drum with diopter and V-notch sights, V-notch and #2 peep are set for 200 meters (219 yards), #3 Peep is for 300 meters (328 yards) and #4 peep is for 400 meters (438 yards). Rear sight is screw adjustable for windage and elevation for zero. Removable Picatinny rail along top and sides of weapon for optical and electronic sights and aiming/indicating devices

SIGHT WEIGHT – Iron sights – 0.25 kg (9 oz) Rear Diopter sight and front sight for Picatinny rail

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m (656 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, short-stroke piston

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 10 or 20 round translucent removable box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 10-rd 0.11 kg (4 oz), 20-rd 0.16 kg (5.6 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10-rd 0.364 kg (13 oz), 20-rd 0.668 kg (1 lb 8 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two 10-round magazines (20 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.728 kg (1 lb 10 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – German military, US Military and Special Operations forces, International Special Operations forces,