CODE 03-041-983
NAME – SL6
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1983
CALIBER – 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington)
OVERALL LENGTH – 101.5 cm (39.96 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.72 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove Polygonal, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 17.8 cm (7 in)
LOAD – Remington Fusion Jacketed soft point
BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 4.02 g (62 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 893 m/s (2931 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 1604 j (1183 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.80 kg (8 lb 6 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.907 kg (8 lb 10 oz) loaded with 3 rounds jacketed soft point
SIGHTS – 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.
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 400 m (437 yards)
OPERATION – Blowback, Delayed roller locked bolt system
TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic
RATE OF FIRE – 9 to 20 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 3 or 10 rounds removable box magazine, double column, double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3-rd magazine – 0.07 kg, 10-rd magazine – 0.10 kg
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3-rd mag – 0.107 kg (4 oz) loaded with 3 rounds jacketed soft point
10-rd magazine – 0.223 kg (8 oz) loaded with 10 rounds jacketed soft point
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-3-round magazines (6 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 0.214 kg (7.6 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Production completed
SERVICE – Commercial sales
