CODE 03-041-983

NAME – SL7

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1983

CALIBER – 7.62×51 mm (.308 Winchester)

OVERALL LENGTH – 101 cm (39.76 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.72 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Grooves, Polygonal

LOAD – .308 Winchester Jacketed Soft Point

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 827 m/s (2714 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3327 j (2454 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.80 kg (8 lb 6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.961 (8 lb 12 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 round removable box magazine, double-column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3-rd magazine – 0.085 kg (3 oz), 10 rd magazine – 0.14 kg (5 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3-rd mag – 0.161 kg (6 oz) loaded with 3 rds jacketed soft point

10 rd mag – 0.395 kg (14 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – two-3 round magazines (6 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.322 kg (12 oz)

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

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – Commercial sales