CODE – 04-131-939

NAME – Soley-Lewis Mag-Fed Experimental Infantry Gun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Great Britain

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1939

CALIBER – 7.7x56mmR (.303 British)

OVERALL LENGTH – 127 cm (50 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 67.3 cm (26.5 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove, Left-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (1 turn in 10 in)

LOAD – Mk VII Composite Jacketed Spitzer

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.90 mm (0.311 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 11.34 g (175 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 747 m/s (2450 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3163 j (2333 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 9.16 kg (20 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10.39 kg (22 lb 15 oz) loaded with 30 rounds Mk VII Ball

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 11.18 kg (24 lb 10 oz) with bipod, loaded with 30 rounds Mk VII Ball

TYPE OF MOUNT – Bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.79 kg (1 lb 12 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable – Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Screw-ladder type with aperture, Graduated from 183 to 1829 m in 91 m increments (200 to 2000 yards in 100 yard increments)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 805 m (880 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 150 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 30-round removable box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.48 kg (1 lb 1 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.23 kg (2 lb 11 oz) with 30 rounds Mk VII Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eight 30-round magazines (240 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 9.84 kg (21 lb 11 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Soley Armament Company, London, England

STATUS – Experimental

SERVICE – Development only