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
