CODE 04-041-978
NAME – XM262, 7.61×51 mm
COMMON NAMES – German SAWs Candidate (2)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1978
CALIBER – 7.62x51mm NATO
OVERALL LENGTH – 103.4 cm (40.71 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.72 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Groove polygonal, right hand twist, 1 turn in 30.5 cm (12 in)
LOAD – M80 Ball Spitzer-pointed full jacketed
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.66 g (149 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 839 m/s (2751 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3395 j (2504 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 7.82 kg (17 lb 4 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 11.28 kg (24 lb 14 oz) with ammunition box attached loaded with 100 rounds M13 link belt loaded with M80 Ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 12.16 kg (26 lb 13 oz) with bipod, sling, assault grip, and ammunition box attached loaded with 100 round M13 link belt loaded with M80 Ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable folding bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.58 kg (1 lb 5 oz)
WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 1.57 kg (3 lb 7 oz)
WEIGHT OF COMBAT SLING – 0.20 kg (7 oz)
WEIGHT OF ASSAULT GRIP – 0.10 kg (3.5 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Hooded post, Rear sight, aperture with rotating elevation drum, 100 meters click stops (109 yard click stops) graduated 200 to 1200 meters (219 to 1,312 yards)
OPTICAL SIGHT – ZF 4×24
OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.65 kg (1 lb 7 oz) with mount
OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 4 Power
OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW – 5 degrees 40 minutes – 10 m @ 100 m (30 ft @100 yds)
OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS – Adjustable for windage and elevation, 6 adjustments from 100 to 600 m (109 to 656 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,200 m (1,312 yards)
OPERATION – Delayed blowback, roller-locked bolt, fires on closed bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semiautomatic, and full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 50 rpm semi, 100 rpm full automatic with barrel change
CYCLIC ROF – 800 rpm
FEED DEVICE – M13 flexible disintegrating metallic link belt
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.43 kg (15 oz) 100 M13 links
100 ROUND MAGAZINE BOX WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.49 kg (1 lb 1 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.97 kg (6 lb 9 oz) 100 round M13 link belt loaded with M80 Ball
100 ROUND MAGAZINE BOX WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.46 kg (7 lb 10 oz) with 100 round M13 link belt loaded with M80 Ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eight 100-round ammunition boxes (800 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 27.68 kg (61 lb)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Developmental
SERVICE – None