Saturday, February 13, 2010

Steyr AUG

Steyr AUG A1
Steyr AUG A1(Military version)


Steyr AUG with M203 40mm
Steyr AUG with M203 40mm grenade launcher


Steyr AUG A1 Carbine
Steyr AUG A1 Carbine (Police version)


Steyr AUG A2
Steyr AUG A2 with Carbine configuration and with Picatinny-type rail installed


Steyr AUG A3 40mm
Steyr AUG A3 Carbine with 16inch barrel and optional forward grip, tactical flashlight and telescope sight


Steyr AUG A3
Steyr AUG A3 Carbine with 16inch barrel and 40mm grenade launcher (Grenade launcher sight is attached to the top of telescopic rifle sight)


Steyr AUG A3 in Sniper configuration
Steyr AUG A3 in Sniper configuration, with longer 20inch barrel, detachable bipod and long-range telescopic sight





Steyr AUG

Caliber:

5.56mm NATO (.223rem)

Action

Gas operated, rotating bolt

Weight

3.8 kg empty

Length:

805 mm

Barrel length

508 mm

Rate of fire

650 rounds per minute

Magazine capacity

30 or 42 rounds box magazines

Effective range

450 - 500 m with standard assault rifle barrel



Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Armalite AR-10 (USA)

ar10
The original AR-10 of the late 1950s



ar10b
The AR-10B rifle, a modern "civilian" re-creation of the AR-10



ar10a2
AR-10A2 is, basically an upscaled AR-15A2 rifle, chambered for the .308 Winchester (7.62x51mm) cartridge


ar10t
AR-10(T) - a target grade version of the "new" AR-10, with Picatinny-type rail instead of the carrying handle, and the match barrel





Armalite AR-10 (USA)

Caliber:

7,62x51 mm

Action

Gas operated, rotating bolt

Weight

4.31 kg empty

Length:

1050 mm

Barrel length

528 mm

Rate of fire

700 rounds per minute (military version)

Magazine capacity

20 rounds

Effective range

630 m





Friday, November 13, 2009

CETME A, B, C

Early CETME assault rifle prototype chambered for experimental 7.92x40mm cartridge
Early CETME assault rifle prototype chambered for experimental 7.92x40 mm cartridge



CETME modelo A assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x51mm reduced load cartridge
CETME modelo A assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x51mm cartridge




CETME modelo B mod. 58 with 30 rounds magazine
CETME modelo B
CETME modelo B / mod. 58 with 30 rounds magazine




modelo C
CETME modelo C rifle semi-automatic only ("Sporter" version)





CETME mod. A, B, C

Caliber:

7,62x51 mm

Action

delayed blowback

Weight

4,4 kg

Length:

1015 mm

Barrel length

450 mm

Rate of fire

500-600 rounds per minute

Magazine capacity

20 or 30 rounds

Effective range

400 m


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Type 64

Howa_Type_64
Type 64 assault rifle (Japan)




Type 64

Caliber:

7,62x51 mm

Action

Gas operated, tilting bolt

Weight

4,3 kg less magazine

Length:

990 mm

Barrel length

450 mm

Rate of fire

450-500 rounds per minute

Magazine capacity

20 rounds

Effective range

400 m




Thursday, September 24, 2009

Haenel / Schmeiiser MKb.42(H)

mkb42h-1
Haenel / Schmeiiser MKb.42(H) machine carbine (Left side)



mkb42h021w
Haenel / Schmeiiser MKb.42(H) machine carbine (Right side)




200px-German_7.92x33mm_Kurz
7.92x33mm Kurz (short)



MKb.42(H)

Caliber:

7.92x33mm Kurz

Action

Gas operated, tilting bolt

Weight

4.9 kg empty

Length:

940 mm

Barrel length

364 mm

Rate of fire

500 rounds per minute

Magazine capacity

30 rounds

Effective range

600 m




Thursday, September 17, 2009

FN FAL

fal_280br
Belgian FAL prototype (1950) chambered for British .280 (7x43mm) intermediate cartridge



fal_stg58
Austrian Steyr Stg.58 license built FN FAL



fal_l1a1_suit
British L1A1 SLR license built "inch pattern" FN FAL with SUIT optical sight



fal_imbel
Brazilian IMBEL LAR another license built FN FAL



fal_c2
Canadian C2 Squad Automatic Weapon a heavy barreled version of FAL



fal_para
FN FAL "Paratrooper" model (also known as FAL 50.63) with shortened barrel and folding butt



fal_dsa_sa58osw
DSA-58OSW - a select-fire "sawed off" FAL clone made by DS Arms (USA) for police use


FN FAL

Caliber:

7,62mm NATO (7.62x51)

Action

Gas operated, tilting breechblock, select-fire or semi-auto only

Weight, empty

4.45 kg empty (3.77 kg empty for "Para" models)

Length:

1100 mm (990 / 736 mm for "Para" model)

Barrel length

533 mm (431 mm for "Para" model)

Rate of fire

650-700 rounds per minute

Magazine capacity

20 rounds (30 rounds for heavy barreled SAW versions)

Effective range

600 m


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Vektor - CR 21


Vektor_CR21_Right
Vektor CR-21


vektor_cr21_sight
CR-21 1X optical sight with aiming reticle


001a
South African soldiers equipped with the Vektor CR-21




Vektor CR-21

Caliber:

5.56x45mm

Action

Gas operated

Weight, empty

3,8 kg loaded

Length:

760 mm

Barrel length

460 mm

Rate of fire

650-700 rounds per minute

Magazine capacity

20 / 35 rounds

Effective range

500 m