The M16A1/M16A2 is my favorite gun. Can you please complete this info about the M16A1 or M16A2?
Country of Origin:
Caliber:
Operation:
Weight: empty/loaded
Length:
Barrel length:
Feeding:
Rates of fire: Sustained, Semiauto, Auto, Cyclic
Muzzle velocity:
Muzzle energy:
Projectile weight:
Maximum effective range: Point target, Area target, moving target
Sighting range:
Killing range:
Maximum range:
2007-07-29 00:51:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
United States
5.56mm
Gas Operated
7.5lbs empty, 8.79 lbs loaded with 30 rd magazine
39.6 inches long overall
20 inch barrel
Magazine Fed
Sustained rate of fire: 12-15 rounds per minute
Semi-Automatic: 45 rounds per minute
Automatic: It's not a fully automatic weapon, however if you use the three round burst it's 90 rounds per minute
Cyclic: 750-850 rounds per minute
Muzzle Velocity: 2800 ft/second
Muzzle Energy: about 1300 ft-lbs
Projectile Weight: 62 gr
Point target: 550 m
Area target: 800m
Moving target: Depends on the shooter, but up to 500m
Sighting range: for a Battle sight Zero or BZO it's 36 m, because the bullet crosses the same line of trajectory at both 36m and 300m so it's sighted for 300 m.
Max. effective killing range around 1000m
Max range: 3534m
2007-07-30 09:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by Matt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Country of Origin: USA
Caliber:.223 cal or 5.56mm
Operation:Gas operatered
Weight: with a mag in 8.79 lbs
Length: 39.63in
Barrel length: ?
Feeding: Mag fed
Rates of fire: Sustained12-15 rpm, Semiauto45 rpm, Auto?, Cyclic around 800 rpm
Muzzle velocity: 2800 feet per second
Muzzle energy: i dont know what that is sorry
Projectile weight: I cant remeber sorry
Maximum effective range: Point target is 550 meters, Area target is 800 meters, moving target i dont think i ever knew that i would say 300 meters though that seems resonalbe to me
Sighting range: Agian its been awhile now but i think it was like 1600 meters maybe up to 1800
Killing range: i would be guessing on this one to but i would say around 2000 meters
Maximum range: 3600 meters
2007-07-29 08:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Made in the USA, 5.56mm [.223 Remington cal.], gas operated, 7.5 lbs loaded with 20 rd mag., 39" long, magazine fed, 800-850 rounds per minute cyclic rate, muzzle velocity of about 3300 fps, Max range is about 2600 meters, max. effective range is about 460 meters.
2007-07-29 08:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Who gives a crap?
The REAL question is ... can you pick it up and accurately shoot an enemy combatant at 300 yards?
2007-07-29 08:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle
2007-07-29 07:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is a rifle.
2007-07-29 07:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋