Las Vegas Sun

May 6, 2024

• Type: Can be fired in both semiautomatic and automatic modes. However, troops are instructed not to fire in the automatic mode except in extreme situations. • Capacity: 31 rounds (30 in the magazine, one in the chamber) • Length: 29.8 inches with stock retracted • Weight: 5.9 pounds empty • Caliber: 5.56mm NATO • Muzzle velocity: 2,900 feet per second • Range: 1,650 feet

• Type: Can be fired in both semiautomatic and automatic modes. However, troops are instructed not to fire in the automatic mode except in extreme situations. • Capacity: 31 rounds (30 in the magazine, one in the chamber) • Length: 29.8 inches with stock retracted • Weight: 5.9 pounds empty • Caliber: 5.56mm NATO • Muzzle velocity: 2,900 feet per second • Range: 1,650 feet