This semi-automatic rifle is available with a 14.5" or 16.5" barrel with a 1.5" muzzle brake (permanently-attached on the 14.5"). Barrels are Nitride heat-treated, machine gun-rated, 4150 chrome-moly-vanadium alloy with a heavy contour and fluting with hand-lapped button twisted rifling. It is chambered for 5.56x45 mm NATO (.223 Remington) and comes with a 30-round PMAG. Using a gas piston, rotating bolt (short stroke system), it has normal, suppressed and bolt-action operating modes with an ambidextrous safety/selector switch and magazine release. The 11T model's Modular Railed Receiver (MRR) has a tactical free-floating handguard designed for high-accessory use with a full top and bottom rail as well as longer side rails (than 11H model), ladder rail covers and a sling/bi-pod mount. The aluminum receiver has an oversized heat-sink barrel nut, black anodized charging handle, integrated oversized trigger guard, machined ambidextrous bolt release lever and a drop-in, single-stage, 4.5 lb. non-adjustable trigger system. Including the barrel, the CROS (Corrosion Resistant Operating System) offers a single-piece gas block, Nitride heat-treated gas plug, chromed gas piston, firing pin, extractor and NP3-coated bolt carrier assembly machined from a single billet. This rifle has a black anodized finish, anti-tilt buffer tube with four drain holes and a black Magpul CTR 6-position retractable buttstock and Magpul MOE pistol grip.
Specifications :
- Action: Semi-Automatic
- Caliber: 223 Remington/5.56 NATO
- Barrel Length: 14.5"
- Capacity: 30+1
- Safety: Ambidextrous
- Trigger: Single-Stage
- Stock: Magpul CTR
- Finish: Black
- Overall Length: 32"-35.25"
- Weight: 7.5 lbs
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
Introduced in 1964, the 223 Remington is the civilian version of the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. Although very similar to the 222 Remington it has a slightly longer case and a shorter neck, giving it greater powder capacity and thus higher velocity--which was necessary to meet military penetration requirements at longer range. NOTE: 223 Remington ammunition may be safely fired in any 5.56x45mm chamber, but 5.56x45mm ammunition SHOULD NOT BE USED in a 223 chamber! Standard is a 55-grain bullet at 3240 feet per second, with lighter bullets somewhat faster and heavier bullets a bit slower. The 223 is the most popular 22 centerfire today, and possiby the most popular centerfire cartridge. Ammunition choices are legion, as are choices in firearms. The 223 is an accurate cartridge ideally suited for varmint hunting out to beyond 300 yards, and with heavy-bullet loads designed for the purpose is used effectively by many deer hunters.
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Craig Boddington
