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US Colt Commando
Technical Summary
| Caliber: | 5.56 mm |
| Firearm action: | gas-actuated locking bolt |
| Barrel Length: | 11.5 in (290 mm) |
| Overall Length: | 30 in (760 mm) |
| Effective Range: | 1,968 ft (600 m) |
| Magazine: | 30 round, box |
| Cyclic ROF: | 700 to 1000 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity: | 2611 ft/s (796 m/s) |
| Weight (unloaded): | 5.38 lb (2.44 kg) |
| Weight (loaded): | 6.38 lb (2.89 kg) |
The Colt Commando (a.k.a. CAR-15 and XM-177) is a gas-actuated locking bolt 5.56 mm carbine produced by the Colt manufacturing. The weapon first began production in 1965 for Special Operations units during the Vietnam war. It also saw service by the US Air Force who labeled it the CAR-15 and issued it to pilots as a survival rifle. The US Army labelled theirs the XM-177E1 (pre-1967) and the XM-177E2 (post-1967).
The Commando is similar in design and has many interoperable components with the M4 Carbine and the M16 Rifle. However, since it is the smallest shoulder-fired weapon produced in the M16 line, it does have minor proprietary mechanisms such as its unique recoil-reduction spring located in the buttstock. Since its inception, there has been a controversy as to whether the Commando is a Carbine or a Submachine gun.
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