Colt Firearms wins 126 million dollar military contract
I say it’s about time we produce this US military weapon in the US.
“Colt Defense LLC in West Hartford has won a $126 million contract to supply the Army with infantry machine guns, Defense Review reports.
The four-year contract awarded Sept. 25 is Colt’s first-ever machine gun contract, Defense Review reports today on its Web site.
According to the publication, Belgian gunsmith FN Herstal had been the Army’s sole-source supplier of the M240B machine gun. The weapon can be stationary mounted or mounted on vehicles.”
Type : General purpose machine gun
Place of origin: Belgium, United States
Weight: 12.5 kg (27.6 lb)
Length: 1,245 mm (49 in)
Barrel length: 627 mm (24.7 in) w/ flash hider
Cartridge: 7.62×51mm NATO
Action: Gas-operated, open bolt
Rate of fire: 650–950 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s)
Effective range : Bipod: 600 m (660 yd), point 800 m (880 yd) area, tripod: 800 m (880 yd), point 1,100 m (1,200 yd) area, 900 m (980 yd) tracer burnout
Maximum range: 3,725 m (4,073 yd)
Feed system: Disintegrating belt with M13 Links
