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M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle

designed by Heckler & Koch

Machine gunsUnited StatesIn service since 2010
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
Overall length 937 mm
Photo: US Marine Corps Training Command · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Caliber
5.56×45mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
700–900 rds/min
Muzzle velocity
884 m/s
Effective range
550 m
Magazine
30 rounds
Weight (empty)
3.58 kg
Length
937 mm
Barrel length
419 mm
Manufacturer
Heckler & Koch
Designer
Heckler & Koch
Designed
2008
Production start
2010
Units produced
14,100

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Videos

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Ammunition

5.56×45mm NATORifle · United States · 1963

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
War in Afghanistan

Variants

HK4162005M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle2010

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, Wikipedia