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Kamis, 23 Juni 2011

XM-8 Assault Rifle

XM8 Lightweight Assault Rifle (USA)

 XM8 rifle in basic infantry configuration, as displayed in January, 2004, at the ShotShow-04 in USA
 XM8 rifle in basic infantry configuration, as displayed in January, 2004, at the ShotShow-04 in USA
 
XM8 rifle in
XM8 rifle in "automatic rifle" (light machine gun) configuration. Notelonger barrel and folded bipods under the forearm
 
 XM8 rifle in
 XM8 rifle in "sharpshooter" (parasniper) configuration. While sightlooks similar to red-dot, mounted on other variants, it is of 3.5X magnification; spare magazine is clamped to the right side of the magazine inserted into the rifle.
 
XM8 rifle in Compact (SMG / PDW) configuration, with shortened barrel.
XM8 rifle in Compact (SMG / PDW) configuration, with shortened barrel.
 
Author of this website is posing with XM8 at the ShotShow-2004, Las Vegas,USA.
Author of this website is posing with XM8 at the ShotShow-2004, Las Vegas,USA.


Caliber: 5.56x45 mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 838 mm in basic configuration, butt extended
Barrel length: 318 mm in basic configuration; also 229 mm in Compact and508 mm in Sharpshooter and SAW versions
Weight: 2.659 kg empty in basic configuration
Rate of fire: ~ 750 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds (STANAG) or 100-rounds double drum inAutomatic Rifle/SAW role

Jumat, 17 Juni 2011

Desert Eagle

Desert Eagle pistol (USA - Israel)

Original Eagle 357 pistol, circa 1982.
Original Eagle 357 pistol, circa 1982.

Desert Eagle mark VII pistol, caliber .44 Magnum.
Desert Eagle mark VII pistol, caliber .44 Magnum.

Same Desert Eagle mark VII pistol, caliber .44 Magnum, with slide locked open to show its multi-lug rotary bolt.
Same Desert Eagle mark VII pistol, caliber .44 Magnum, with slide locked open to show its multi-lug rotary bolt.
 
Current production Desert Eagle Mark XIX, caliber .50AE.
Current production Desert Eagle Mark XIX, caliber .50AE.
 
The Desert Eagle Mark XIX pistol with caliber conversion kit including two additional barrels, one bolt and disassembly tool.
The Desert Eagle Mark XIX pistol with caliber conversion kit including two additional barrels, one bolt and disassembly tool.

Characteristics - data for Mark XIX pistols

Type: Single Action
Chambering: .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum (obsolete), .44 Magnum, .440 Cor-bon, .50 AE
Length overall: 10.24 in. - 260mm
Weight: 62 oz. - 1,715 g empty
Barrel length: 6 in. - 152 mm (also 10" - 254 mm)
Magazine: 9 (.357), 8 (.44) or 7 (.50) rounds