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 "automatic rifle" (light machine gun) configuration. Notelonger barrel and folded bipods under the forearm

 

 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.

 

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