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The MARS was a scaled down version of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a PDW in the 1990s. It was chabered for the expiramental 5.6x30 MARS cartridges. |
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This was tested along with the SCAMP Machine Pistol. The 5.6 cartridges were 55Gr. and fired at ~2600 fps. Patented in 1998, patent no. #5,827,992. |
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Pictures & Patent Info. Here:http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5827992&id=9BIZAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=5,827,992#PPA9,M1 |
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| name = Colt MARS |
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| image = Colt-MARS-Mini-Assault-Rifle-System-PDW-5.56x30mm-556-30-Firearm-Wiki-Firearmwiki.jpg |
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| origin = United States |
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| design_date = 1997 |
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| manufacturer = Colt |
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| number = 3 |
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| part_length = {{cvt|10.5|in}} |
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| cartridge = 5.56×30mm MARS<ref> By Nathaniel F - The Firearm Blog {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603072902/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/21/modern-personal-defense-weapon-calibers-005-the-5-56x30mm-mars/|date=June 3, 2023}}</ref><br>9x30mm MARS |
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| velocity = {{convert|790|m/s|0|abbr=on}} |
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| range = 300 meters |
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| feed = 30-round box magazine |
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| sights = 1.5x optical sight |
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The '''Colt MARS''' (mini-assault rifle system) was an experimental, scaled-down variant of the ] tested by ] as a ] (PDW) around 1997.<ref name="review">{{cite journal|author=Christopher R. Bartocci|title=Colt's 5.56X30MM MARS (mini assault rifle system) program|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1239|journal=Small Arms Review|date=January 2009|volume=12|issue=4|access-date=2023-07-09|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040504/http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1239|url-status=live}}</ref> It was chambered for the experimental 5.56×30mm MARS ] which is a shortened ] round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=(022) .22″ Colt MARS – Military Cartridges |url=https://militarycartridges.com/category/022-22-colt-mars/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612104922/https://militarycartridges.com/category/022-22-colt-mars/ |archive-date=2023-06-12 }}</ref><ref name="review"/> The 5.56×30mm cartridge fired a {{convert|55|gr|g|adj=on}} projectile at {{convert|790|m/s|abbr=on|1}}. The rifle was patented in 1998.<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|status=patent|number=5827992|title=Gas operated firearm|assign=Colt's Manufacturing Company|invent1=Michael R Harris|invent2=James F Taylor|gdate=1998-10-27}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*] - AK-based PDW with similar cartridge. |
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'''AR-based Personal Defense Weapon'''<br> |
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{{ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives}} |
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