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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://web.archive.org/web/20230612104922/https://militarycartridges.com/category/022-22-colt-mars/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=web.archive.org}}</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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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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