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== Colt MARS == == Colt MARS ==
The MARS was a scaled down version of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a PDW in the 1950's. It was chabered for the expiramental 5.6x30 MARS cartridges. The MARS was a scaled down version of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a PDW in the 1990's. It was chabered for the expiramental 5.6x30 MARS cartridges.
This was tested along with the SCAMP Machine Pistol. 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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Colt MARS

The MARS was a scaled down version of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a PDW in the 1990's. It was chabered for the expiramental 5.6x30 MARS cartridges. 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.