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| cartridge = 5.56×30mm MARS<ref>[https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/21/modern-personal-defense-weapon-calibers-005-the-5-56x30mm-mars/ Modern Personal Defense Weapon Calibers 005: The 5.56x30mm MARS] 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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The '''MARS''' (Mini Assault Rifle System) was an experimental, scaled-down variant of the [[M16 rifle]] tested by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] as a [[personal defense weapon]] (PDW) in the 1990s. It was chambered for the experimental 5.56×30mm MARS [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]]. The 5.56×30mm cartridge fired a 55-grain projectile at {{convert|790|m/s|abbr=on|1}}. The rifle was patented in 1998 (US patent no. 5,827,992).
The '''Colt MARS''' (mini-assault rifle system) was an experimental, scaled-down variant of the [[M16 rifle]] tested by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] as a [[personal defense weapon]] (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 [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] which is a shortened [[5.56×45mm NATO]] 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>

==See also==
*[[Amogh carbine]] - AK-based PDW with similar cartridge.
'''AR-based Personal Defense Weapon'''<br>
*[[AAC Honey Badger]]
*[[KAC PDW]]
*[[GA Personal Defense Weapon]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
*[https://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5827992&id=9BIZAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=5,827,992#PPA9,M1 Pictures & Patent Info]


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[[Category:Assault rifles]]
[[Category:ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives]]
[[Category:Colt rifles|MARS]]
[[Category:Assault rifles of the United States]]
[[Category:Colt rifles]]
[[Category:Personal defense weapons]]




Latest revision as of 22:59, 25 June 2024

Colt MARS
TypePersonal defense weapon
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerColt
Designed1997
ManufacturerColt
No. built3
Specifications
Barrel length10.5 in (270 mm)
Cartridge5.56×30mm MARS[1]
9x30mm MARS
ActionGas-actuated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity790 m/s (2,592 ft/s)
Effective firing range300 meters
Feed system30-round box magazine
Sights1.5x optical sight

The Colt MARS (mini-assault rifle system) was an experimental, scaled-down variant of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a personal defense weapon (PDW) around 1997.[2] It was chambered for the experimental 5.56×30mm MARS cartridge which is a shortened 5.56×45mm NATO round.[3][2] The 5.56×30mm cartridge fired a 55-grain (3.6 g) projectile at 790 m/s (2,591.9 ft/s). The rifle was patented in 1998.[4]

See also

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AR-based Personal Defense Weapon

References

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  1. ^ Modern Personal Defense Weapon Calibers 005: The 5.56x30mm MARS By Nathaniel F - The Firearm Blog Archived June 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Christopher R. Bartocci (January 2009). "Colt's 5.56X30MM MARS (mini assault rifle system) program". Small Arms Review. 12 (4). Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. ^ "(022) .22″ Colt MARS – Military Cartridges". 2023-06-12. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  4. ^ US patent 5827992, Michael R Harris & James F Taylor, "Gas operated firearm", issued 1998-10-27, assigned to Colt's Manufacturing Company 



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