Weapon Name- Best AR-15 styled weaponsz evah!
Round Type- 5.56mm x 45mm NATO- Mk. 262
Over-all length- 900 mm (35.4 in) stock extended / 804 mm (31.7 in) stock collapsed
Barrel length- 14.5 inches (368mm)
Weight- 7.69 lb (3.49 Kg), 250 g per magazine, 13.31 grams per round, roughly 5 lb per 200 round belt
Rate of Fire- 700-900 rounds/min (cyclic)
Feed Mechanism- Detachable Box Magazine or Belt Fed
Round Capacity- 20, 30, 100 Drum, 100+ Belt
Effective Range- 650 meters
Range- 1000 meters
Accuracy- 1 MOA
Accessories- Picanty Rail
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picanty Rail
Muzzle Velocity- 848 m/s (5.0 grams)
Firing System- Rotating Bolt, Short Stroke piston operation
Miscellaneous/electronic information- Essentially an HK416 with a polygonal barrel and elements of the Ares Shrike Included.
Basic Information
This is designed to be, with all the modern innovations possible, one of the best 5.56mm x 45mm NATO/.223 AR-15 styled weapons possible. The weapon exploits a heavy, hammerforged polygonal 14.5 inch threaded-muzzle match-grade stainless chrome plated barrel with a 1:7 (178 mm) rifling twist ratio.
The weapon design is essentially based off the HK416, with the same gas system, bolt, lower receiver, and piston operated system. However, the upper receiver consists primarily up the "Ares Shrike" belt fed weapons system. Becuase of the similarities of Hk416's and Ares Shrike operating system, they are somewhat interchangeable; although most of the actual firing and loading mechanisms of the HK416 are used. Essentially, the piston, gas tube, and even barrel come from the original HK416 styled weapon. The Ares Shrike upper receiver does little to impact the performance and reliability of the weapon itself, but allows the weapon to be belt fed. The Ares shrike upper receiver allows the weapon to use both standard AR-15 styled magazines and M249 styled, linked belts, increasing the capabilities and versatility of the weapon. Due to the reliable nature of the HK416 and Ares Shrike during sustained, fully automatic fire, worries considering the aspect of failure and jamming associated with a large portion of modern assualt rifles in episodes of sustained fire can largely be ignored.
The HK416 is equipped with a proprietary accessory rail forearm with MIL-STD-1913 rails on all four sides. This allows most current accessories, used on M4/M16-type weapons, to be fitted to the HK416. The HK416 rail forearm can be installed and removed without tools by using the bolt locking lug as the screwdriver. The rail forearm is 'free-floating' and does not contact the barrel, improving accuracy.
The HK416 has an adjustable multi position telescopic butt stock, offering 6 different lengths of pull. The shoulder pad can be either convex or concave and the stock features a storage space for maintenance accessories, spare electrical batteries or other small kit items.
The trigger pull is 34 N (7.6 lbf). The empty weight of a HK416 box magazine is 250 g (8.82 oz).
The HK416's barrel is cold hammer-forged with a 20,000 round service life and features a 6 grooves 178 mm (7 in) right hand twist. The cold hammer-forging process provides a stronger barrel for greater safety in case of an obstructed bore or for extended firing sessions. This includes "OTB" (Over-the-beach) capability; the HK416 can be safely fired after being submerged in water and not completely drained.
For feeding ammunition, the weapon only uses M249 soft pouches, M249 hard plastic and HK High Reliability M16 styled STANAG steel magazines.
The Mk 262 is a match quality round manufactured by Black Hills Ammunition made originally for the Special Purpose Rifle (SPR). It uses a 77-grain (5.0 g) bullet that is more effective at longer ranges than the standard issue M855 round.
Two versions of the round have been procured to date. Initial production runs, designated Mark 262 Mod 0, lacked a cannelure. Subsequent production, designated Mk 262 Mod 1, added a cannelure to the bullet for effective crimping.
According to US DoD sources, the Mk 262 round is capable of making kills at 700 meters. Ballistics tests found that the round caused "consistent initial yaw in soft tissue" at 300+ meters. Apparently it is superior to the standard M855 round when fired from an M4 or M16 rifle. It evidently possesses superior stopping power, and can allow for engagements to be extended to up to 700 meters. It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR15 platform weapon chambered to .223/5.56mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range power has made this the preferred round of many Special Forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian designed, 5.56x45mm M855 NATO round.
