ArmaLite AR-5

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Armalite AR-5
Bolt-action
Feed system5-round detachable box magazine

The ArmaLite AR-5 is a lightweight

Fairchild
Engine and Airplane Corporation in 1954.

History

The

AR-10 and AR-15).[4]

Design

.22 Hornet

The earlier

.410 shotgun barrel. While there is versatility to such a combination, the AR-5's detachable box magazine fed bolt action has the advantage of rapid fire capability. The AR-5, like the M4 Survival Rifle and M6 US Air Force survival rifles, used the .22 Hornet cartridge which has 2.3 times the muzzle velocity and 7 times the energy of the common .22 Long Rifle (when comparing 40 gr bullets), and yet still has a light recoil
in such a light rifle (2.5 lb).

Designed to be stowed in cramped aircraft cockpits, the rifle had a takedown design and was primarily made from lightweight plastics and aluminum alloys. The AR-5 was unique for being able to be disassembled with all working parts, plus a basic survival kit, stored within the stock, which was 14 inches (36 cm) long and thus able to fit in Air Force bailout packs. Additionally, the rifle was able to float in water, whether it was assembled or stowed.[6]

Armalite used the research and tooling for the AR-5/MA-1 to develop the

Armalite AR-7, an eight-shot semi-automatic takedown rifle chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. Released in 1959 as a civilian survival weapon and in continuous production since then, the AR-7 is related to the AR-5 in terms of its overall layout, and retains the same modular takedown, storage in stock, and the ability to float.[3]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-78200-620-6
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  2. ^ a b Bierman, Harris (1971). "Armalite AR5A". GUNS & AMMO ANNUAL. Petersen's Publishing. p. 298. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "ArmaLite history" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b Long, Duncan (1990). AR-7 Super Systems. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press. pp. 4–5.
  5. ISBN 978-1-62157-244-2
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  6. ISBN 978-0947898861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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