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The AR platform has become widely popular for makers of military and sporting rifles. Although the designations "AR-10" and "AR-15" are respectively trademarks of ArmaLite and Colt, variants of both are made by many manufacturers. The rifle comes in 2 calibers, the military caliber of 5.56 X 45 or the equivalent .223. Because of the pressures associated with the 5.56mm, it is inadvisable to fire 5.56mm in an AR-15 marked .223 and can result in damage to the rifle or injury to the shooter. The AR-15 can be converted to other calibers; it is then referred to as an AR-15 Style Rifle.

AR-15 calibers

Rimfire calibers

Centerfire calibers imperial measurement

Centerfire calibers metric measurement

Calibers which will not feed but which are used in rifles where the receiver functions only as a trigger group

AR-10 calibers

Other AR pattern rifles

Some companies have created AR pattern rifles that depart from the standard AR-15 and AR-10 dimensions in order to accommodate other types of ammunition that would not fit into the those standards.

Examples include (sorted by overall cartridge length):

Cartridge Overall length
7.5×55mm Swiss[20][21][22] 77.70 mm (3.059 in)
6.5×55mm[20][23][21] 80.00 mm (3.150 in)
.25-06 Remington[24] 82.60 mm (3.252 in)
7mm Remington Magnum[25] 84.00 mm (3.307 in)
.270 Winchester[24] 84.80 mm (3.339 in)
.458 Winchester Magnum[26] 84.80 mm (3.339 in)
.300 Winchester Magnum[27][28][29] 85.00 mm (3.346 in)
.30-06 Springfield[30] 85.00 mm (3.346 in)
.338 Lapua Magnum[31] 93.50 mm (3.681 in)

Other AR pattern firearms

A variety of manufacturers have introduced semiautomatic shotguns whose overall designs are heavily influenced by the AR pattern rifle.

See also

References

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  16. ^ "277 Wolverine - Mad Dog Weapon Systems". Maddogweapons.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  17. ^ Mayer, Eric (2015-04-02). "The Ferocious 277 Wolverine is a Cartridge to Watch in 2015". Ar15hunter.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  18. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/01/26/shot-2018-wolf-ammos-9x39-ar-15-taiwanese-205th-arsenal/ |title=[SHOT 2018] Wolf Ammo’s 9X39 AR-15 And Taiwanese 205th Arsenal}}
  19. ^ http://www.ar-10-rifles.com/index.php?ref=binfind.com/web
  20. ^ a b Luvo Prague: The Czech AR-15 Maker - The Firearm Blog "Luvo Arms LA-11 in 6.5x55mm or 7.5mm SWISS"
  21. ^ a b Luvo | ALL GUNS S.r.l. "LUVO ARMS LA-11 [...] 7,5 Swiss (7,5 x 55 mm) [...] 6,5 x 55 mm
  22. ^ LUVO LA-11 7.5 Swiss | Semi-automatic AR-15 type rifle | LUVO PRAGUE LTD.
  23. ^ LA-11 PRECISION | Semi-automatic AR-15 rifle | LUVO PRAGUE LTD.
  24. ^ a b "BN36 - Long Range Assassin (.270 | .25-06 | .30-06)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  25. ^ "BN36 - Long Range Assassin (300 Win Mag | 7mm Rem Mag)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  26. ^ "The Biggest AR Ever: NEMO OMEN .458 Winchester Magnum". Petersen's Hunting. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  27. ^ "P300 - POF-USA". POF-USA. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  28. ^ "Rifles | NEMO Arms". nemoarms.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  29. ^ "Petra - Falkor Defense". Falkor Defense. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  30. ^ "BN36 - Carbine Assassin (.30-06)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  31. ^ "Bad News (.338 Lapua Magnum)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  32. ^ "American Tactical Inc". www.americantactical.us. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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