Remington R4
| Remington GPC | |
|---|---|
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin |  United States |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Remington Arms Company |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Caliber | 5.56mm |
| Barrels | 14.5" |
| Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Feed system | Various STANAG magazines. |
| Sights | A3 Removable Carry Handle, Picatinny rail |
The Remington GPC introduced in 2010 was a AR-15 derivative with an extruded upper receiver acting as a barrel cooling jacket mounted with STANAG rails.[1] A derivative product called the Modular Gas Piston Carbine was being offered to the US Army for its Aborted Improved M4A1 Program .[2] It features a Ferritic Nitrocarburized (FNC) coating, 10.5 inch or 14.5 inch barrel offerings with a six groove 1:7 right hand twist. The hand guard is an eight-sided ventilated free floating unit with monolithic Mil-Std-1913 rail on the upper portion and user configurable rail sections that can be added on the other seven sides.[3]
The Remington R5 RGP is essentially a gas-piston derivative of the previous Remington R4, itself a clone of the AR-15/M16/M4 series.,[4] The standard R5 comes with a Magpul stock and an Ergo rifle grip.[5]
See also
- List of assault rifles
- Modern sporting rifle
- R5 RGP
- Heckler & Koch HK416
- LWRC M6
- Barrett REC7
- SIG SG 516
References
- ^ "Photo of Remington GPC". Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Army announces carbine competition details - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq". Army Times. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Remington Defense". Remingtonmilitary.com. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "New from Remington Defense: R5 RGP Gas Piston AR-15". The Truth About Guns. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Remington Defense". Retrieved 15 November 2014.
External links
- Remington Military R-4 Gas Piston Carbine (GPC) Tactical AR Carbine with Proprietary Monolithic Rail System
- Remington Arms Company
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