List of AR platform calibers
The AR platform has become widely popular for makers of military and sporting rifles. Although the designations "AR-10" and "AR-15" are trademarks of Colt's Manufacturing Company, variants of both are made by many manufacturers.
AR-15 calibers
Rimfire calibers
Centerfire calibers inch measurement
- .17 Mach IV
- .17 Remington Fireball
- .17 Remington[1]
- .17-223[3]
- .20 Practical[4]
- .204 Ruger[1]
- .222 Remington
- .223 Remington - Original AR-15 caliber: .223 cartridges may function in a 5.56×45mm rifle, however 5.56×45mm cartridges can produce excessive pressure in a .223 rifle. On the other hand, a .223 Wylde chamber is used on .223 caliber rifle barrels to allow them to safely fire either .223 Remington or 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition.[5]
- .22 PPC
- .22 Nosler
- .224 Kritzeck (Shortened case .223 Remington) [6]
- .224 Valkyrie (necked down 6.8SPC) [7]
- .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum[5]
- .243 LBC[8]
- .243 Winchester Super Short Magnum[5]
- .25 Winchester Super Short Magnum[5]
- .25-45 Sharps
- .277 Wolverine (6.8×39mm)
- .30 Carbine[1]
- .30 Remington AR[9]
- 30 American[10]
- 300 OSSM[5]
- 300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm)[9]
- .300 Whisper[9]
- 358 Yeti - Wildcat [11]
- 375 SOCOM
- .40 S&W[12]
- .45 ACP[13]
- .450 Bushmaster[1]
- .458 SOCOM[14]
- .50 Action Express
- .50 Beowulf[15]
Centerfire calibers metric measurement
- 5.45×39mm[1]
- 5.56×45mm NATO - Original AR-15A2 caliber: can also safely fire .223 Remington[1]
- FN 5.7×28mm
- 6×45mm
- 6.5mm Grendel[1]
- 6.8×39mm (.277 Wolverine)[16][17]
- 6.8mm Remington SPC[9]
- 7.62×37mm Musang
- 7.62×39mm[9]
- 7.62×40mm Wilson Tactical[9]
- 7.92x33mm Kurz
- 9mm Parabellum[2]
- 10mm Auto[13]
Calibers which will not feed but which are used in rifles where the receiver functions only as a trigger group
AR-10 calibers
Center fire calibers
- .220 Swift
- .22-250 Remington
- 6mm-250
- .243 Winchester - same bolt as 7.62×51 (worn-down barrels can be re-bored to take 6.5 Creedmoor or 7.62×51)[5]
- 6MM Remington
- 6MM Creedmoor
- 257 Roberts
- 6.5×47mm Lapua
- 6.5mm Creedmoor - same bolt as 7.62×51, and can be formed from 7.62×51 brass
- .260 Remington - same bolt as 7.62×51, and can be formed from 7.62×51 brass
- 7mm-08 Remington - same bolt as 7.62×51, and can be formed from 7.62×51 brass
- 7.62×51mm NATO - Original AR-10 caliber
- .308 Winchester - considered interchangeable with 7.62×51mm NATO according to SAAMI.
- .338 Federal - same bolt as 7.62×51, and can be formed from 7.62×51 brass
- .358 Winchester - same bolt as 7.62×51, and can be formed from 7.62×51 brass
- .375 Raptor - same bolt as 7.62×51, and can be formed from 7.62×51 brass
- .45 RAPTOR
- .500 Auto Max
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:
Other AR pattern firearms
A variety of manufacturers have introduced semiautomatic shotguns whose overall designs are heavily influenced by the AR pattern rifle.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 John J. Woods (8 August 2016). Basic Prepping Essentials: Weapons. Winlock Press. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-68261-293-4.
- 1 2 Patrick Sweeney (30 August 2016). Gunsmithing the AR-15, the Bench Manual. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. pp. 274–275. ISBN 978-1-4402-4660-9.
- ↑ "Columbia River Arms - Configure Your Custom Barrel". columbiariverarms.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ "20 Practical". 6mmar. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jay Cassell; Robert A. Sadowski (18 October 2016). Shooter's Bible and Gun Trader's Guide Box Set. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 572–573. ISBN 978-1-5107-1435-9.
- ↑ https://reloadingballisticsrecords.yolasite.com/224-Kritzeck.php/
- ↑ https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/10/30/the-keefe-report-224-valkyrie-rightly-the-next-big-thing/
- ↑ "Columbia River Arms - Configure Your Custom Barrel". columbiariverarms.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 L.P. Brezny (17 April 2017). Rifleman's Toolbox. Page Publishing Inc. pp. 208–210. ISBN 978-1-68409-468-4.
- ↑ "AMERICAN 30 RANGE AND TESTING REPORT | BlackHoleWeaponry". blackholeweaponry.proboards.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ http://www.maddogweapons.com/358-yeti.html
- ↑ Phillip Peterson (15 November 2010). Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Tactical Rifles. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 130–132. ISBN 1-4402-1793-9.
- 1 2 Ken Ramage (19 November 2008). Guns Illustrated 2009. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 145. ISBN 0-89689-673-0.
- ↑ W. Todd Woodard (24 October 2016). Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges. Iola, wisconsin: F+W Media. p. 393. ISBN 978-1-4402-4648-7.
- ↑ Bryce M. Towsley (17 May 2016). Prepper Guns: Firearms, Ammo, Tools, and Techniques You Will Need to Survive the Coming Collapse. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-63450-967-1.
- ↑ "277 Wolverine - Mad Dog Weapon Systems". Maddogweapons.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ Mayer, Eric (2015-04-02). "The Ferocious 277 Wolverine is a Cartridge to Watch in 2015". Ar15hunter.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "P300 - POF-USA". POF-USA. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "Rifles | NEMO Arms". nemoarms.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "Petra - Falkor Defense". Falkor Defense. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "BN36 - Carbine Assassin (.30-06)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "BN36 - Long Range Assassin (300 Win Mag | 7mm Rem Mag)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- 1 2 "BN36 - Long Range Assassin (.270 | .25-06 | .30-06)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "Bad News (.338 Lapua Magnum)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "American Tactical Inc". www.americantactical.us. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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