Calico M950
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Calico M950 | |
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Type | Pistol |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Designer | Calico Light Weapons Systems |
Manufacturer | Calico Light Weapons Systems |
Specifications | |
Weight | 2.25 lb unloaded, 4 lb (50rd), 5.8 lb (100 rd) |
Barrel length | 6 inches |
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Cartridge | 9 mm Luger Parabellum |
Caliber | 9 mm Parabellum |
Action | Roller-delayed blowback |
Muzzle velocity | 1290 ft/s |
Maximum range | 300 yards |
Feed system | 50 rounds/100 rounds helical magazine |
Sights | Iron sights, can have various sights mounted |
The Calico M950 is a semi-automatic pistol (and can also be classified as a carbine-type weapon), manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems in the USA. Its main feature, along with all the other guns of the Calico system, is to feed from a proprietary helical magazine mounted on top, available in 50-rounds or 100-rounds capacity. The Calico has enough barrel to enable enough room to allow a two handed foregrip which is more suited to a submachine gun or a rifle. The long barrel on the M950 allows it to accurate to about 60 metres (197 feet). It can be also chambered to take .22LR.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Martin Dougherty, Small Arms: From 1860 to the Present Day