Ares Shrike 5.

56mm

WEAPON
5.56mm
ROUND
MAG
WEIGHT
PRICE
OTHER

ROF
10

DAM
3

PEN
1-nil

BLK
4

MAG
25/30/100b

SS/BRST
3/8

RNG
45m

5.56mm
Various m16 magz and m249 magz
3.4kg

The Shrike 5.56 is a light machine gun upper conversion kit manufactured by Ares Defense Systems. The Shrike 5.56 is not a weapon by itself. It is
an upper receiver that, when combined with a M16/M4 lower receiver, becomes a belt-fed or magazine-fed squad automatic weapon similar to the
FN M249. Like the M249, the Shrike 5.56 features a quick-change barrel designed to prevent overheating. It is therefore capable of the sustained
rates of fire of existing LMGs, but is as light and compact as an assault rifle. Ares claims the Shrike is the lightest belt-fed machine gun in the world.
M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15. ... The M4 Carbine traces its lineage back to earlier carbine
versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 made by Armalite. ... A belt feeding into an M249 machine gun, from an Army training manual A
belt feeding into a M1919A4 from a wooden ammo box A belt is an ammunition feeding device for a firearm. ... An M16 Magazine Various Mags A
magazine (also called a mag) is an ammunition storage device within or attached to a firearm. ... Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often known
as Fabrique Nationale and abbreviated simply as FN, is a well-known firearm manufacturer that originated in the Belgian city of Herstal, near
Lige. ... Caliber: 5. ... M16A2 (U.S.). This version was adopted in 1982 An assault rifle is a type of automatic rifle generally defined as a selective
fire rifle or carbine, chambering intermediate-powered ammunition. ...
The kit requires no permanent modifications to the M16 receiver. The assembled weapon can take either STANAG magazines through the receiver's
magazine well, or linked ammunition through the top-mounted feed tray, but it cannot use both ammo sources at once. STANAG is the NATO
abbreviation for Standardization Agreement, which set up processes, procedures, terms and conditions for common military or technical procedures
between the member countries of the alliance. ...