CAR-15 FAMILY③
CAR-15 FAMILY③ Caliber: 5.56 × 45mm M193 CAR-15 Survival Rifle The CAR-15 survival rifle is numbered Model 608 at Colt. The "survival rifle" is a weapon for aircrews to use after parachuting after being shot down. In fact, it is equivalent to the so-called PDW now. The gun was designed in early 1964 because the US Air Force issued a competition for the selection of self-defense weapons for pilots to escape after parachuting. The main requirements of the Air Force for this weapon are: very compact, firing .223 Remington bullets, a magazine capacity of 30 rounds, and a gun and three spare magazines can be placed in a package no longer than 15 inches (about 38 cm). Robert Gaddis made full use of the characteristics of the upper and lower receiver structure of the AR-15 based on the CAR-15 submachine gun that was being developed at the time. It can be disassembled into two parts: the barrel/upper receiver and the lower receiver/stock, and stored in the pilot's bag together ...