Alexander Arms
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| Private | |
| Industry | Firearms |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Radford, Virginia |
Key people | Bill Alexander - Founder and Chief Product Designer |
| Products | Rifles, specifically chambered in .50 Beowulf, 6.5mm Grendel, 5.56 NATO, 300 AAC Blackout, .17 HMR, and .338 Lapua Magnum |
| Website | http://www.alexanderarms.com/ |
Alexander Arms is an American manufacturer of firearms. It is most known for the .50 Beowulf and 6.5 Grendel cartridges designed primarily by the company founder, Bill Alexander.[1] The company produces AR-15 rifles chambered in .50 Beowulf and 6.5 Grendel. Alexander Arms also produces both AR-15 upper receivers and complete rifles chambered in .17 HMR,[2] 5.56 NATO,[3] and 300 AAC Blackout.[4] As of early-2014, the company sells a custom, semi-automatic rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum,[5] which is named Ulfberht after the ancient European sword by the same name. The company also produces and sells ammunition and accessories for its products.
Firearms by Caliber
.50 Beowulf (12.7×43mm Rb)
.50 Beowulf is an ammunition cartridge, trademarked, and owned by Alexander Arms;. It is a powerful, low-pressure cartridge designed to work in standard-type AR-15 rifles. The cartridge serves primarily as a large-caliber hunting cartridge, effective against most large game animals worldwide. It can also penetrate hard targets with relative ease.[6]
- .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Entry Upper/Rifle
- .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Precision Upper/Rifle
- .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Overmatch Plus Upper/Rifle
- .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Advanced Weapon System Upper/Rifle
- .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Hunter Upper/Rifle
- .50 Beowulf 12-inch Upper
6.5 Grendel (6.5×39mm)
The 6.5 Grendel is designed based on the needs of benchrest shooters and hunters alike for a long-range, highly-accurate, highly-effective hunting and target-shooting cartridge.[7] (See information found at Ballistic coefficient#General trends.)
- 6.5 Grendel 16-inch Incursion Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel Lite series 16- and 18-inch Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 18-inch Hunter Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 20-inch Entry Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 20-inch Advanced Weapon System Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 24-inch Overwatch Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 24-inch Advanced Weapon System Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 20- and 24-inch GSR (Grendel Sniper Rifle) Upper/Rifle
- 6.5 Grendel 20- and 24-inch GDMR (Grendel Designated Marksman Rifle) Upper/Rifle
.17 HMR (4.5×27mm)
The .17 HMR is a rimfire cartridge developed by Hornady in 2002 in the United States suited to longer ranges, higher velocities, and good accuracy compared with similar rimfire cartridges. The Alexander Arms .17 HMR AR-15 platform rifle is the first of its kind in this caliber.
- .17 HMR AR-15 Upper/Rifle
5.56×45mm NATO
The 5.56×45mm NATO is an intermediate centerfire cartridge developed in the United States, originally for use in the M16 rifle.
- 5.56 NATO Incursion Upper/Rifle
300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm)
The 300 AAC Blackout, or 300 BLK, is a centerfire cartridge developed in the United States by Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) for use in the M4 carbine rifle.
- 5.56 NATO Incursion Upper/Rifle
.338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm)
The .338 Lapua Magnum is a centerfire cartridge developed for military long-range sniper rifles.
- .338 Lapua Magnum Ulfberht Rifle
Notes
- ↑ Sweeney, Patrick (2007). Gun Digest Book of the AR-15, Vol. 2. Gun Digest Books. pp. 215–221. ISBN 978-0-89689-474-7.
- ↑ Alexander Arms Web site . Retrieved on 05 May 2015
- ↑ Alexander Arms Online Store . Retrieved on 05 May 2015
- ↑ Alexander Arms Online Store . Retrieved on 05 May 2015
- ↑ Alexander Arms Web site . Retrieved on 05 May 2015
- ↑ Crane, David. "Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf: One Serious .499 Caliber Tactical Carbine". Defense Review. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ Lewis, Jack (2007). The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons. Gun Digest Books. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-89689-498-3.