Colt MARS

MARS
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Colt
Designed	1990s
Manufacturer	Colt
Specifications
Cartridge	5.56×30mm MARS
Action	Gas-actuated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity	790 m/s (2,592 ft/s)

The MARS (Mini Assault Rifle System) was an experimental, scaled-down variant of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a personal defense weapon (PDW) in the 1990s. It was chambered for the experimental 5.56×30mm MARS cartridge. The 5.56×30mm cartridge fired a 55-grain projectile at 790 m/s (2,591.9 ft/s). The rifle was patented in 1998 (US patent no. 5,827,992).

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Modern personal defense weapons (PDWs) and cartridges

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PDW cartridges	.224 Boz 4.38×30mm Libra 4.5×26mm MKR HK 4.6×30mm 5.56×21mm PINDAD 5.56×30mm MARS 5.56×30mm MINSAS FN 5.7×28mm 5.8×21mm DAP92 6×35mm KAC 6.5×25 CBJ-MS 7.92×24mm 9×19 mm 7N31 9×21mm Gyurza 9×39mm

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