Knight's Armament Company LAMG
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The Knight's Armament Company Light Assault Machine Gun (LAMG) is a light machine gun system developed by Eugene Stoner and manufactured by Knight's Armament Company (KAC). It was previously known as the Knight's Armament Company LMG. It is the current evolution of the Stoner Light Machine Gun concept.[3][4]
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Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Eugene Stoner |
Designed | 1986 |
Manufacturer | Ares Incorporated, Knight's Armament Company |
Produced | 1986–1993, 1996, 2018–present |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5.47 kilograms (12.1 lb) (LMG-1) 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb) (KAC LMG) 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) (LAMG)[1] 6.31 kilograms (13.9 lb) (AMG)[2] |
Length | 895 millimetres (35.2 in) 890 millimetres (35 in) (LAMG)[1] 1,085–1,168 millimetres (42.7–46.0 in) (AMG)[2] |
Barrel length | |
Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO (LMG-1, LMG, LAMG) 7.62×51mm NATO (AMG) 6.5 Creedmoor (AMG)[2] |
Barrels | 1:7 Twist, Hammer Forged, Chrome Lined[1] |
Action | Open bolt, Constant Recoil, Gas Operated |
Rate of fire | 550–600 rounds/min (LAMG) 500–525 rounds/min (AMG)[1] |
Feed system | M27 linked disintegrating belt (LAMG) |
Sights | Iron sights and Picatinny rail for various optics |
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