Colt Canada C7 and C8
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The Colt Canada C7 and C8 are a Canadian family of service rifles, manufactured by Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco), having similar design and function to the Colt M16A3.
Colt Canada C7 and C8 | |
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Type | Assault rifle (C7) Carbine (C8) |
Place of origin | Canada |
Service history | |
In service | 1984–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | UNAMIR UNPROFOR Operation Deliverance British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War[1] War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Diemaco (1982–2005) Colt Canada (2005–present) |
Produced | 1982–present |
No. built | 250,000+ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) (C7, unloaded) 2.68 kg (5.9 lb) (C8, unloaded) |
Length | 1,006 mm (39.6 in) (C7/C7A1/C7A2 stock extended) 929.8 mm (36.61 in) (C7A2 stock collapsed) |
Barrel length | 508 mm (20.0 in) |
Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 700–950 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 945 m/s (3100 ft/s) (C7) 870 m/s (2855 ft/s) (C8) |
Effective firing range | 400 m (440 yd) (iron sights) 550 m (600 yd) (with magnifying optical sight) |
Maximum firing range | 3,000 m (3,280 yd) (C7) 2,350 m (2,570 yd) (C8) |
Feed system | STANAG magazine |
Sights | Iron sights C79 optical sight |
The C7 and its variants have been adopted as the standard issue rifle by the militaries of Canada,[2] Norway (special forces only), Denmark and the Netherlands. Following trials, C8 variants are general issue firearms for the United Kingdom's Special Forces. The C8A1 is also the standard firearm of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and other specialist users within the Dutch and British militaries. It has been utilized in various combat deployments by Canadian, British, Norwegian, Dutch, and Danish forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali.