The Colt Canada C7 is the Canadian military’s adoption of Colt's Armalite AR-15 platform, manufactured by Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco), having similar design and function to the M16A3. 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.

Sep 30, 2014 · According to user “RebelRouser” on AR15.com, the Canadian C7 rifle is a markedly different from the standard M16 issued to US armed forces. While the C7 is built off of the Technical Data Package from Colt, the Canadians claim to have made over 150 changes improvements to the basic rifle prior to entering production.

Jul 18, 2022 · Among those was a new Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) to replace the C7, the Canadian version of the M16A2. Ensuring the CMAR plan becomes reality is up to a small team coordinated by Major Carl Gendron, program director of Army Small Arms.

The Colt Canada C7 is a Canadian assault rifle, manufactured by Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco prior to 2005), a variant of the Armalite AR-15, and having similar design and function to the Colt M16A2.

Mar 13, 2018 · The C7 was an incredible success with the Canadian Army. The Canadian Army is much more progressive than the US Army. If Diemaco was to come up with an improvement, it was fairly easy to get it implemented and get it in production.

Jan 7, 2024 · But replacing its Colt Canada C7 family of standard-length assault rifles and shorter and lighter C8 carbines remains a work in progress. Both have proven effective in various theatres of operation, but they have been in service for more than three decades.

The C7 has benefited both from design changes to the M16 as the result of combat experience in Vietnam as well as 40 years of service life, as well as changes made to the US design by Diemaco, including a heavier barrel with a 1:7 rate of twist.

May 5, 2024 · The primary rifle used by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is the Colt Canada C7 family of rifles. This includes the C7A2 assault rifle as the standard issue rifle for most soldiers, and the shorter C8 carbine which is typically used by vehicle crews, officers, and special operations forces.

Jun 14, 2021 · The Colt-produced American-made M16A1 rifle became the base weapon of choice in 1984 (as the Colt Model 715) and this was then followed into production by the improved M16A2 variant - adopted into Canadian Army service as the "C7".

Unlike the U.S. Army M16A2, the Canadian C7 uses a fully automatic fire mode - the U.S. M16A2 uses a three-shot burst and single-shot firing. The C7 also has a deflector on the ejection port, allowing for "pseudo-dexterous" operation, not just in favor of right-handers.