In June 2012, Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, out of Camp Pendleton, California, successfully fired the M982 Excalibur against insurgents at a range of 36 km (22 mi) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Mar 29, 2018 · Here’s a brand new version of the famous Colt Commando – the Brownells XM177E2. This article originally appeared at Ammoland. The most challenging part of the XM177 history is the profusion of names and nicknames for the actual rifle it represents. They’re all correct, at least in part.

The Colt Automatic Rifle-15 or CAR-15 is a family of M16 rifle –based firearms marketed by Colt in the 1960s and early 1970s. However, the term "CAR-15" is most commonly associated with the Colt Commando (AKA: XM177); these select-fire carbines have ultrashort 10.5-inch (270 mm) and 11.5-inch (290 mm) barrels with over-sized flash suppressors.

Mar 15, 2018 · Back in the 1960s and early 1970s, Colt was the bomb in terms of manufacturing AR-type rifles. Wanting to get “Colt” back in the mix with the “AR” name, the company adopted a family approach to the...

Sep 16, 2024 · In those heady, early days of the M16 a number of variations were made in an effort to make a more compact version of the M16 service rifle. The XM177 series, with its big sound moderator, is one that most military buffs and …

The 10 inch barrel Colt XM177 (model 609) was essentially a fielded prototype - and the first Colt CAR-15 SMG version to see limited issue to SEALs, Special Forces and the CIA. Production ran only about one year (1966-67), with possibly less than 3,000 fielded before replacement in 1967 by the longer (and better known) 11.5 inch XM177E2.

Mar 30, 2018 · One really obvious feature you’ll notice is the very unusual flash hider. It’s actually modeled after the original XM177 moderator which was designed to minimize the epic muzzle flash of the short-barrel carbine and help mitigate the noise a bit.

In April 1967, the Army purchased 510 Colt 629 Commandos for use with by troops assigned to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), and designated them XM177E2. Delivery was completed by the end of September 1967.

Feb 15, 2019 · The Colt CAR-15 Commando (XM177) was an assault carbine developed during the United States military involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) to fulfill a need for a portable, close-in weapon system for use by special forces operating in the jungle.

Mar 15, 2018 · AmmoLand News and Brownells are giving away a Brownells XM177E2 Retro Carbine to one insanely lucky AmmoLand News reader. But before we do, Tom Mchale had to get his hands on it and take it to...