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Grady Repeating Arms M-3 Assault Rifle | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Shenandoah |
Service history | |
In service | 1967 – present |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | Earl Rock, John Grady IV |
Designed | 1977 |
Manufacturer | Grady Repeating Arms |
Produced |
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Variants | See Varaints |
Specifications | |
Weight |
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Length | 39.5 in (1,003 mm) |
Barrel length |
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Cartridge | .243 Grady |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 700-900 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 3,150 ft/s (960 m/s) |
Effective firing range | 300 metres (980 ft) |
Maximum firing range | 550 m (601 yd) |
Feed system |
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The Grady Repeating Arms M-3 Assault Rifle is a selective fire assault rifle designed by Earl Rock and John Grady IV between 1977 and 1985. Currently produced by Grady Repeating Arms, it is in service with all three branches of the Shenandoahan Army National Guard, but has been largely replaced by the more compact Grady Repeating Arms M-3 Carbine.
History and design
Variants
- M-3
- M-3A2
- M-3A3
Operators
- Shenandoah
- Shenandoahan National Guard: The Grady Repeating Arms M-3 Assault Rifle has been the standard service rifle of the Shenandoahan National Guard since 1985, with the M-4A3 accepted into service in 2012.