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| production_date = * 1977 – present | | production_date = * 1977 – present | ||
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The ''' | The '''Redhawk Firearms M-3 Assault Rifle''' is a {{Wpl|Selective fire|selective fire}} {{wpl|assault rifle}} designed by Earl Rock and John Wayne Mauncy between 1977 and 1985. Currently produced by [[Redhawk Firearms]], it is in service with all three branches of the [[Shenandoahan Army National Guard]], but has been largely replaced by the more compact [[Redhawk Firearms M-3 Carbine]]. | ||
==History and design== | ==History and design== | ||
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| Grady Repeating Arms M-3 Assault Rifle | |
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 A Guardsman First Class of the Shenandoahan Army National Guard carrying a Redhawk Firearms M-3A1 assault rifle equipped with a Silverman Stalker nigh vision device | |
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin |  Shenandoah |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1967 – present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Earl Rock, John Wayne Mauncy |
| Designed | 1977 |
| Manufacturer | Redhawk Firearms |
| 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 Redhawk Firearms M-3 Assault Rifle is a selective fire assault rifle designed by Earl Rock and John Wayne Mauncy between 1977 and 1985. Currently produced by Redhawk Firearms, it is in service with all three branches of the Shenandoahan Army National Guard, but has been largely replaced by the more compact Redhawk Firearms 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.
