List of dual-feed firearms
Dual-feed has been used to describe firearms which either can switch between two different feeding mechanisms[1] or employ a feeding mechanism two times simultaneously.[2]
Firearms feeding from ammunition belt or box magazine
(The following list tables are sortable.)
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ares Shrike 5.56 | Ares Defense | ![]() | 5.56×45mm | United States | 2002 |
Daewoo Precision Industries K3 | Daewoo Precision Industries | ![]() | 5.56×45mm | South Korea | 1991 |
FN Minimi | FN Herstal | ![]() | 5.56×45mm | Belgium | 1980 |
Standschütze Hellriegel M1915[3] | ![]() | German Empire | 1915 | ||
IP-2 | TsNIIMash | ![]() | 5.45×39mm | Soviet Union | 1977 |
IWI Negev | Israel Weapon Industries | ![]() | 5.56×45mm | Israel | 1997 |
M249 light machine gun | FN Herstal | ![]() | 5.56×45mm | United States | 1984 |
MCR-5.56-DF[4] | FIGHTLITE INDUSTRIES | 5.56×45mm | United States | ||
QJS-161 | Norinco | 5.8×42mm | China | ||
Heckler & Koch HK21 | Heckler & Koch | ![]() | 7.62×51mm | Germany | 1961 |
KORD-5.45[5] | 5.45×39mm | Russia | |||
Type 73 light machine gun | First Machine Industry Bureau | ![]() | 7.62×54mmR | North Korea | |
vz. 52 machine gun | Zbrojovka Brno | ![]() | 7.62×39mm 7.62×45mm | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | 1950s |
Simultaneous dual-feed
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Feed | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burton 1917 LMR[6] | .345 Winchester Self-Loading | Detachable box magazine | United States | 1917 | ||
IWI Tavor TS12 | Israel Weapon Industries | 12 gauge | Tubular magazine | Israel | 2018 | |
Kel-Tec KSG | Kel-Tec | 12 gauge | Tubular magazine | United States | 2011 | |
NeoStead 2000 | Truvelo Armoury | 12 gauge | Tubular magazine | South Africa | 2001 | |
SRM Arms Model 1216 | SRM Arms | ![]() | 12 gauge | Tubular magazine | United States | 2011 |
STK 50MG | Chartered Industries of Singapore | ![]() | 12.7×99mm | ammunition belt | Philippines | 1991 |
UTAS UTS-15 | UTAS | ![]() | 12 gauge | Tubular magazine | Turkey | 2012 |
See also
References
- ^ "MCR® DUAL-FEED™ RIFLE (MCR-5.56-DF)". 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Gun Review: UTAS UTS-15 Marine 12 Gauge - Athlon Outdoors". 2023-10-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Maschinengewehr des Standschützen Hellriegel: A WW1 Phantom - YouTube". YouTube. 2023-10-18. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "MCR® DUAL-FEED™ RIFLE (MCR-5.56-DF)". 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Russia's New Tokar-2 KORD-5.45 Dual-Feed SAW -The Firearm Blog". 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "America's First Assault Rifle: Burton 1917 LMR - YouTube". YouTube. 2023-09-27. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-25.