Beretta AR70
«AR 70/223»
Assault rifleItaly1972Historic
Italian 5.56×45 mm assault rifle, first generation of the AR70 family developed jointly by Beretta and SIG on a shared platform.
Assault rifle//Italy
ID — BERETTA-AR70
Designation
Beretta AR70
Beretta
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Beretta AR70
- Alias
- AR 70/223
- Manufacturer
- Beretta
- Country
- Italy
- Year
- 1972
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 950 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~670 rpm
- Effective range
- 500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 450 mm
- Overall length
- 955 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.8 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, short-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Two-lug rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore staccabile
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed in the early 1970s with SIG as Italy's answer to the spread of the 5.56 NATO cartridge.
Adopted in limited numbers by Italian special units (COMSUBIN raiders, Folgore) and several African and Asian countries.
Later evolved into the AR70/90 series, standard rifle of the Italian Army from 1990 to 2010.
Variants
AR70/223SC70 (calcio ripiegabile)SCS70 cortoAR70/90
Main users
Italia · Giordania · Malesia
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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