C6
«Colt Canada C6 / C6A1 / C6A1 FLEX (FN MAG canadese)»
Medium machine gunCanada1977In service
Canadian designation for the FN MAG 58 in 7.62×51 NATO; general-purpose machine gun adopted in 1977 by the Canadian Armed Forces at platoon level, on tripods and on vehicles.
Medium machine gun//Canada
ID — COLT-C6
Designation
C6
FN Herstal / Colt Canada
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- C6
- Alias
- Colt Canada C6 / C6A1 / C6A1 FLEX (FN MAG canadese)
- Manufacturer
- FN Herstal / Colt Canada
- Country
- Canada
- Year
- 1977
- Category
- Medium machine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 840 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~750 rpm
- Effective range
- 1200 m
- Maximum range
- 1800 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 630 mm
- Overall length
- 1232 mm
- Empty weight
- 11.8 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas (long-stroke)
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Nastro disintegrabile M13
- Standard capacity
- 250 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Adopted in 1977 to replace the Browning M1919A4 and the C1 GPMG (early FN MAG); produced in Belgium by FN and assembled in Canada by Colt Canada.
The C6A1 FLEX (2017) introduced an aluminium telescoping stock, full-length Picatinny rail, lightweight muzzle brake and short 530 mm assault barrel.
Used in Afghanistan (Kandahar), Iraq, Latvia (NATO eFP); also mounted on LAV 6.0, Leopard 2 and CH-146 Griffon helicopters.
Variants
C6 (1977)C6A1 (2010)C6A1 FLEX (2017)
Main users
Canada · NATO (equivalente FN MAG/M240)
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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