SAR 56
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TurkeyManufacturer: Sarsılmaz
«Sarsılmaz SAR 56»
Assault rifleTurkey2017In service
Modular 5.56 NATO assault rifle with adjustable short-stroke piston, direct competitor to the MPT-55 and HK416.
Assault rifle//Turkey
ID — SAR-56
Designation
SAR 56
Sarsılmaz
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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Identity
- Designation
- SAR 56
- Alias
- Sarsılmaz SAR 56
- Manufacturer
- Sarsılmaz
- Country
- Turkey
- Year
- 2017
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~750 rpm
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 800 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 368 mm
- Overall length
- 800 / 880 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.3 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas, pistone corto regolabile
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante a 7 alette
Feed
- System
- Caricatore STANAG bifilare
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Unveiled in 2017 as evolution of the SAR 223 with three-position adjustable short-stroke piston.
Developed for the Jandarma programme and the export market, with a free-floating M-LOK handguard.
Evaluated in several NATO and partner individual-weapon competitions.
Variants
SAR 56SAR 56K
Main users
Turkey · export
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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