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Ruger XGI

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The Ruger XGI was a semi-automatic rifle advertised by Sturm, Ruger & Co. of the United States in the mid-1980s, chambered in .308 Winchester or .243 Winchester with a 5-round magazine compatible with M14 and Springfield Armory M1A magazines. Its look and operation were influenced by the Ruger Mini-14 scaled up to a larger caliber, with an action based on the M1 Garand service rifle, but the rifle never reached production because of mechanical and manufacturing problems that were never resolved. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.308 Winchester 1
Caliber
.243 Winchester 2
Service Status
Prototype or Experimental 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 2
Weapon Class
small arm 2
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Ruger XGI
Wikidata Q15991036, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: Ruger XGI
  • caliber:308-winchester
    of the United States in the mid-1980s, chambered in .308 Winchester or
  • caliber:243-winchester
    308 Winchester or .243 Winchester with a 5-round magazine compatible with M14 and Springfield Armory M1A magazines
  • Service-status attribute (ruger-xgi)
    The rifle was advertised in the 1980s but never entered production.
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