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Remington R4

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The Remington R4 is a firearms platform based on the AR-15/M16/M4/M4A1 family, built by Remington Arms in the United States from 2012 and offered as both a select fire assault rifle and a semi-automatic carbine chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. It uses a gas-operated action with a Stoner pattern rotating bolt and piston carrier, feeds from STANAG magazines, and was produced with barrel lengths ranging from 11.5 to 20 inches until around 2020. Its buyers have included the Philippine Army and Marine Corps, which ordered 63,286 rifles, as well as the Queensland Police Service in Australia and Iraqi Special Operations Forces. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 2
Weapon Class
small arm 2
Introduced Year
2012 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 2
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Remington R4
Wikidata Q65788515, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: Remington R4
  • service-status
    service = 2012-present
  • Infobox, service field
    Infobox service field: 2012-present
  • Caliber attribute (remington-r4)
    The Remington R4 is a firearms platform based on the AR-15/M16/M4/M4A1 family, built by Remington Arms in the United States from 2012 and offered as both a select fire assault rifle and a semi-automatic carbine chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO.
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