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The 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">ArmaLite 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5 is a lightweight bolt-action takedown rifle chambered for the .22 Hornet cartridge and adopted as the MA-1 aircrew survival rifle by the United States Air Force. It was developed by 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">ArmaLite, a division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation in 1954.




History


The U.S. Air Force needed a compact, lightweight, accurate rifle for the new XB-70 manned bomber aircrew's survival kits. Since the M4 and M6 aircrew survival weapons were no longer in manufacture, the Air Force put out a request for a new survival weapon. Shortly after Fairchild established the 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">ArmaLite division in 1954, 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">ArmaLite designed and submitted the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5 in response. The Air Force officially adopted the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5 as the MA-1 in 1956. Due to the cancellation of the XB-70 fleet, though, the Air Force never received funding to buy more than the original 12 test models. The M4 and M6 aircrew survival weapons already in inventory were judged to be sufficient for existing Air Force needs. However, adoption of the MA-1 established 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">ArmaLite as a recognized firearms company, leading to several other rifle designs of varying success (e.g., the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-7, 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-10 and 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-15).




Design



The earlier M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon is a superposed ("over-under") break action combination gun with a .22 Hornet single-shot rifle barrel over a .410 shotgun barrel. While there is versatility to such a combination, the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5's detachable box magazine-fed bolt action has the advantage of rapid-fire capability. The 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5, like the M4 Survival Rifle and M6 US Air Force survival rifles, used the .22 Hornet cartridge which has 2.3 times the muzzle velocity and 7 times the energy of the common .22 Long Rifle (when comparing 40 gr bullets), and yet still has a light recoil in such a light rifle (2.5 lbs.).
Designed to be stowed in cramped aircraft cockpits, the rifle had a takedown design and was primarily made from lightweight plastics and aluminum alloys. The 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5 was unique for being able to be disassembled with all working parts, plus a basic survival kit, stored within the stock, which was 14 inches (36 cm) long and thus able to fit in Air Force bailout packs. Additionally, the rifle was able to float in water, whether it was assembled or stowed.
5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">Armalite used the research and tooling for the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5/MA-1 to develop the 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">Armalite 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-7, an eight-shot semi-automatic takedown rifle chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. Released in 1959 as a civilian survival weapon and in continuous production since then, the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-7 is related to the 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5 in terms of its overall layout and retains the same modular takedown, storage in stock, and the ability to float.




See also


List of 5.180.24.3/info/armalite" target="_blank">ArmaLite rifles
M4 Survival Rifle
M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon
Marble Game Getter
List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
List of firearms




References






External links


Design patent #179499 (January 01, 1957) George C. Sullivan (Inventor), United States Patent & Trademark Office, 5.180.24.3/info/ar" target="_blank">AR-5's gunstock design patent

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