Remington GPC
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The Remington GPC is an AR-15
AR-15
The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....

 derivative with an extruded upper receiver acting as a barrel cooling jacket mounted with STANAG rails. A deritive product is being offered to the US Army For its Improved M4A1 Program Called the Modular Gas Piston Carbine. It features a Ferritic Nitrocarburized (FNC)coating, 10.5 inch or 14.5 inch barrel offerings with a six groove 1:7 RHT
Rifling
Rifling is the process of making helical grooves in the barrel of a gun or firearm, which imparts a spin to a projectile around its long axis...

. The hand Guard is a eight sided ventilated free floating
Free-floating barrel
A free-floating barrel is a specific design technology used in highly accurate rifles, particularly match grade rifles, to increase the accuracy of the weapon.With normal rifles, the barrel rests in contact with the stock...

 unit with monolithic mil std 1913
Picatinny rail
The Picatinny rail or MIL-STD-1913 rail or STANAG 2324 rail or a "Tactical Rail" is a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform. A similar system is the Weaver rail mount.-Description:...

rail on the upper portion and user Configurable Rail sections that can be added on the Other seven sides.


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