Z-M Weapons
Encyclopedia
Z-M Weapons is a firearm
design and manufacturing firm based in Bernardston
, Massachusetts
.
The company specializes in the AR-15
, M16, and its own LR-300
rifle. The only firearm they offered for sale was the LR-300 until the Shot Show 2008 where Z-M Weapons introduced the all new LR-500; In addition to their rifles they manufacture and distribute accessories.
The gas system used by Z-M Weapons solves the problems related with the traditional systems used on the AR rifles and additionally allows the use of a completely foldable stock that makes this gun extremely compact allowed by the foldable stock (foldable on the left side).
Since the first introduction at the Shot Show several years ago, the L-R 300 evolved and changed the exterior design.
Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
design and manufacturing firm based in Bernardston
Bernardston, Massachusetts
Bernardston is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
The company specializes in the 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....
, M16, and its own LR-300
Z-M Weapons LR 300
The LR 300 is an assault rifle and conversion kit designed and manufactured by Z-M Weapons. It is based on the AR-15 platform and is broadly similar to the United States service rifle, the M16....
rifle. The only firearm they offered for sale was the LR-300 until the Shot Show 2008 where Z-M Weapons introduced the all new LR-500; In addition to their rifles they manufacture and distribute accessories.
The gas system used by Z-M Weapons solves the problems related with the traditional systems used on the AR rifles and additionally allows the use of a completely foldable stock that makes this gun extremely compact allowed by the foldable stock (foldable on the left side).
Since the first introduction at the Shot Show several years ago, the L-R 300 evolved and changed the exterior design.