FX-05
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| FX-05 | |
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| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Mexico |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2006-Present |
| Used by | Mexico |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército |
| Produced | 2005 |
| Variants | Assault Rifle, Carbine |
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| Cartridge | 5.56 × 45 mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-operated, Rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 750 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 920 m/s |
| Effective range | 200 to 800 m Sight Marks |
| Feed system | 30 round detachable box magazine, 100-round C-Mag drum magazine |
| Sights | Reflex sight with 3x magnification, other rifles require optical sights |
In the past years the army secretly started the new project, to build a mexican assault rifle, nobody knew about it until this rifle was presented to the High Command for ready use. The FX-05 "Fusil de asalto Xiuhcoatl 2005" (Fire Serpent in the Nahuatl language) is a rifle in use by the Mexican Army, based on the G36. It was designed and built by the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército with machinery and technology bought from Heckler & Koch. It comes in the following variants: Carbine and Assault rifle.
These rifles will slowly replace the Heckler & Koch G3 rifles made under license by DIM (Departamento de la Industriá Militar) and DGDF (Direccion General de Fabricas de la Defensa). The Mexican Army produces 100% all of its parts.
[edit] Design
The Mexican design of the weapon includes telescopic, red-dot and mechanical sights, tube forged in cold; folding and adjustable butt, as well as a two way shot selector. The weapon uses 5.56 X 45 caliber rounds, and has a rate of fire of 700-750 rounds per minute. Most of the rifle's receiver is constructed of carbon fiber reinforced polymer, on dark green and desert tan colors. The internal mechanism and barrel is made of advanced resistant stainless steel.
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