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  1. Stoner 63 - Wikipedia

    • The Stoner 63 is a 5.56×45mm NATO modular weapon system. Using a variety of modular components, it can be configured as an assault rifle, carbine, top-fed light machine gun, belt-fed squad automatic weapon, or as a vehicle mounted weapon. Also known as the M63, XM22, XM23, XM207 or the Mk 23 Mod 0 machine gun, it was designed by Eugene Stone… See more

    History

    Soon after leaving ArmaLite, Eugene Stoner, one of the United States' most prolific modern military small arms … See more

    Design details

    The Stoner 63 series of weapons are piston driven, air-cooled, belt or magazine-fed and in rifle and carbine configuration, fire from a closed bolt to ensure maximum accuracy, or in machine gun mode, fire from the open bolt position … See more

    Variants

    The Stoner 63 was produced in several configurations, with 15 separate assemblies, which had limited parts commonality. These variants included a carbine, an assault rifle, and various light machine gu… See more

    Bibliography

    • Kokalis, Peter (2001). Weapons Tests And Evaluations: The Best Of Soldier Of Fortune. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press.
    • Stoner 63 Weapons System. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. 1994.… See more

     
  1. Stoner 63: Navy SEAL’s long favored Gun - American …

    The Stoner 63, is a 5.56×45mm NATO, modular weapon system, using a variety of modular components, it can be configured as a rifle, a carbine, a top-fed light machine gun, a belt-fed squad automatic weapon, or a vehicle mounted weapon.

  2. The Stoner-63: A Killer Gun That's Often Forgotten

    Jan 29, 2022 · Today the Stoner 63 is both a nearly forgotten weapon. Here's What You Need to Remember: Gun designer Eugene Morrison Stoner (1922-1997) hit a perfect bull's eye with his AR-15/M-16 design, but...

  3. Stoner 63 System - Forgotten Weapons

    Jul 13, 2011 · After his success with the AR 10/15/16/18 series of rifles, designer Eugene Stoner went on to develop the Stoner 63 weapons system with the Cadillac Gage company. The Stoner 63 was in many ways a natural evolution …

  4. Rare Stoner 63 Recalls Military History :: Guns.com

  5. Fuzzy Memories of the Stoner 63 and its Many …

    Feb 6, 2012 · The Stoner 63—the final and most “successful” model—however, used a vastly different method of gas operation, inasmuch as it was based on a long-travel piston that actuated the rotary bolt ...

  6. Stoner 63 - Call of Duty Wiki

  7. Stoner 63A Automatic Rifle – The Original Modular …

    Mar 17, 2018 · The Stoner 63 was a remarkably advanced and clever modular firearm designed by Eugene Stoner (along with Bob Fremont and Jim Sullivan) after he left Armalite. The was tested by DARPA and the uS Marine Corps in …

  8. Shooting the Stoner: Mk23, Bren, and 63A Carbine

    Dec 8, 2018 · Is the Stoner 63 really as good of a gun as everyone says? Today is my first opportunity to try one out on the range, and I’m going to look at it in three different configurations: the Mk23 SEAL light machine gun, the “Bren” …

  9. The Stoner 63 Weapon System – Strikehold.net

    Nov 14, 2017 · Soon after leaving ArmaLite, Eugene Stoner devised a concept for a weapons platform built around a common receiver and interchangeable components that could be configured as a rifle, carbine and several machine …

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