Z-M Weapons LR-300-ML assault rifle, early (circa 2001) version
Z-M Weapons LR-300-SR semi-automatic rifle, late production version (circa 2006)
Para USA Tactical Target Rifle, with buttstock open
Para USA Tactical Target Rifle, with buttstock collapsed
Specifications for Z-M Weapons LR-300 rifles
| LR-300-SR | LR-300-14.5 | LR-300-ML | |
| Caliber | 5.56x45 mm / .223 Remington | ||
| Action | Gas operated, rotating bolt, direct impingement | ||
| Overall length | 946 mm / 37.25" | 896 mm / 35.25" | 820 mm / 32.25" |
| Barrel length | 419 mm / 16.5" | 368 mm / 14.5" | 293 mm / 11.5" |
| Weigth | 2.95 kg / 6.5 lbs | 2.72 kg / 6.0 lbs | 2.54 kg / 5.6 lbs |
| Rate of fire | -- | -- | 950 rounds per minute |
| Magazine capacity | 30 rounds | ||
Specifications for Para USA Tactical Target Rifle
| Caliber | 5.56x45 mm / .223 Remington |
| Action | Gas operated, rotating bolt, direct impingement |
| Overall length, stock open (folded) | 838 mm (667 mm) / 33" (26.25") |
| Barrel length | 419 mm / 16.5" |
| Weigth | 3.45 kg / 7.6 lbs |
| Magazine capacity | 30 rounds |
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The LR-300 rifle was manufactured by the small US-based company Z-M Weapons between 2000 and 2007, when all rights for the design were sold to the Para USA, the US-based subsidiary of the Canadian pistol maker Para-Ordnance Ltd. The reworked LR-300 rifle will be sold in USA as Para Tactical Target Rifle, with first sales sheduled to "early 2009".
Original LR-300 (LR stands for Long Range) rifles were designed by Alan Zitta as an upgrade to the well known and popular M16 / AR-15 rifle. In fact, LR-300 and Para TTR both use standard AR-15-type lower receivers; only upper receivers are different and contain patented modified gas system. The key reason for tha modification was to prowide AR-15-type weapon with capability to mount side-folding stock rather than partially collapsible M4 carbine-type stock. Z-M Weapons intended its rifles mostly for military and law enforcement personnel, by offering LR-300-ML weapons with short barrels and select-fire capability. Civilian (semi-automatic only) versions also were offered to general public, but at prices well above the average price of AR-15-type rifle. It is not known yet if the new Para Tactical Target Rifles will also be offfered in military (select-fire) version or not; current Para USA advertising suggests that only semi-automatic weapons (and upper receiver conversion kits) will be offred, at least initially.
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