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Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR) is an assault rifle manufactured by the Philippine-based company Ferfrans and designed as an improvement of the M16A1, AR-15 and M4 rifles.
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The FERFRANS SOAR is a selective fire 5.56x45mm NATO assault rifle firing from a closed rotating bolt. It has a gas-actuated piston-driven long stroke operating system, which uses burnt powder gases vented through a port in the barrel to power the weapon's moving parts. It uses a heavy machine gun barrel for sustained firing to produce a sub-machine gun with a high power caliber. The FERFRANS SOAR uses a unique patented rate reduction system (FERFRANS RRS) that reduces the cyclic rate of fire regardless of barrel length. Therefore, 2 or 3 burst capabilities can be attained by the simple controlling of the squeeze on the trigger. No more need for the 3-round burst mechanism. " Shooter should control the weapon, not the weapon controlling the shooter." The combination of the low cyclic rate, a compensator, and Selective Integrated Rail (S.I.R.) with vertical foregrip permits sustained automatic fire with no muzzle climb, making the weapon extremely controllable, and capable of overwhelming and accurate firepower.
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Known variants include SOARs with 10.5,[2] 11.5[2] and 14.5-inch (370 mm) barrels.[3] Known upgrades are known as the 10.5 Mk2, 10.5 Mk2-2 and the 11 Mk2.[4]
Philippines:
United States of America:
- Limited use with some SWAT teams[1]
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