The Calico M950 is a

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manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems in the

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. Its main feature, along with all the other guns of the Calico system, is to feed from a proprietary

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magazine mounted on top, available in 50 or 100-rounds capacity. The factory sights enable reasonable accuracy to about 60 meters (197 feet), but 100 meters is a reasonable range. The .22 LR weapons use a separate design than the 9mm offerings, and share no parts with their larger siblings.Martin Dougherty, ''Small Arms: From 1860 to the Present Day''

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Calico Light Weapon Systems - MODELS
9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols Roller-delayed blowback firearms Trial and research firearms of the United States .22 LR pistols Semi-automatic pistols of the United States {{Pistol-stub

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