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The Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR) is an assault rifle manufactured by
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and designed as an improvement of the
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Details

The SOAR is a
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assault rifle firing from either a
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rotating bolt ( direct impingement) for the standard SOAR model, or in a
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rotating bolt for the SOAR-P variant. It differs from the typical M4 due to FERFRANS' preference to better control on full-automatic mode. Among the features include a patented Delayed Sear Activation System that reduces its cyclic rate of fire in full-auto to just around 550 to 680 rpm, reducing muzzle climb and improving control-ability. It also uses a heavy machine gun barrel for increased reliability in sustained firing, rifled in either 1:7 or 1:9 right-hand twist.


Variants

The SOAR is available in both the standard SOAR or the piston-driven SOAR-P. Barrel length options for the SOAR are in 10.5", 11.5", 14.5", 16", 18", and 20" lengths. Known upgrades are known as the 10.5 Mk2, 10.5 Mk2-2 and the 11 Mk2.


Users

* *: Philippine Army Special Operations Command, PNP Special Action Force,Ferfrans Rate Reduction System.
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of the
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teams *: Limited use by Military Marksman Demonstration Team.


References


External links


Official Page

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