this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message lewis machine and tool company type private industry defense founded 1980 headquarters milan illinois united states products firearms weapons number of employees 100 150 website www.lmtdefense.com lewis machine & tool company lmt 1 was founded by karl lewis in 1980 . lmt started its business by providing law enforcement and government agencies with military type weapons and accessories . today lmt still provides law enforcement and government agencies with weapons but they have now also expanded their services to foreign military and commercial retailers . all of lmt s engineering and manufacturing is done in house at the milan il facility . lmt manufactures complete weapon systems such as the m4 ar 15 and the m203 grenade launcher . 2 today the ministry of defence of both the united kingdom and new zealand plus the us military utilize many of the products that lmt produces . contents 1 products 1.1 lm308mws and cqb16 mrp defender 1.2 l129a1 1.3 cqb16 mars l 2 references 3 external links products edit lm308mws and cqb16 mrp defender edit lmt created the monolithic rail platform mrp . 3 the mrp is a one piece upper receiver for the ar 15 m4 m16 platform and is made from a single aluminum forging . the lmt mrp has a quad rail system that utilizes the mil std 1913 rail . it is available in two different lengths one standard rifle length and the other for close quarters battle cqb . the mrp upper receiver has a quick change barrel system that allows the operator to change the caliber or the barrel length of the weapon in a very short period of time 1 minute . 4 the mrp also features a free floating barrel relatively low temperature to handguard & optics long barrel life easy to access clean design a straight gas tube resists bending and retains better alignment with gas key as compared to other designs and a relatively low number of parts 13 . also its top rail position matches m4 & e3 type weapons ensuring optics and sight compatibility and accepts standard & enhanced m16 type stoner design components in late 2009 lmt introduced the .308 modular weapon system lm308mws . 5 the lm308mws uses the 7.62 51mm nato round . the lm308mws is based on the proven stoner rifle design with some new features including the mrp upper receiver . an effective range of 800m and sub moa grouping have been reported . lmt is currently supplying 16 18 and 20 1 11 twist rifling grooves complete one full revolution inside the bore every 11.25 inches blackened stainless match barrels as well as 16 and 20 chrome lined chrome moly 1 10 twist barrels for the civilian market . l129a1 edit l129a1 type service rifle place of origin united states of america service history in service 2010 present used by british armed forces new zealand army wars afghanistan production history manufacturer lewis machine & tool specifications weight 9.8 pounds 4.4 kg cartridge 7.62 51mm nato barrels 16 inches 410 mm effective firing range 800 m maximum firing range 900 m sights ta648 308 6 48 acog in 2009 lewis machine & tool co was contracted to supply the british ministry of defence mod with 440 lm308mws 7.62 51mm rifles 6 under the official service designation as the l129a1 . 7 as of december 2014 over 3 000 units have been supplied to uk forces . 8 the lm308mws was then submitted for the british mod s urgent operational requirement uor for immediate deployment of a semiautomatic 7.62 nato caliber sharpshooter rifle in afghanistan . examples of other rifles submitted included the fn herstal scar h heckler & koch hk417 and sabre defence xr 10 among others . lmt s rifle was chosen earning it the l129a1 designation and entered service april 2010 in afghanistan . 9 greg felton of law enforcement international of uk explained the ammunition criteria stated by the mod was that the rifle was to be able to use both rg 155 grain sniper ammunition plus m80 ball and tracer including de linked machine gun belts . in the end during their trials with the various competitors they found that the 155 grain fired so much better than the standard ball that it was made the official issue ammunition for the weapon . as to what it is matched to we karl & i designed the rifle to use both standard ball and 168 grain match . with a 1 11.25 inch twist it works well with these weights however the heavier 175 grain projectiles need a faster twist for best results at longer ranges . 9 the primary optic chosen by the british for the l129a1 is a trijicon acog ta648 rmr uks nsn 1005 99 305 9104 . 9 the acog s body is made of 7075 t6 aircraft aluminum the same as the rifle s receiver . a fiber optic powers the reticle during daylight hours and a tritium light source in low or no light conditions . the aiming chevron s brightness is adjustable by the user . the unit s reticle has a built in bullet drop compensator for 7.62 51mm nato from 100 to 1 200 meters . to transition from long range to close quarter battle there is a picatinny rail on the acog s top that accepts a 1.2 ounce trijicon 1 led rugged miniature reflex sight with a red dot powered by a cr2032 battery . additional accessories include the optional l17a2 schmidt & bender 3 12 50 sniper scope the otis 7.62 mm sniper cleaning system a small dewey rod to clean the chamber a front sight adjustment tool and a rail mounted quick detachable sling mount so the sling may be mounted anywhere on the rail . the lm308mws standard us commercial model differs slightly from the uk issued l129a1 in the following aspects 1 the barrel is a 16 fully chrome lined cryogenically treated polygonal rifled 1 10 right hand twist chrome moly machinegun grade steel instead of the 16 1 11 twist matte black stainless steel barrel on the l129a1 . it is crowned with lmt s special crown design designed for maximum accuracy with ordinary ball ammunition . 2 the muzzle device is a standard m16a2 type flash suppressor instead of the surefire suppressor mount . 3 the sights are the lmt detachable fixed sights instead of the knight s armament company s low profile folding micro back up iron 200 600 rear sight and folding front sight . 4 the supplied furniture lmt sopmod stock ergo suregrip rail covers from tango down is black instead of the tan coyote brown supplied to the uk mod . 5 the receiver is marked lm308mws instead of l129a1 . there is also a uk commercial variant of the l129a1 . designated the lmt308sp the model is a straight pull action rifle and not a semi auto . 10 the new zealand army adopted the rifle in october 2011 . it differs from its uk counterpart in the use of a leupold adjustable 4.5 14x scope canted iron sights and a foldable foregrip . cqb16 mars l edit cqb16 mars l type service rifle place of origin united states of america service history in service 2015 present used by royal new zealand navy new zealand army royal new zealand air force production history manufacturer lewis machine & tool specifications cartridge 5.56 45mm nato on 12 august 2015 the new zealand ministry of defence announced that it would be replacing the current steyr aug 5.56 45mm rifle for all branches of the new zealand defence force with a product from lmt 11 later revealed to be their cqb16 version of the ar 15 . a tender was released from may to november 2014 . lmt was one of eight companies that submitted rifles for trials that took place between march and june 2015 . two versions with 406 mm 16.0 in and 457 mm 18.0 in barrels will be delivered firing heavy 77 gr 5.0 g ammunition . interestingly selection of the cqb16 switches from fielding of a bullpup rifle to one with a traditional layout as well as choosing a direct gas impingement operating system over a gas piston system likely offered by competing entrants . the contract is for just over 9000 rifles to equip all three branches of the new zealand defence force and be in service by 2016 . the rifle is recognised by the defence force as the mars l modular assault rifle system light 12 13 references edit lewis machine & tool company . retrieved 25 december 2014 . the national military muscle on display lewis machine & tool monolithic rail platform . retrieved 25 december 2014 . lmt s mrp 6.8 battle rifle multi mission lmt .308 mws . tactical life . retrieved 25 december 2014 . global defence news and defence headlines ihs jane s 360 . retrieved 25 december 2014 . l129a1 sharpshooter rifle . retrieved 25 december 2014 . lmt .308 ar review . guns & ammo . retrieved 25 december 2014 . a b c sharpshooter the uk s new l129a1 7.62 x51mm rifle sadefensejournal.com 11 january 2012 lewis machine & tool company inc. lm308sp ss20 .308 rifles . retrieved 29 december 2015 . individual weapon replacement . defence.govt.nz . retrieved 25 april 2016 . new zealand army selects lmt to replace steyr aug thefirearmblog.com 18 august 2015 confirmed lmt to supply nzdf with cqb16 thefirearmblog.com 28 august 2015 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to l129a1 . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lewis machine and tool company & oldid 742694251 categories firearm manufacturers of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in illinoismilan illinoisquad citiescompanies based in rock island county illinoiscompanies based in the quad citieshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2013all articles with a promotional tonecommons category with local link same as on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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