Dual-feed has been used to describe firearms which either can switch between 2 different feeding mechanism[1] or employ a feeding mechanism 2 times simultaneously.[2]

Firearms feeding from ammunition belt or box magazine

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
Ares Shrike 5.56 Ares Defense 5.56x45mm United States 2002
Daewoo Precision Industries K3 Daewoo Precision Industries 5.56x45mm South Korea 1991
FN Minimi FN Herstal 5.56x45mm Belgium 1980
Standschütze Hellriegel M1915[3] German Empire 1915
IP-2 TsNIIMash 5.45×39mm Soviet Union 1977
IWI Negev Israel Weapon Industries 5.56x45mm Israel 1997
M249 light machine gun FN Herstal 5.56x45mm United States 1984
MCR-5.56-DF[4] FIGHTLITE INDUSTRIES 5.56x45mm United States
QJS-161 Norinco 5.8×42mm China
Heckler & Koch HK21 Heckler & Koch 7.62x51mm Germany 1961
KORD-5.45[5] 5.45×39mm Russia
Type 73 light machine gun First Machine Industry Bureau 7.62x54mmR North Korea
vz. 52 machine gun Zbrojovka Brno 7.62x39mm
7.62×45mm		 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 1950s


Simultaneous dual-feed

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Feed Country Year
Burton 1917 LMR[6] .345 Winchester Self-Loading Detachable box magazine United States 1917
IWI Tavor TS12 Israel Weapon Industries 12 gauge Tubular magazine Israel 2018
Kel-Tec KSG Kel-Tec 12 gauge Tubular magazine United States 2011
NeoStead 2000 Truvelo Armoury 12 gauge Tubular magazine South Africa 2001
SRM Arms Model 1216 SRM Arms 12 gauge Tubular magazine United States 2011
STK 50MG Chartered Industries of Singapore 12.7x99mm ammunition belt Philippines 1991
UTAS UTS-15 UTAS 12 gauge Tubular magazine Turkey 2012

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MCR® DUAL-FEED™ RIFLE (MCR-5.56-DF)". 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Gun Review: UTAS UTS-15 Marine 12 Gauge - Athlon Outdoors". 2023-10-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Maschinengewehr des Standschützen Hellriegel: A WW1 Phantom - YouTube". YouTube. 2023-10-18. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  4. ↑ "MCR® DUAL-FEED™ RIFLE (MCR-5.56-DF)". 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  5. ↑ "Russia's New Tokar-2 KORD-5.45 Dual-Feed SAW -The Firearm Blog". 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ↑ "America's First Assault Rifle: Burton 1917 LMR - YouTube". YouTube. 2023-09-27. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-25.


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