Alexander Arms
Encyclopedia
Alexander Arms is an American
manufacturer of firearm
s. It is most known for the .50 Beowulf
cartridge designed by its founder, Bill Alexander. The company produces AR-15
s chambered in .50 Beowulf and 6.5mm Grendel, which it designed in cooperation with Competition Shooting Sports. The company also produces ammunition
and accessories for its products.
United States
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manufacturer of firearm
Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s. It is most known for the .50 Beowulf
.50 Beowulf
The .50 Beowulf [12.7×42 mm Rb] is a rifle cartridge developed by Alexander Arms for use in a modified AR-15 rifle. The cartridge utilizes a rebated rim, sized to match the rim of the 7.62×39mm and 6.5 mm Grendel rounds...
cartridge designed by its founder, Bill Alexander. The company produces AR-15
AR-15
The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....
s chambered in .50 Beowulf and 6.5mm Grendel, which it designed in cooperation with Competition Shooting Sports. The company also produces ammunition
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
and accessories for its products.
.50 Beowulf [12.7 x 43 mm Rb]
The 50 Beowulf is a powerful cartridge designed to work in standard military arms. It can render body armor essentially irrelevant.- Beowulf 16.5 Entry Carbine
- Beowulf 16.5 Precision Carbine
- Beowulf 24 Precision Carbine
- Beowulf 16.5 Overwatch Carbine
- Beowulf AWS 16 (Advanced Weapon System): 16" barrel with 4-direction Picatinny Rail forend.
6.5 mm Grendel [6.5 x 39 mm]
The 6.5 Grendel is designed based on the needs of benchrest shooters for highly accurate cartridges.- Grendel 10.5 Tactical Carbine: 10.5" barrel.
- Grendel 14.5 Tactical Carbine: 14.5 barrel.
- Grendel 16 Tactical Carbine: 16" barrel.
- GDMR 16 (Grendel Designated Marksman Rifle): 16" barrel.
- GDMR 20: 19.5" barrel.
- GDMR 24: 24" barrel.
- Grendel Sniper Rifle: 18", 20", 24" or 28" barrel.