M950
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The Calico M950 is a semi-automatic pistol (also classified as a carbine
) manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems
in the United States
. Its main feature, along with all the other guns of the Calico system, is to feed from a proprietary helical magazine mounted on top, available in 50-rounds or 100-rounds capacity.
The Calico has enough barrel to enable attachment of a vertical foregrip, which is more suited to a submachine gun or a rifle. The factory sights enable reasonable accuracy to about 60 meters (197 feet), but 100 meters is not an unreal range.
The .22LR weapons use a separate design than the 9mm offerings, and share no parts with their larger siblings.
Carbine
A carbine , from French carabine, is a longarm similar to but shorter than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower velocity due to a shorter barrel length....
) manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems
Calico Light Weapons Systems
Calico Light Weapons Inc. is a privately held firearms manufacturing company based in Cornelius, Oregon. The company was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California, and released its first production weapon in 1985. Calico was sold in 1990 but remained in Bakersfield...
in the United States
United States
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. Its main feature, along with all the other guns of the Calico system, is to feed from a proprietary helical magazine mounted on top, available in 50-rounds or 100-rounds capacity.
The Calico has enough barrel to enable attachment of a vertical foregrip, which is more suited to a submachine gun or a rifle. The factory sights enable reasonable accuracy to about 60 meters (197 feet), but 100 meters is not an unreal range.
The .22LR weapons use a separate design than the 9mm offerings, and share no parts with their larger siblings.