page_title: Colt Canada C7
section_title: C7
hierarchical_section_title: Colt Canada C7 / C7
caption_attribution_description: KANADAHAR, Afghanistan – Canadian Master Bombardier Clint Godsoe, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) patrols Kandahar August 26, 2008 on the way to deliver donated school supplies to a local school. The Kandahar PRT has worked on many construction projects such as schools and government facilities to assist the Afghan government improve the lives of residents (ISAF Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Duran).
context_page_description: The Colt Canada C7 is a Canadian rifle, manufactured by Colt Canada, having similar design and function to the Colt M16A3.
  The C7 and its variants have been adopted as the standard issue rifle by the militaries of Canada, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. Following trials, C8 variants are general issue firearms for the United Kingdom's Special Forces. It is also the standard firearm of the Dutch air force and other specialist users within the Dutch and British militaries. It has been utilized in various combat deployments by Canadian, British, Norwegian, Dutch, and Danish forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali.
context_section_description: The development of the C7 assault rifle paralleled that of the M16A2 by Colt. A Canadian Forces liaison officer worked with the United States Marine Corps in the M16A1 Product Improvement Program and relayed information to Canada's Rifle Replacement Program Office. The C7 is much like earlier M16A1E1s, rather than final product M16A2s. The earliest C7s were manufactured by Colt for Canadian Forces as the Colt Model 715. The C7 series of firearms is driven by the same direct impingement gas system as the M16 series. Like the M16A1 and M16A3, the C7 has both semi-automatic and fully automatic fire modes. The C7 also features the structural strengthening, improved handguards, and longer stock developed for the M16A2. Diemaco changed the trapdoor in the buttstock to make for easier access, and a 13 mm (0.5 in) spacer is available to adjust stock length. The most noticeable external difference between American M16A2s and Diemaco C7s is the retention of the A1 style rear sights. Not so apparent is Diemaco's use of hammer-forged barrels, introduced as the Canadians originally wished to use a heavy barrel profile instead of the M16A2 profile. Also, Diemaco has developed a different mounting system from Colt for the M203 grenade launcher for the C7 rifle family. The C7 has a cyclic rate of fire of around 700–900 rounds per minute (RPM).
caption: Canadian soldiers of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) on a patrol with the C7A2.
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