Weapon Name- Argus 6mm x 39mm
Round Type- 6mm x 39mm
Over-all length- 28 inch, 23.5 inches
Barrel length- 20 inch, 15.5 inches
Weight- 6.5 lb
Rate of Fire- 600 RPM
Feed Mechanism- Detachable Box Magazine
Round Capacity- 30, 45, 95
Effective Range- 300 Meters
Range- 600 Meters
Accuracy- 1.3 MOA
Accessories- Picatinny Rails
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picatinny Rails
Muzzle Velocity- 805 m/s, 845 m/s, 6.2 grams
Firing System- Short Stroke Gas Piston
Miscellaneous/electronic information- The weapon is essentially a bullpup short stroke gas piston based off of the Vz. 58 chambered in 6mm x 39mm.
Basic Information
The weapon is essentially a bullpup short stroke gas piston based off of the Vz. 58 chambered in 6mm x 39mm. With a modernized firing system, it uses stronger materials and alloys, a more streamlined design, and an adjustable trigger and other aspects which make the weapon more comfortable and reliable, as well as precise. It has somewhat closer tolerances, which also improves it's accuracy. The striker fired weapon possesses higher accuracy and a simpler operation than traditionally hammer fired weapon's. The gasblock is straightened, the bolt and piston go straight back into the weapon and into the buttstock at the shoulder, to reduce muzzle rise, the barrel is free floating, and the weapon possess a more ergonomic thumb safety. The bolt release is near the rear magazine well, so when the magazine is loaded the bolt is released more quickly, and the weapon has a last round bolt hold mechanism, which increases the speed of which the weapon can be reloaded. In addition to this, the weapon makes extensive use of polymers and composite materials, which significantly reduces the weight. The weapon is more or less inherently designed on the CZ-805, which is itself based on the Vz. 58.
With a short-stroke or tappet system, the piston moves separately from the bolt group. It may directly push the bolt group parts as in the M1 carbine or operate through a connecting rod or assembly as in the Armalite AR-18 or the SKS. In either case, the energy is imparted in a short, violent push and the motion of the gas piston is then arrested allowing the bolt carrier assembly to continue through the operating cycle through kinetic energy. This has the advantage of reducing the total mass of recoiling parts compared to the long-stroke piston. This, in turn, enables better control of the weapon due to less mass needing to be stopped at either end of the bolt carrier travel. While ultimately less reliable than long stroke gas pistons, it is significantly more reliable than comparable systems, such as the direct impingement system found in the AR-15, while still retaining the low recoil and high accuracy characteristic of such designs.
The barrel is a 1 in 9 inch /254mm (1 in 9 inch / 228.6mm right hand twist 4 groove barrel) free floating hammerforged 4150 chrome moly nitride treated barrel. The barrel is heavy and accurized, designed to increase the range of the weapon and it's resistance to heat, which helps increase it's capabilities in regards to sustained fire. While Chrome Moly barrels typically have a shorter barrel life than equivalent stainless steel barrels, the titanium nitride coating increases the hardness of the steel, and thus it's durability; combined with the hammer forging and polygonal rifling, this gives the barrel a considerably longer life in comparison to standard Chrome Moly barrels, lasting approximately 10,000 rounds in comparison to the generally shorter, 5000 round life, while still maintaining all the advantages of a chrome moly barrel. The barrel uses plasma nitriding to thinly coat the barrel in a corrosion resistant materiel, which is also much harder than the base material, which significantly increases barrel life. Compared to Chrome plating, nitriding is a much more uniform process, which leaves substantially less variation in the barrel surface, or less bumps and imperfections, which means a smoother, more precise fit between the bullet and the barrel, which increases accuracy. The Nitriding proccess is the closest fit to the barrel as possible, which while less accurate than a barrel with no coating at all, provides more corrosion resistance than an untreated barrel (and about as much as Chrome), which is important considering a normal barrel would fail under ordinary environmental conditions, such as exposure to water, which can cause various metals to warp or rust. The nitride finish is also more heat resistant than a standard chrome lined barrel, increasing the barrel's durability to heat and thus it's ability to maintain sustained fire in combat. Being much heavier than an ordinary barrel, it's large size naturally serves as a heat sink, which decreases it's temperature in sustained use. However, while Chrome barrels would start to crack or flake if the temperature of the barrel was increased to only a few hundred degrees, the nitrided barrels are capable of much more rapid sustained fire (which increases the heat of the weapon), making the weapon more suitable to harsh combat conditions.
The weapon makes extensive use of high strength polymers, which protect the weapon both from corrosion and heat. Based on magpul polymers, the materials strength is far beyond that of ordinary plastics. The weapon is inherently designed to use a number of accessories, most important a hydraulic recoil buffer in the stock, and a muzzlebreak. The hydraulic recoil buffer is similar to that of an M249, which reduces felt recoil and spreads out the recoil of the weapon over time, making it more controllable; however, it is only present in the LMG variation of the weapon. In addition, it uses a surefire muzzlebreak, which reduces the recoil of the weapon by diverting the expanding gases at the muzzle rearword (and slightly up), which counteracts the recoil of the backwards impulse of the weapon, and in addition helps compensates for muzzle rise. This makes the weapon more controllable under rapid fire, as well as more comfortable to fire, and reduces the felt recoil by nearly 40%. Combined with the hydraulic recoil buffer, the weapon has approximately 60% less felt recoil, and is much more smooth and easier to handle, with nearly all the recoil going straight back into the user's shoulder, keeping the weapon on the target, thus increasing the accuracy.
The weapon is more or less designed to use Magpul magazines, although it is compatible with all standard Ak's. The magazines are Gen 3 M3 Magazines, designed with a reinforced steel follower and backing, which makes the magazines considerably stronger, and as robust as standard bulgarian magazines, which can support the weight of an entire person on them. While the cartridges themselves are inherently different from the Ak-47, they posses the same cartridge case, thus allowing for similiar feeding, such as in the same magazines. The magazines are strong enough and flexible enough to be rolled over by cars, while also being very heat and corrosion resistant, in addition to reliable. The stronger mag well of the weapon makes it more compatible with large drum magazines, due to it's incredibly high strength, which means less stress of the mag well, which increases reliability. Unlike the traditional Ak-47, however, the magazine release is operated by a lever, like in the XM8, and has a magazine follower to help guide the magazine into place while reloading, to increase the ease of replacing magazines. The weapon typically uses standard 30 round magazines, but can instead use 95 round drums, or 40 round extended magazines. Fully loaded, the 30 round magazines are 1 pounds, the 40 round magazines are 1.33 pounds, while the 95 round drums are 4.5 pounds. This means that the larger magazines can hold more rounds, but are substantially more heavy, due to the weight of the bullets and exponentially higher weight of the spring and container.
