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Stoner 63

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The Stoner 63 was a 5.56x45mm modular weapon system designed by Eugene Stoner, designer of the AR-15 rifle. It was produced by Cadillac Gage, now known as Textron. Eugene Stoner conceived the idea of a system built around a common receiver that could be configured as an assault rifle, a top-loading magazine-fed light machine gun or belt-fed machine gun depending on what additional parts were fitted, and fitted with either a carbine barrel or full-length rifle barrel. The first prototype of Stoner's design was the Stoner M69W, designed in 1962, chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. It was named such because its designation is an ambigram, which appears the same when read upside down, symbolizing Stoner's concept of a receiver that can be inverted. Stoner modified the M69W design slightly and created the Stoner 62, still chambered in 7.62mm. The caliber was changed to 5.56mm in the Stoner 63, first produced in 1963.

The Stoner 63 was fielded during the Vietnam War by the United States Marine Corps (who tested the assault rifle and magazine-fed LMG versions in 1967) and the Navy SEALs (who used the belt-fed machine gun and Commando derivative in actual combat). Feedback from the field testing led to the improved Stoner 63A model, made in 1966. The weapons all had testing designations: the standard assault rifle was the XM22 with the 63A version XM22E1 and E2 (the only difference being a different rate of twist in the rifling), the carbine XM23 with the same E1 and E2 sub-variants for the 63A, the LMG configuration XM207 with the same E1 and E2 variants, and the Commando given the Navy designation "Gun, Machine, 5.56 millimeter, Mk 23 Mod 0."

The Stoner 63 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Stoner 63

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Early Stoner 63 Rifle (XM22) with wooden furniture - 5.56x45mm
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Stoner 63 Light Machine Gun (XM207) - 5.56x45mm
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Stoner 63A Commando (Mark 23 Mod 0). This is a special variant used by the Navy SEALs, chiefly distinguished by the belt box and the charging handle being mounted underneath the handguard (it is the structure that looks like a pintle mounting rod) - 5.56x45mm
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Stoner 63A Rifle (XM22E1 or E2) - 5.56x45mm

Specifications

(1964 - ????)

  • Type: Assault Rifle; Light Machine Gun
  • Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
  • Weight: 10.2 lbs (4.6 kg)
  • Length: 40.2 in (102.2 cm)
  • Barrel length: 20 in (50.8 cm)
  • Feed System: 20 or 30-round detachable box magazine (AR); 75, 100 or 150-round disintegrating link belt (LMG)
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Quantum Leap Scott Bakula Sam Beckett LMG configuration 1989-1993

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Time Crisis drum magazine enemies only 1995
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater M63 LMG configuration 2004
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker M63A1 LMG configuration 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam XM22 LMG configuration; Medic kit only 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops Stoner63 Optional extended magazine, red dot sight/reflex sight/ACOG scope/thermal scope, camouflage Assault rifle configuration 2010
Killing Floor 2 Stoner 63A LMG LMG configuration 2017