The Stoner 63 series of weapons are piston driven, air-cooled, belt or magazine-fed and in rifle and carbine configuration, fire from a closed bolt to ensure maximum accuracy, or in machine gun mode, fire from the open bolt position to prevent cook-offs and enhance cooling.

The Type 63 (Chinese : 63式7.62mm自动步枪) is a Chinese 7.62×39mm assault rifle. The weapon's overall design was based on the SKS (known in Chinese service as the Type 56 carbine), but with select fire capability and a rotating bolt system adapted from the Type 56 assault rifle, a derivative of the AK-47. [9] .

2023年9月6日 · The Stoner 63 (or "M63") was a revolutionary entry for its time, championed by firearms legend Eugene Stoner - creator of the AR-15 assault rifle which, in turn, became the U.S. Army's famous (and infamous) M16 series.

2025年1月2日 · Whether it's a rifle, carbine, Bren-type squad automatic weapon, or light machine gun, the Stoner 63 is ready for the task. This adaptability was further demonstrated in the shift from the 7.62x51 NATO cartridge to the more widely adopted 5.56x45 cartridge, a natural progression as the M14 was nearing the end of its service as the US military's ...

2018年3月17日 · The Stoner 63 was a remarkably advanced and clever modular firearm designed by Eugene Stoner (along with Bob Fremont and Jim Sullivan) after he left Armalite. The was tested by DARPA and the uS Marine Corps in 1963, and showed significant potential – enough that the US Navy SEALs adopted it and kept it in service into the 1980s.

2021年4月18日 · The versatility of the Stoner 63 made it the perfect weapons system for the newly minted SEAL teams during the Vietnam War. SEAL Teams One and Two evaluated the 63A, saying that the weapon was “significantly superior” to the M60 machine gun and suggested at least six guns for every 12-man SEAL platoon.

2021年4月27日 · The Stoner 63 is a modular firearm system designed by Eugene Stoner and engineered by Jim Sullivan by scaling down the earlier Stoner 62. It was produced by Cadillac Gage and the commando variant is also known by its US military designation Mk 23 Mod 0.

2018年12月7日 · In today’s video, we are going to look at all the different configurations, and also examine the changes between the original Stoner 63 system and the 63A versions which would come after the USMC combat trials in Vietnam. We will also look at the third iteration, the Mk23 as adopted by the US Navy SEALs.

2011年7月13日 · The Stoner 63 was in many ways a natural evolution of the AR15 rifle, with a strong emphasis on modularity. The driving idea behind the Stoner was to use a single receiver for an entire family of weapons. The stocks, barrels, sights, feed assemblies, trigger assemblies and other main components were all modular and interchangeable.

The US Government contracted some 4,000 of the nicknamed “Stoner” Rifles. Unique for being multi-purpose, The Model 63 could be quickly converted to Rifle, Light Machine Gun and Carbine. It was chambered for the 5.56mm NATO Round. The Model 63 …