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The cyclic rate of fire of the M16 assault rifle is 700-950 rounds per minute.
Metal Storm system has a theoretical rate of millions of rounds per second. Other than that, some of the Gatling guns have a 6000 round per minute cyclic rate of fire.
The original AK-47 had a cyclic rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute. The "modernized" AKM (manufactured from 1959 onwards) had a cyclic rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute. Cyclic rate of fire meaning that, if you had a magazine with such a capacity loaded, and you just held down the trigger, and you could fire off as many rounds without the weapon overheating and becoming defective.
700-970 rounds per minute
700 - 900 rounds per minute.
700 - 900 rounds per minute.
Cyclic rate of fire about 600 per minute.
700 - 900 rounds per minute.
Cyclic rate of fire of approximately 1200 rounds per minute.
Cyclic rate is 800 - 1000 rounds per minute. Rapid fire rate is 200 rounds per minute. Sustained rate of fire is 100 rounds per minute.
About 650 rounds per minute. You will use up an entire 30-round magazine in just a few seconds of constant trigger pull. That's why M16A2 has only single shot, and 3 round burst switch.
The M16 assault rifle has a cyclic rate of fire of 700-950 rounds per minute, and 45-60 rounds per minute in semi-automatic fire.