The Calico M950 is a
semi-automatic pistol
A semi-automatic pistol (also called a self-loading pistol, autopistol, or autoloading pistol) is a repeating firearm, repeating handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridge (firearms), cartridges in its chamber (firearms), chamber afte ...
manufactured by
Calico Light Weapons Systems in the United States. Its main feature, along with all the other guns of the Calico system, is that it feeds from a proprietary
helical magazine mounted on top, available in a 50 or 100-round capacity.
The factory sights enable accuracy to about 60 meters (197 feet), but 100 m is still a reasonable range.
The M950 can be configured also as a
carbine
A carbine ( or ) is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less powerful cartridges.
The smaller size and ligh ...
(there is space to attach a
foregrip
A vertical forward grip or foregrip is a vertical pistol grip mounted on the fore-end of a long-barrel firearm, designed for grasp
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) and is chambered for 9x19mm. The company produces a
Calico M-1 chambered for
.22LR that is superficially similar, but does not share parts with the M950. Due to the futuristic look of Calico weapons, they have appeared in many movies.
See also
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Calico M960A
References
Sources
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External links
Calico Light Weapon Systems - MODELS
9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols
Roller-delayed blowback firearms
Trial and research firearms of the United States
.22 LR pistols
Semi-automatic pistols of the United States
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