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CETME Ameli
Model: CETME AmeliThe Ameli's appearance is deceptive: while it looks essentially like an MG-42 with an M16 carrying handle welded on, the firing mechanism is quite apart from the MG-42's roller-locked short recoil method. The Ameli is a roller-delayed blowback machine gun chambered for the 5.56mm NATO cartridge that is used in a great number of rifles, especially the AR-15 variants seen around the United States and the rest of the world. The Ameli was first produced in Spain in 1982 and is currently in use with the Spanish and Mexican militaries, among others.
The Ameli is an open bolt, automatic only weapon designed to fire from a belt feed; it's optimized for the heavier SS109 rounds that are currently in use with NATO, giving it good accuracy and range at a slight cost of individual round power. Like the MG3 that it resembles, the Ameli can have its fire rate adjusted from 850-900 rpm to the maximum of 1200 rpm by swapping out the bolt for a lighter one. Along with a quick-detach bipod it can be mounted on a vehicle or a tripod and has a quick change barrel that can be replaced within 5 seconds by a trained operator.
| Specifications: | |
| Weight: | 5.3kg (11.68lb) |
| Length: | 970mm (38.2in) |
| Barrel Length: | 400mm (15.7in) |
| Cartridge: | 5.56x45mm NATO .223 Remington |
| Action: | Roller-delayed blowback |
| Muzzle Velocity: | 875m/s (2,871ft/s) |
| Effective Range: | 1200 yd (1000 m). |
| Feed System: | M27 disintegrating linked belt. |
| Sights: | Rear aperture, front post. |
Where to find
The Ameli is not as common as weapons like the FN Minimi or the MG3, but American users who choose to flee to Mexico or Europeans who flee to Spain may be finding this weapon in use by the militaries.
Complexity
The Ameli is reliable enough to be used in military environments, but its ruggedness is not especially great and the gun is not especially indestructible. The most interesting thing is its similarity to the MG3 and MG-42 machine guns, making it a quick process for someone experienced with these weapons to learn.
Controls
- Safety: Located on the trigger group behind the trigger as a cross-bolt. Push from right to left for FIRE, left to right for SAFE.
- Cocking lever: Located on the right side of the receiver.
Loading
Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.
- Point the weapn in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety from right to left to deactivate it.
- Pull the cocking handle all the way back to **** the weapon.
- Push the safety from left to right to activate it.
- Bring the cocking lever forward until its lip engages the slot in the receiver.
- If using a 100 or 200-round box, hook the ammo box onto the box support on the left side of the receiver, below the feed chute.
- Insert the lead-in tab of the cartridge belt through the feed chute on the left side and pull it through until the ammunition is locked in.
Barrel Change
How to change out the barrel. When the weapon overheats.
- Point the weapn in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Pull back the sliding lock and turn the barrel handle to the right.
- Push the barrel forward, then pull out from the rear.
Field Stripping
How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapn in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Ensure that the weapon is unloaded and the bolt is forward.
- Using a cartridge or similar tool, push the button on the front-bottom of the stock in and pull the stock off.
- Push the receiver catch forward and lift up the top cover.
- Push down on the button from step 3 and rotate the buffer a quarter-turn and pull it straight back out of the gun until it and the recoil spring assembly stop. Push a cartridge or similar tool through the hole on the feed roller to allow for it to be removed.
- Pull the cocking lever back and remove it.
- Remove the barrel as described in the section above.
- Close the ejection chute cover and remove the pin above the trigger to remove the ammunition box support.
- Remove the pin from the receiver cover hinge and pull the cover and feed tray in front of the pistol grip down and off of the gun.
- Remove the pin behind the pistol grip and pull it back and down to remove it.
- Push the bipod locking lever and pull the bipod back and down, then pull it forward off the gun.
- Lift the flash suppressor locking lever and unscrew the flash suppressor from the barrel.
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