Special Operations Assault Rifle
The Special Operations Assault Rifle is an assault rifle manufactured by FERFRANS and designed as an improvement of the M4 carbine.
Details
The SOAR is a selective fire 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle firing from either a closed rotating bolt for the standard SOAR model, or in a short-stroke piston rotating bolt for the SOAR-P variant.It differs from the typical M4 due to FERFRANS' preference to better control on full-automatic mode. Among the features include a patented Delayed Sear Activation System that reduces its cyclic rate of fire in full-auto to just around 550 to 680 rpm, reducing muzzle climb and improving control-ability.
The SOAR also uses a heavy machine gun barrel for increased reliability in sustained firing, rifled in either 1:7 or 1:9 right-hand twist.
Variants
The SOAR is available in both the standard SOAR or the piston-driven SOAR-P.SOAR (Standard variants)
Barrel length options for the SOAR are in 10.5", 11.5", 14.5", 16", 18", and 20" lengths.Known upgrades are known as the 10.5 Mk2, 10.5 Mk2-2 and the 11 Mk2.
Piston variants
SOAR-P
SOAR-P is the earlier piston variants of SOAR incorporated a short-stroke piston operating system with fully adjustable gas piston system. It's available in 10.5", 11.5", 14.5", 16", and 18" barrels.SOAR IAR
SOAR IAR is the improvement version of piston variant, with 14.5-inch barrel assault rifle, 5.56x45mm cartridge, short stroke piston operating system, and rate reducing system in full-auto mode in order to make full-auto fire controllable. It features M-LOK attachment system as part of the weapon's Mission Adaptable Handguard System.SOAR CQB
SOAR CQB is 10-inch barrel assault carbine, with 5.56x45mm cartridge, short stroke piston system and rate reducing system, designated for CQB and counterterrorism operations.SOAR SCW
SOAR SCW is a 7.5-inch barrel compact assault rifle using rate reduction system meant as the close gap between the 9x19mm submachine-gun that have low penetration and the 5.56x45mm personal defense weapon that have uncontrollably issue in full-auto fire mode during CQC or CQB operations, without needing to develop new rounds but using the existing 5.56×45mm caliber rounds.Users
- : Philippine Army Special Operations Command, PNP Special Action Force, Lapu-Lapu City SWAT.
- : SOAR IAR used by the Marine Corps. SOAR SCW used by Kostrad Raider Infantry Battalion of the Indonesian Army.
- : Limited use by Special Actions Unit of the Royal Malaysia Police
- : Limited use by Naval Special Warfare Command (Thailand) and Arintaraj 26
- : Limited use with some SWAT teams
- : Limited use by Military Marksman Demonstration Team.