Alexander Arms

Alexander Arms

Type	Private
Industry	Firearms
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Radford, Virginia
Key people	Bill Alexander - Founder and Chief Product Designer
Products	Rifles, specifically chambered in .50 Beowulf, 6.5mm Grendel, 5.56 NATO, 300 AAC Blackout, .17 HMR, and .338 Lapua Magnum
Website	http://www.alexanderarms.com/

Alexander Arms is an American manufacturer of firearms. It is most known for the .50 Beowulf and 6.5 Grendel cartridges designed primarily by the company founder, Bill Alexander. The company produces AR-15 rifles chambered in .50 Beowulf and 6.5 Grendel. Alexander Arms also produces both AR-15 upper receivers and complete rifles chambered in .17 HMR, 5.56 NATO, and 300 AAC Blackout. As of early-2014, the company sells a custom, semi-automatic rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, which is named Ulfberht after the ancient European sword by the same name. The company also produces and sells ammunition and accessories for its products.

Firearms by caliber

.50 Beowulf (12.7×43mm Rb)

Main article: .50 Beowulf

.50 Beowulf is an ammunition cartridge, trademarked, and owned by Alexander Arms;. It is a powerful, low-pressure cartridge designed to work in standard-type AR-15 rifles. The cartridge serves primarily as a large-caliber hunting cartridge, effective against most large game animals worldwide. It can also penetrate hard targets with relative ease.

• .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Entry Upper/Rifle
• .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Precision Upper/Rifle
• .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Overmatch Plus Upper/Rifle
• .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Advanced Weapon System Upper/Rifle
• .50 Beowulf 16.5-inch Hunter Upper/Rifle
• .50 Beowulf 12-inch Upper

6.5 Grendel (6.5×39mm)

Main article: 6.5 Grendel

The 6.5 Grendel is designed based on the needs of benchrest shooters and hunters alike for a long-range, highly-accurate, highly-effective hunting and target-shooting cartridge. (See information found at Ballistic coefficient#General trends.)

• 6.5 Grendel 16-inch Incursion Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel Lite series 16- and 18-inch Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 18-inch Hunter Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 20-inch Entry Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 20-inch Advanced Weapon System Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 24-inch Overwatch Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 24-inch Advanced Weapon System Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 20- and 24-inch GSR (Grendel Sniper Rifle) Upper/Rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 20- and 24-inch GDMR (Grendel Designated Marksman Rifle) Upper/Rifle

.17 HMR (4.5×27mm)

Main article: .17 HMR

The .17 HMR is a rimfire cartridge developed by Hornady in 2002 in the United States suited to longer ranges, higher velocities, and good accuracy compared with similar rimfire cartridges. The Alexander Arms .17 HMR AR-15 platform rifle is the first of its kind in this caliber.

• .17 HMR AR-15 Upper/Rifle

5.56×45mm NATO

Main article: 5.56×45mm NATO

The 5.56×45mm NATO is an intermediate centerfire cartridge developed in the United States, originally for use in the M16 rifle.

• 5.56 NATO Incursion Upper/Rifle

300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm)

Main article: 300 AAC Blackout

The 300 AAC Blackout, or 300 BLK, is a centerfire cartridge developed in the United States by Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) for use in the M4 carbine rifle.

• 5.56 NATO Incursion Upper/Rifle

.338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm)

Main article: .338 Lapua Magnum

The .338 Lapua Magnum is a centerfire cartridge developed for military long-range sniper rifles.

• .338 Lapua Magnum Ulfberht Rifle

See also

• List of firearms
• List of rifle cartridges

External links

• Alexander Arms
• Alexander Arms Online Store