LVOA-C
| LVOA-C | |
|---|---|
 An LVOA-C | |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | War Sport Industries |
| Designed | 2010-2013 |
| Manufacturer | Warsport (2013-2018) ZRODelta (2018-Present) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) |
| Caliber | 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Barrels | .223 Wylde |
The LVOA-C is a variant of AR-15 style rifle designed by War Sport Industries and currently manufactured by ZRODelta. The LVOA-C family of weapons are semi automatic as opposed to fully automatic or select-fire.
History
[edit]War Sport Industries developed the rifle as its option for "Low Visibility Operation / Applications for the modern warfighter",[1] in an effort to provide a relevant response to current unconventional warfare environments and as a solution to short barreled rifles for close quarters combat.[2] In late 2010, Warsport reached out to John Boyette from Trace Armory Group, to help design and study the philosophy behind short barreled rifles, and how they were going to go about designing and creating this new solution to the short barreled rifle, intended for close quarters combat.[2] The rifle was showed off at SHOT Show of 2013 after Warsport had a full prototype and was released to the public that same year.
In 2017, Warsport had changed the design of the handguard for the LVOA-C to have M-LOK instead of KeyMod rails.[3]
In 2018, War Sport was acquired by ZRODelta,[4] which now maintains the LVOA weapons line.[5] However, the design of the LVOA was slightly changed and no longer comes with some of the features and accessories it came with before such as the War Bungee cord and the B5 Systems stock.
Specifications
[edit]The LVOA-C is a direct gas-impingement (DGI) operated rifle based on the Colt AR-15. It features a proprietary full-length fore-end with an integrated muzzle brake/flash suppressor, which prevents the use of a suppressor due to size constraints. The rifle is used for close-quarters combat with low visibility operation applications (LVOA). The sporting rifle has both chamber options of 5.56×45mm NATO for the carbine specification and .223 Wylde for the SBR specification.[6]
The LVOA-C weighs 7 pounds (3.2 kg) unloaded (7.5 pounds (3.4 kg) with a 30-round magazine) and measures 35.5 inches (90 cm) in length (32.75 inches (83.2 cm) with a closed stock).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "War Sport | About Us | War Sport Manufacturing". www.warsport-us.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ a b "History of the LVOA | LVOA". web.archive.org. 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ C, Nicholas (2017-01-17). "Warsport Updates The LVOA | SHOT 2017". thefirearmblog.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Candice Horner (2018-01-16). "War Sport is Dead, ZRODelta is Carving a New Path". Recoil. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Range Ready™ LVOA®". ZRO Delta. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "War Sport Industries LVOA-C (Carbine) / LVOA-S (Select-Fire) Tactical AR-15 Carbine/SBR/Sub-Carbine Platform with Low-Visibility Operations Application Rail System and LVOA Rail Bungee". DefenseReview.com (DR): An online tactical technology and military defense technology magazine with particular focus on the latest and greatest tactical firearms news (tactical gun news), tactical gear news and tactical shooting news. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "Rifle Review: War Sport LVOA-C - A New Approach to the AR-15". Omaha Outdoors. 2015-04-13. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2016-08-30.