![]() The civilian-grade variants of the SITES "Spectre" M4 have namely been a semi-automatic pistol called the SITES "Falcon" (marketed in the USA as the "Spectre-HC") and a semi-automatic sub-carbine called the SITES "Ranger". Versions of the SITES "Spectre" M4 sub-machinegun specifically made for the civilian market have been around since the middle 1980s and up to the middle 1990s, when the US Assault Weapons Ban prohibited the import and sale of them on the American market, the biggest and most lucrative for this kind of items, thus causing them to go out of production. Unconventional 50-round capacity, four-column magazines are provided with the Spectre, but it can also use conventional magazines. As this eliminates the need for cocking prior to shooting no manual safety is provided. This allows the shooter to safely carry a round in the chamber and fire immediately. The Spectre is hammer-fired and the trigger group is double action with a decocker. The bolt is designed to pump air through the barrel shroud to provide additional cooling. The barrel shroud completely hides the barrel. ![]() The Spectre is a standard blowback firearm operating from a closed bolt however it has some unusual features. The largely polymer Spectre has a stamped-steel receiver. The four models have top-folding buttstocks, and were available with or without a forward handgrip ahead of the magazine housing. The Spectre is a compact and light weapon, designed for instant firepower in close combat at short ranges. The Spectre is used by the Swiss armed forces and by Italian special forces, and has been exported elsewhere. Production ceased with the end of SITES in 2001. It was designed by Roberto Teppa and Claudio Gritti in the mid-1980s. The Spectre is an Italian submachine gun that was produced by the SITES factory in Turin. the "Spectre-HC") semi-automatic pistol (civilian) SITES "Ranger" semi-automatic carbine (civilian). ![]() SITES - Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali S.p.A. Firearm Infobox Name, Image, type, origin
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