AH-50

The AH-50 is an infantry rifle produced the American Armaments Corporation, designed by Aaron A. Huntsman. Since its introduction in 2072, the AH-50 and its variants have used my many UAF servicemen and women in place of their standard issue infantry rifles. The Ah-50 is the standard issue rifle of the Equality Habitat's Capitol Police, the UAF Martial's Service, and many police departments across the UAF. The AH-50 features select fire between semi-automatic, three round burst, and fully automatic. The AH-50 is usually chambered in 7.62 X 51mm or 5.56x45mm. The bullpup magazine well of an AH-50 is designed to remain flush with a standard 32 round magazine. The scope, carry handle, barrel, forward grip, and iron sights of an AH-50 are modular and can be swapped depending on the shooter's preference. One way the American Armaments Corporation keeps the AH-50 competitive is by releasing refined modular parts rather than reworking the internals of the AH-50 as other companies might do. As a result, there are no official variants of the AH-50 other than changing changed to accommodate different sized rounds.

Development:
UAF Army Sargent and amateur gunsmith Aaron A. Huntsman developed the initial modular system for his rifle the AH-45. the American Armaments Corporation purchased the patent from him in 2070 for an undisclosed mound of money and the condition that for every rifle produced he would receive a royalty of an undisclosed amount. From 2170 to 2172 gunsmiths at the American Armaments Corporation produced what is today the AH-50. The AH-50 premiered with a total of 4 modular scopes, 2 modular carry handles, and 2 modular forward grips. It was an instant success with UAF troops who use privately purchased AH-50 in place of the standard issue M74. This was one of the contributing factors leading to the retirement of the M74 in favor of the more modern M77.