Colt MARS

The MARS (Mini Assault Rifle System) was an experimental, scaled-down variant of the M16 rifle tested by Colt as a personal defense weapon (PDW) around 1997. It was chambered for the experimental 5.56×30mm MARS cartridge. The 5.56×30mm cartridge fired a 55-grain projectile at . The rifle was patented in 1998 (US patent no. 5,827,992).