Editing Colt Canada C7 and C8 (section)

===C8===
[[File:Coalition members share experiences during Bold Alligator 120206-M-AF823-114.jpg|thumb|A C8 carbine with a [[blank-firing adapter]] in Canadian service, 2012]]

The '''Colt Canada C8 carbine''' range are [[carbine]] variants of the C7 family, and are mechanically and visually very similar to the [[CAR-15#M4 carbine|Colt Model 723 M16A2 carbine]]. Colt made the initial C8s for Canadian Forces as the Colt Model 725. The C8 has a {{convert|368|mm|in|abbr=on}} A1 profile barrel like the Colt Model 653 M16A1 carbine, but with a 1 in {{convert|7|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} [[Rifling|rifling twist]] appropriate for adequately stabilizing the [[5.56×45mm NATO]] C77 cartridge L109 ball and the C78 cartridge longer L110 tracer projectiles and the design improvements featured on C7 assault rifles. The C8 has a cyclic rate of fire of around 750–950 rounds per minute (RPM).

C8 iron sights are normally zeroed with the normal use rear aperture sight at {{convert|250|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} with [[SS109]]/[[M855]]/C77 ammunition. The rear sight can be zeroed for windage in 3.8&nbsp;cm or 0.38 [[Milliradian|mrad]] increments at 100 m, when used with a {{convert|367|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} carbine length sight radius. Elevation can be zeroed in 4.7&nbsp;cm or 0.47 [[Milliradian|mrad]] increments at 100 m. Once the iron sight line is zeroed, the front sight post and rear sight should not be moved.<ref name="Operator’s Manual: C7 family of com"/><ref name="Maintenance Instructions: C7 family"/>