AAC Honey Badger
How Muzzle energy is calculated
E = ½ · m · v²
Inputs
- m7.128 g110.0 grverifiedsource110 gr as published in the article's ballistics table, converted to grams (1 gr = 0.06479891 g).
- v723.9 m/s2,375 fpsverifiedMeasured with a 406.4 mm barrel, not this arm's 152.4 mm. Velocity outside the sourced range is not projected.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Muzzle velocity is calculated
nearest sourced barrel length, no extrapolation
Inputs
- v at 406.4 mm723.9 m/s2,375 fpsverifiedsource2375 ft/s as published in the article's ballistics table.
Assumptions
- This figure belongs to a 406.4 mm barrel. It is shown because it is the closest measurement that exists, not because it applies here.
1 of 1 inputs link to their source.
How Loaded mass is calculated
m_loaded = m_empty + m_magazine + n · m_cartridge
Not calculated: m_magazine has no sourced figure yet. Nothing is substituted for a missing input.
Assumptions
- One magazine, filled to the stated capacity. Spare magazines, optics, slings and lights are the owner’s, not the arm’s.
2 of 4 inputs link to their source.
How Free recoil is calculated
E_recoil = ½ · m_firearm · v_recoil²
Inputs
- m_firearm2.95 kg6.504 lbestimatedsourceConverted from a published 6.5 lb figure, Wikipedia infobox; no inline citation is given there.
- v_recoil1.749 m/s5.739 fpsestimated
Assumptions
- Propellant gas momentum is excluded: ARMAG does not record charge weights. This is therefore a lower bound on the real free recoil, consistent between entries but smaller than a figure that includes the gas term.
- Free recoil: the arm is unrestrained. Stock design, muzzle devices, stance and shooter mass are not modelled, because none of them is a property of the arm.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Capacity is calculated
as published for the primary chambering
Inputs
- capacity30estimatedsourcePublished as accepting standard STANAG magazines, from the infobox, uncited there; 30 rounds recorded here as the common full-length STANAG capacity.
1 of 1 inputs link to their source.
Derived figures
Computed from the sourced values above. Open ƒ on any figure for the formula, its inputs, and the assumptions it makes.
How Momentum is calculated
p = m · v
Inputs
- m7.128 g110.0 grverifiedsource110 gr as published in the article's ballistics table, converted to grams (1 gr = 0.06479891 g).
- v723.9 m/s2,375 fpsverifiedMeasured with a 406.4 mm barrel, not this arm's 152.4 mm. Velocity outside the sourced range is not projected.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Sectional density is calculated
SD = mass(gr) / (7000 · diameter(in)²)
Inputs
- mass7.128 g110.0 grverifiedsource110 gr as published in the article's ballistics table, converted to grams (1 gr = 0.06479891 g).
- diameter7.85 mm0.3091 inverifiedsourceCartridge maximum, dimension G1.
Assumptions
- Reported in the conventional lb/in² so it is directly comparable with published figures.
2 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Power factor is calculated
PF = mass(gr) · velocity(fps) / 1000
Inputs
- mass7.128 g110.0 grverifiedsource110 gr as published in the article's ballistics table, converted to grams (1 gr = 0.06479891 g).
- velocity723.9 m/s2,375 fpsverifiedMeasured with a 406.4 mm barrel, not this arm's 152.4 mm. Velocity outside the sourced range is not projected.
Assumptions
- A competition classification defined by the IPSC and USPSA rulebooks, stated in their units. It describes a scoring category, not an effect.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Magazine dump is calculated
t = (n − 1) / (rpm / 60)
Inputs
- n30estimatedsourcePublished as accepting standard STANAG magazines, from the infobox, uncited there; 30 rounds recorded here as the common full-length STANAG capacity.
- rpm800 rpmestimatedsourceApproximate published figure, Wikipedia infobox, uncited there.
Assumptions
- Cyclic rate held for the whole magazine, no stoppages, trigger held down. A theoretical figure for comparing mechanisms, not a measured one.
2 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Sight error at 1 mm is calculated
θ = atan(misalignment / sight radius)
Not calculated: sight radius has no sourced figure yet. Nothing is substituted for a missing input.
Assumptions
- Shows what a stated aiming error costs. The misalignment is the reader’s figure; the site does not claim how well anyone aims.
No input on this calculation carries a clickable source yet.
Specifications
Every row here is generated from the schema, so a figure recorded on this entry cannot be missing from the table, and the same rows, read the same way, are what the comparison shows.
Identity
- Type
- Carbine
- Action
- Self-loading
- Fire modes
- Semi-automatic
- Fully automatic
- Operating system
- Gas, direct impingement
- Roles
- Designed in
- United States
- Produced in
- Introduced
- 2011
- Production
- 2011–2020
Dimensions and mass
- Mass, empty
Converted from a published 6.5 lb figure, Wikipedia infobox; no inline citation is given there.
- Magazine, empty
- not recorded
- Length
Converted from a published 29 in figure, stock extended, with suppressor fitted, Wikipedia infobox, uncited there.
- Length, folded
Converted from a published 24 in figure, stock retracted, with suppressor fitted, Wikipedia infobox, uncited there.
- Width
- not recorded
- Height
- not recorded
- Barrel length
Converted from a published 6 in figure, Wikipedia infobox, uncited there.
Sights and rifling
- Sight radius
- not recorded
- Sight height over bore
- not recorded
- Rifling twist
- not recorded
- Twist direction
- not recorded
- Grooves
- not recorded
- Sight graduation
- not recorded
Operation
- Cyclic rate
Approximate published figure, Wikipedia infobox, uncited there.
- Trigger pull
- not recorded
- Effective range
- not recorded
- Units produced
- not recorded
- Launch price
- not recorded
Chamberings
- .300 AAC Blackoutprimary30 rounds
Scale
A to-scale outline against family siblings. The dimensions are sourced; the shape is a representative outline for the type, and says so.
- AAC Honey Badger736.6 mm29.00 inheight not recorded
Representative outline: the dimensions are sourced, the shape is not. Overall length, and barrel length where recorded, are drawn from this entry's own figures; the profile is a generic one for the firearm type and says nothing about this arm's actual contours. AAC Honey Badger records no height, so its outline is drawn at the type's proportion. That height is part of the shape, not a measurement.
Detail
The AAC Honey Badger is an AR-pattern personal defence weapon Advanced Armament Corporation designed primarily for suppressed use, chambered in .300 AAC Blackout. AAC’s founder, Kevin Brittingham, wanted a weapon with the ease of use of an AR-15 and the portability of an MP5, and the Honey Badger pairs a standard M4 upper and lower receiver with a short barrel, a very short direct-impingement gas system, a fast rifling twist, a large detachable suppressor and a proprietary buffer tube and two-pronged collapsible stock. Heavy subsonic .300 Blackout ammunition makes it quieter still.
Its fire controls, manipulation and magazines match the M16 family’s, which suits military users already issued that rifle. AAC left the rifle business in 2013 to concentrate on suppressors; Brittingham founded a new company, Q, LLC, in 2017, which developed and sold an improved Honey Badger until production ended in 2020.
Mass, length, barrel length and cyclic rate on this page come from Wikipedia’s infobox, which carries no inline citation for any of them, so all are recorded as estimated rather than verified. No manufacturer specification sheet was reachable for this entry: AAC’s own firearms pages are no longer live following its shift away from complete-weapon production. No published twist rate was found either, and no free photograph of the AAC-produced Honey Badger was found for this site.
References
This entry's own bibliography. Every citation key on this page resolves into this list.
- AAC Honey Badger · Wikipedia · 1375408578 · read 2026-09-24 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Last verified 2026-09-24 · review status: draft