mar stands for micro galil. it is a smaller version of the sar. it weighs 2.98 kg without a magazine. the mar gets its ammunition from a 35-round magazine. two of these can be attached to make reloading quicker. the mar has the same rate of fire (630-750 rounds per minute) as other 5.56 mm galil models. an optional magazine adapter inserted inside the magazine well allows the use of standard 20 and 30-round m16 magazines. the mar has four settings: "s"—weapon can not fire, "a"—automatic fire, "b"—3-round burst, "r"—semi-automatic fire. the mar can have many different sights attached to it. the mar can also be given with plastic magazines (instead of steel magazines). these weigh 0.164 kg. they can also be given with more space around the trigger so that soldiers wearing gloves can fire it.