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Bookmark or Share- M16 Rifle General Information, M16, M16A1, M16A2, M16A3, M16A4M16 is the U.S. military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15 and further developed by Colt. It is an assault rifle which fires NATO standard 5.56 mm ammunition.
- M16 Rifle - DARPAThe M16 Assault Rifle is the standard-issue shoulder weapon in the U.S. military. Designed to fire small, high-velocity rounds (5.56 mm caliber vs. 7.62 mm), the weapon is relatively small and light, thereby significantly decreasing the overall load warfighters needed to carry.
- U.S. M16: A Half-Century of America’s Combat RifleIt was Nov. 14, 1965, and it was the beginning of one of the most dramatic engagements of the war in Vietnam—the Battle of Ia Drang Valley. North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong guerillas...
- M16 rifle - WikipediaThe M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.
- The Guide to the History of the M16 Rifle You Never Knew You NeededThe M16 was the longest-serving standard rifle of the US armed forces, but it took a long time to get it right. Learn more about it here...
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