Encyclopedia - Car-15: Encyclopedia Ii - Car-15 - The Family
CAR-15 - CAR-15 Rifle. By the time the idea of the CAR-15 family was developed, Colt had already been producing two rifle variants for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Car-15: Encyclopedia Ii - Car-15 - Car-15 Firearm Family
When Colt aquired the AR-15 from Armalite in 1959 it not only became the primary contractor for the pattern, but also proceded to develop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - History And Variants
The M4A1 carbine, an improvement upon the M4 carbine intended for Special Operations use, features a fully-automatic fire mode, a flat-to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - History And Variants
Except for the very first delivery order, all U.S. military issue M4 and M4A1 possess a flat-top NATO M1913-specification rail on top of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - History
M16 rifle - Project SALVO. In 1948, the Army organized the civilian Operations Research Office (ORO), mirroring similar operations rese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - History
M16 rifle - Project SALVO. In 1948, the Army organized the civilian Operations Research Office (ORO), mirroring similar operations rese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - History
M16 rifle - Project SALVO. In 1948, the Army organized the civilian Operations Research Office (ORO), mirroring similar operations rese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Operation
M16 rifle - Safety precaution no magazine fitted. Safety precautions should be performed when taking possession of the weapon from anot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Variants
M16 rifle - Colt Model's 601 and 602. Colt's first two models produced after the acquisition of the rifle from Armalite were the 601 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Production And Usage
The M16 is the most commonly manufactured 5.56 x 45 mm rifle in the world. Currently, the M16/M4 system is in use by 15 NATO countries an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Design
The M16's receivers are made of aluminum alloy, its barrel, bolt, and bolt carrier of steel, and its forestock, pistol grip, and buttstoc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Specialist Variants
M16 rifle - Colt Model 655 and 656 Sniper variants. With the expanding conflict in South East Asia, Colt developed two rifles of the M1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Future Replacement?
M16 rifle - Overview. In the 1980s, many soldiers who had been equipped with M16A1s were given a M249 (in addition to the M60s it repla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Specialist Variants
M16 rifle - Colt Model 655 and 656 Sniper variants. With the expanding conflict in South East Asia, Colt developed two rifles of the M1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Popular Culture
The M16 and its variants are almost ubiquitous in American and many other countries' films, TV series and video games. Some examples: M1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - American Civilian Ownership
Sales of M4 by Colt are restricted to military and law enforcement. Only under special circumstances can a civilian own an M4 Carbine. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - Popular Culture
The M4 has been featured in countless films and video games. M4 Carbine - In Films. S.W.A.T. (2003) M4 Carbine - In Games. Half-Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - Operation
The operating drills for the M4 are identical to those of the M16. M4 Carbine - Safety Precaution no magazine fitted. Safety precaution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - Design
The M4/M4A1 5.56 mm Carbine is a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine fed, selective fire, shoulder-fired weapon with a collapsible stock. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Popular Culture
The M16 and its variants are almost ubiquitous in American and many other countries' films, TV series and video games. Some examples: M1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - Headline Text
838 mm (33 in) (stock extended) 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) w/ 30 rounds The M4 Carbine traces its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Variants
M16 rifle - Colt Model's 601 and 602. Colt's first two models produced after the acquisition of the rifle from Armalite were the 601 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Production And Usage
The M16 is the most commonly manufactured 5.56 x 45 mm rifle in the world. Currently, the M16/M4 system is in use by 15 NATO countries an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Operation
Safety Precaution (no magazine fitted) Safety precautions should be performed when taking possession of the weapon from another user, or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Production And Usage
The M16 is the most commonly manufactured 5.56 x 45 mm rifle in the world. Currently, the M16/M4 system is in use by 15 NATO countries an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Variants
M16 rifle - Colt Model's 601 and 602. Colt's first two models produced after the aquisition of the rifle from Armalite were the 601 and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Design
The M16 is made of aluminum alloy and plastics, except for the steel barrel and parts of the action. Early models were especially lightwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Future Replacement?
M16 rifle - Overview. In the 1980s, many soldiers who had been equipped with M16A1s were given a M249 (in addition to the M60s it repla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Specialist Variants
M16 rifle - Colt Model 655 and 656 Sniper variants. With the expanding conflict in South East Asia, Colt developed two rifles of the M1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Future Replacement?
M16 rifle - Overview. In the 1980s, many soldiers who had been equipped with M16A1s were given a M249 (in addition to the M60s it repla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Design
The M16's receivers are made of aluminum alloy, its barrel, bolt, and bolt carrier of steel, and its forestock, pistol grip, and buttstoc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M16 Rifle: Encyclopedia Ii - M16 Rifle - Operation
M16 rifle - Safety precaution no magazine fitted. Safety precautions should be performed when taking possession of the weapon from anot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - American Civilian Ownership
Only under special circumstances can a civilian own an M4 Carbine. If their carbine were merely semi-automatic, the short barrel would cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - Design
The M4/M4A1 5.56 mm Carbine is a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine fed, selective fire, shoulder-fired weapon with a collapsible stock. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M4 Carbine: Encyclopedia Ii - M4 Carbine - Operation
The operating drills for the M4 are identical to those of the M16. M4 Carbine - Safety Precaution no magazine fitted. Safety precaution...   » Read the article