The M16 rifle is one of the most iconic weapons of the post-World War II era. American fighting men have carried the M16 in one form or another into combat for more than fifty years, from Vietnam to ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Thanks to its smaller cartridge, the M16 in automatic fire mode produced shot groups half the size of the bigger rifle. The M16 rifle is one of the most iconic weapons of ...

Today, the M16 is a juggernaut, at least in terms of popularity among those who probably never used it, and its fame is surpassed only by the rifle’s little brother, the M4, and the AK-47, which is ...

Imagine a Civil War where Confederate soldiers wield M16 rifles instead of muskets. This alternate history explores how ...

You all will remember the discussion we had here and at Military.com on the Infantry Half Kilometer paper by Maj. Tom Ehrhart which examined Army training an equipment shortfalls for the longer-range ...

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Colt and FN America will compete for each order of a $383 million dollar contract to supply M16A4 assault rifles to Afghanistan, Grenada, Iraq, Lebanon and Nepal, the Pentagon said. The fixed-price ...

After decades with nothing but pistols to defend themselves with in the event of a successful ejection over enemy territory, Air Force pilots are officially rocking compact versions of a rifle that ...

Born in the chaos of WWII, this German rifle was more than a weapon—it was Adolf Hitler’s secret blueprint for modern combat. Discover the unbelievable technology it introduced, including curved ...