Colt has been the most visible producer of ArmaLite AR-15 pattern weapons, and the military designations M16 and M4 are heavily associated with the company. Colt has an intricate internal nomenclature system for its models, with a variety of suffixes and prefixes.

May 20, 2024 · Springfield Armory's latest addition to its AR-15 family is the SA-16A2, a faithful recreation of the original M16A2 that served as the U.S. Army's principal service rifle for decades.

Apr 30, 2024 · Grab your woodland camo and early K-Pots, Springfield Armory has a new carry-handle 5.56 NATO AR that is a faithful ode to the now-classic M16A2 rifle.

The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle, with a rotating bolt. The M16's receivers are made of 7075 aluminum alloy, its barrel, bolt, and bolt carrier of steel, and its handguards, pistol grip, and buttstock of plastics.

Mar 29, 2024 · The Army has officially fielded its brand-new Next Generation Squad Weapon rifles to its first unit, bringing an end to the service's decades-long effort to replace its M4 and M16 family of...

The very next year US Air Forces officially adopted the new rifle as M16. At the same time the US Army adopted the XM16E1 as a limited standard rifle, to fill the niche between the discontinued 7.62mm M14 rifle and the forthcoming SPIW system (which in the end, never got past the prototype and trial stages).

Jun 2, 2020 · M16 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.

Feb 1, 1998 · At present there are 4 parts to the series, the first three are devoted to the actual models, and the fourth is composed of a comparison of the distinguishing features of each major characteristic change. We hope you enjoy this series, and can utilize this guide in your understanding of what is “correct” for each model.

The FN® M16A4 is an M16A2 with a removable handle and full-length quad picatinny rail. The M16A2 weapon system was developed at the request of the United States Marine Corps to improve on the M16A1 and went into large scale production by 1987.

Oct 11, 2021 · The Army now has to pick which vendor will build the weapon.