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  2. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    M16A1 carbine/CAR15: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 14.5 in. A1 1:12 Yes A1 Birdcage 655: M16A1 Special High Profile: A1 Triangular S-1-F A1 (used with special raised carry handle scope mount) Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes A1 656: M16A1 Special Low Profile: A1 Triangular S-1-F Flattop Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes

  3. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    As a result, reliability problems were largely resolved and the M16A1 rifle achieved widespread acceptance by U.S. troops in Vietnam. [82] In 1969, the M16A1 officially replaced the M14 rifle to become the U.S. military's standard service rifle. [83] [84] In 1970, the new WC 844 powder was introduced to reduce fouling. [85]

  4. Eugene Stoner - Wikipedia

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    Stoner was born in Gosport, Indiana, on November 22, 1922.He moved to Long Beach, California where he graduated from Long Beach Polytechnical High School.In 1939, after the Depression, there was not enough money for him to attend college, so he went to work as a machinist for Vega Aircraft Company, the forerunner of what became Lockheed Airplane Company (now the Lockheed Martin Corporation).

  5. Colt Automatic Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Automatic Rifle or Colt Light Machine Gun is a 5.56 mm NATO, open-bolt, full-automatic-only firearm developed by Colt Defense.It is based on the M16A2/A4, and has a distinctive squared-off handguard, vertical grip, carrying handle and integrated bipod.

  6. CAR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Model 605 CAR-15 Carbine was a shortened version of the of Colt's M16E1/M16A1 for situations where longer weapons could be unwieldy, such as inside armored vehicles, ships/boats, or helicopters. There were only a very small number of known prototypes of the carbine made sometime after the 1963 award of the first contract to Colt's for the ...

  7. Comparison of the AK-47 and M16 - Wikipedia

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    When these issues were addressed and corrected by the M16A1, the reliability problems decreased greatly. [251] According to a 1968 Department of Army report, the M16A1 rifle achieved widespread acceptance by U.S. troops in Vietnam. [87] "Most men armed with the M16 in Vietnam rated this rifle's performance high, however, many men entertained ...

  8. Marine Scout Sniper Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle (MSSR) is a Philippine semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed by the Philippine Marine Corps for their Marine Scout Snipers.Designed in the mid-1990s to replace severely-outdated battle rifles then used as marksman rifles, the MSSR is essentially an M16A1 that has been heavily modified and accurized to serve as a marksman rifle.

  9. craigslist - Wikipedia

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    Craigslist headquarters in the Inner Sunset District of San Francisco prior to 2010. The site serves more than 20 billion [17] page views per month, putting it in 72nd place overall among websites worldwide and 11th place overall among websites in the United States (per Alexa.com on June 28, 2016), with more than 49.4 million unique monthly visitors in the United States alone (per Compete.com ...