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The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer is a semi-automatic firearm in .22 Long Rifle caliber, developed in 1959 from the AR-5 that was adopted by the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and aircrew survival weapon. [1] The AR-7 was adopted and modified by the Israeli Air Force as an aircrew survival weapon in the 1980s.
An Armalite rifle (AR) is one of a series of rifles the ArmaLite company made or, more generally, a rifle based on one of its designs, such as the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle. Eugene Stoner , Jacques Michault, Melvin Johnson , Robert Fremont, and Jim Sullivan are some of the designers credited with their development. [ 1 ]
ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company, formed in the early 1950s, in Hollywood, California.Many of its products, as conceived by chief designer Eugene Stoner, relied on unique foam-filled fiberglass butt/stock furniture, and a composite barrel using a steel liner inside an aluminum sleeve, including the iconic AR-15/M16 family.
Armalite AR-7: Armalite.22 LR United States 1959 AR10T: Armalite.308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO United States 1956 Armscor AK22: Armscor.22 LR Philippines: 1987 Armscor M16 22: Armscor.22 LR Philippines: Barrett 50 Cal/M82/M107: Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.50 BMG.416 Barrett United States 1989 Barrett XM109: Barrett Firearms Manufacturing ...
The semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle is modeled after the M4 carbine, the U.S. military’s go-to rifle, according to a blog post by the gun’s maker, Daniel Defense. An AR-15 is not a specific ...
ArmaLite AR-5: ArmaLite.22 Hornet United States: 1956 ArmaLite AR-7: ArmaLite.22 Long Rifle United States: 1958 ArmaLite AR-10: ArmaLite: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester. 6.5mm Creedmoor United States: 1956 ArmaLite AR-15: ArmaLite.223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO United States: 1959 ArmaLite AR-18: ArmaLite: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: 1963 ...
In 1959, Colt purchased the design from ArmaLite. The U.S. army adopted the rifle in 1963 as the “M-16.” A semiautomatic version was marketed to the American public beginning in 1964. 2. AR-15 ...
The AR-15 rifle usually comes chambered for either the military cartridge 5.56×45mm or the .223 Remington. Because of the pressures associated with the 5.56×45mm, it is not advisable to fire 5.56×45mm rounds in an AR-15 marked as .223 Remington, since this can result in damage to the rifle or injury to the shooter. [1]