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Under U.S. federal law, the creation of a firearm for non-commercial purposes (i.e., personal use) has, almost without exception, been unlicensed and legal.Since the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, however, anyone intending to manufacture firearms for sale or distribution is required to obtain a Federal Firearms License, and each firearm made is required to bear a unique serial number.
From Springfield Armory, the Larsons went into partnership with Les Baer to form Les Baer Custom and build custom 1911 pistols. [3] Parting ways with Les Baer in 1993, the Larsons began to build AR-15 type rifles for Eagle Arms in Coal Valley, Illinois. At around the same time, they began their own venture, Tolerance Plus (the name was later ...
In 2019 Noveske introduced a water gun styled after their AR pattern rifles. [10] It was produced in collaboration with lifestyle brand URT Inc. [1] In 2019 Noveske released their fourth generation of AR platform rifles. [11] Between 2007 and 2020 Noveske was awarded US military contracts worth nearly $4.9 million. [3]
The Canadian company Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) licensed production of a rifle (Colt Model 715) and carbine (Colt Model 725), but later went on to produce an entire line of AR-15/M16 pattern weapons developed independently. In May 2005, Colt's Manufacturing Company acquired Diemaco, and the name was changed to Colt Canada.
The IWI US Zion-15 is an AR-15–style rifle assembled in Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania by IWI US, originally released in 2020. Marketed at a competitively low price, it is considered to be a budget or entry level rifle designed for American consumers optimized for home defense or competition, chambered in 5.56 NATO .
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The first version produced for commercial sale by Colt was the SP1 model AR-15 Sporter in .223 Remington, with a 20-inch (51 cm) barrel and issued with five-round magazines. [21] Initial sales of the Colt AR-15 were slow, primarily due to its fixed sights and carry handle that made scopes difficult to mount and awkward to use. [84]
A smaller version of the AR-10 and adopted by the United States military as the M16 rifle. Later developed by Colt into a popular semi-automatic Colt AR-15. AR-16: 7.62×51mm NATO: ArmaLite: Prototype battle rifle. ArmaLite AR-17: 12 gauge: Semiautomatic 12ga 2shot shotgun based on the earlier AR-9. AR-18: 5.56×45mm NATO