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In May 2008, Smith & Wesson introduced their first AR-15 style rifle in a new caliber, the model M&P15R, a standard AR platform rifle chambered for the Russian 5.45×39mm cartridge. [11] This was due to the availability cheap surplus Communist Bloc 5.45mm ammunition and AK-series weapons. [11] It had a 16-inch barrel, 6-position collapsible ...
Rifles; Smith & Wesson Model 1500 (US - Bolt-Action Rifle - .30-06 Springfield) S&W Model 1940 Light Rifle (US - Semi-Automatic Carbine - 9×19mm Parabellum) S&W M&P15 (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle - 5.56×45mm NATO, .223 Remington) S&W M&P15-22 (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle - .22 Long Rifle) S&W M&P15T (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle - 5.56×45mm NATO ...
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term ...
The M&P15-22 was designed to be a less expensive alternative for training with an AR-15 style rifle, as the rifle itself is much less expensive than most AR-15s, and the .22 LR ammunition is often much less expensive than the .223 Remington/5.56×45mm NATO. The rifle features a safety and bolt lock that operate just like an AR-15's.
Smith & Wesson M&P10: Smith & Wesson.308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO United States: 2013 Smith & Wesson M&P15-22: Smith & Wesson.22 Long Rifle United States: 2013 Snider–Enfield: Royal Small Arms Factory.577 Snider United Kingdom: 1860 Spencer repeating rifle: Spencer company Burnside Rifle Co. Winchester Repeating Arms Company.56-56 Spencer ...
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856, after their previous company, also called the "Smith & Wesson Company" and later renamed as "Volcanic Repeating Arms", was sold to Oliver Winchester and ...
A common misconception is that "AR" is an abbreviation for "assault rifle" or "automatic rifle", [13] [14] [15] perhaps because of the weapon's inclusion in the Federal Assault Weapons Ban in 1994, or because the ArmaLite AR-15 was originally designed to replace the M14 rifle in the Vietnam War.
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.