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The ArmaLite AR-15 [note 3] is a gas-operated assault rifle manufactured in the United States between 1959 and 1964. [10] Designed by American gun manufacturer ArmaLite in 1956, it was based on its AR-10 rifle.
The AR-15 uses an L-type flip, aperture rear sight and it is adjustable with two settings, 0 to 300 meters and 300 to 400 meters. [16] The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation. The rear sight can be adjusted for windage. The sights can be adjusted with a bullet tip or pointed tool. The AR-15 can also mount a scope on the carrying handle.
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.
A year ago, the 18-year-old shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school used two AR-15-style semi ... Just over 1.6 million guns were sold in Texas in 2021 ...
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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] Military development of compact military AR-15 carbines encouraged production of a 16-inch (41 cm) barreled civilian SP1 carbine with a collapsible buttstock beginning in 1977.
A Texas deputy showed a group of elementary children photos of an AR-15 rifle the day after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a shooting in Uvalde, Te. A Texas deputy showed a group of ...
AR-15 9 mm Carbine 3rd Generation Short Ribbed S-1 A1 No No & Removable 9mm NATO 16 in. A1 1:10 Yes A1 R6500 AR-15A2 Sporter II A2 Ribbed S-1 A1 Yes No & Yes 5.56 NATO 20 in. A2 1:7 Yes A2 R6510 AR-15A2 Sporter II (Special export model in .222 Remington) A2 Ribbed S-1 A2 Yes No .222 REM 20 in. A2 1:14 Yes A2 R6520 AR-15A2 Government Carbine