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  2. ArmaLite AR-7 - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of ArmaLite rifles - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. ArmaLite - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. ArmaLite AR-5 - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the rifle was able to float in water, whether it was assembled or stowed. [6] Armalite used the research and tooling for the AR-5/MA-1 to develop the Armalite AR-7, an eight-shot semi-automatic takedown rifle chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. Released in 1959 as a civilian survival weapon and in continuous production ...

  6. Experts say Trump's would-be assassin had an SKS, not ... - AOL

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    AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle, named after the company that developed it. AR does not stand for "assault rifle" or "automatic rifle." They're considered to be more accurate than either the SKS or ...

  7. What do you know about the AR-15 rifle? Here are five facts ...

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    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 ...

  8. Trump shot with AR-15-style gun. What is an AR-15, and why ...

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    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 ...

  9. List of rifles - Wikipedia

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    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 ...