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Colt has been the most visible producer of ArmaLite AR-15 pattern weapons, and the military designations M16 and M4 are heavily associated with the company. Colt has an intricate internal nomenclature system for its models, with a variety of suffixes and prefixes.
On December 8, 2010, Adcor announced production of the A-556 rifle to the civilian market. On June 27, 2011, it was announced that the improved A-556 Elite variant would be available for sale to the public. In June 2012, a soldier was seen in Afghanistan with a A-556 upper receiver with a 10.5 inch barrel on an M4 lower receiver. [4]
The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is extensively used by the US military , with decisions to largely replace the M16 rifle in US Army (starting 2010) and US Marine Corps ...
Bushmaster M4 Type Carbine: Bushmaster Firearms International.223 Remington 5.56x45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm United States 1990s C42 W+F Bern: 6.45×48mm XPL Swiss Switzerland: no 1978 CAR-15: Colt's Manufacturing Company: 5.56×45mm NATO.223 Remington United States: yes 1966-present CAR 816: Caracal International: 5.56×45mm NATO
M4 SEAL Recon Rifle: NAVSEA: 5.56×45mm NATO: Direct impingement (select-fire) United States: 1993 Shaher: Defense Industries Organization: 14.5×114mm: Bolt-action Iran: 2012 SG550-1 Sniper: SIG Sauer: 5.6mm Gw Pat 90: Long-stroke piston (select-fire) Switzerland: 1970s–1980s SIG Sauer SSG 2000: SIG Sauer: 7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester ...
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Under their license agreement with Colt, the US military could not legally award second-source production contracts for the M4 until July 1, 2009. [58] In 2007 Colt won a contract to produce M4 carbines for the US military worth $71 million. In 2008 this was followed by a $151 million order for 89,000 M4 carbine rifles. [67]
The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1]