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The AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine-fed, air-cooled, semi-automatic centerfire rifle designed by Eugene Stoner of the Armalite corporation who developed it as a smaller version of the AR-10. Armalite sold its rights to the AR-10 and AR-15 to Colt in 1959 after which the AR-15 was adapted by the United States military under the designation M16. Colt retained the name AR-15 for its semiautomatic civilian/law enforcement model. Today the AR-15 and its variations are manufactured by a plethora of companies and have captured the affection of sport shooters and police forces around the world.


Some notable and revolutionary features of the AR-15:

  • An aircraft grade aluminum receiver
  • Modular design allows many configurations, as well as rapid swapping of parts for field repairs
  • Small caliber
  • Synthetic Stock and Grips
  • Carry handle
  • bayonet lug located under the front sight
  • front and rear sights are adjustable for windage

In the United States, variants with certain features were prohibited for new sales to civilians during the period 1994-2004.


The Colt AR15 SP1 has been designed to look and feel like the M16A1 battle rifle. The M16A1 battle rifle is select-fire, meaning that it can switch between semi-automatic and fully-automatic fire modes at the discretion of the user, while the Colt AR15 SP1 can only be fired in semi-automatic mode (one shot per pull of the trigger.)


Technical data

An M16 Magazine
  • Caliber: .223 Rem/5.56x45 mm NATO
  • Length: 39 in
  • Mass: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
  • Barrel: 20 in
  • Rifling: 1:12
  • Magazine capacity: 20, 30; 100 (see below)

Standard issue magazines are 20 or 30 round double stack magazines; a 100 round Beta C-MAG twin drum magazine also exists.


See also

External links

  • Modern Firearms article (http://world.guns.ru/assault/as18-e.htm)
  • ar15.com (http://www.ar15.com)
  • Armalite (http://www.armalite.com)
  • Bushmaster (http://www.bushmaster.com)
  • Colt (http://www.colt.com)
  • Olympic Arms (http://www.olyarms.com)




 
 

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