Leroy James Sullivan, is an American firearms inventer. Going by Jim Sullivan, he is noted as the designer of several 'scaled-down' versions of larger firearms. He is largely responsible for the M16[1], Stoner 63, and Ruger Mini-14 rifles (scaled from the AR-10, Stoner 62, and M14 rifle respectively) as well as the Ultimax 100 machinegun and Ruger M77 rifle. Sullivan has recently becomely very critical of the M16 and M4 rifles that he co-designed.[2] M16 (more formally Rifle, Caliber 5. ... Caliber: 5. ... The Mini-14, Mini-30, and Mini-6. ... Portuguese paratroopers, armed with AR-10 rifles, jump from a helicopter in Angola War in the 1960s The AR-10 is a lightweight, air-cooled, magazine-fed, gas operated, select-fire rifle that fires 7. ... For the highway in Michigan, see M-14 (Michigan highway). ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...
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