When the M16A2 was adopted in the 1980s, it could be seen as a rushed product. While the U.S. military needed a new rifle with the faster 1:7 twist to ...

Army and Air Force personnel were instructed in the use of the ACR rifles, and the M16A2–which had been the standard service rifle since 1982 – was used as a control group. The Army put the ...

A shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle, the M4 carbine provides the individual soldier operating in close quarters the capability to engage targets at extended range with accurate, lethal fire.

The M16A2 has a thicker barrel than the M16A1. The flash suppressor was changed to keep the rifle from kicking up dust when ...

Recently acquired in significant numbers, the SIG Sauer 716 is a contemporary assault rifle firing the 7.62x51mm round, intended to replace the INSAS. Currently in developmental stages ...