The Colt Automatic Rifle-15 or CAR-15 is a family of M16 rifle –based firearms marketed by Colt in the 1960s and early 1970s. However, the term "CAR-15" is most commonly associated with the Colt Commando (AKA: XM177); these select-fire carbines have ultrashort 10.5-inch (270 mm) and 11.5-inch (290 mm) barrels with over-sized flash suppressors.

2022年11月22日 · The CAR-15 is much more than a carbine; it’s an entire family of firearms. US Navy Seal with a Colt Commando (Photo: JO1 (SS) Peter D. Sundberg ) And today, we’re going to run through the CAR series, dive into what sets it apart, and talk about the models you’ll see.

2019年1月24日 · During the Vietnam War, Special Forces soldiers of the Studies and Observation Group fought a secret war behind enemy lines with the CAR-15— or XM177E2—the granddaddy of today’s M4 carbine.

2019年2月15日 · The Colt CAR-15 Commando (XM177) was an assault carbine developed during the United States military involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) to fulfill a need for a portable, close-in weapon system for use by special forces operating in the jungle.

2022年6月27日 · What followed was its more compact, Cold War-era brother called the CAR-15 rifle, which Pentagon provided to the US Army Green Berets and US Navy SEALs commandos that later became one of the top...

2021年3月17日 · Although classified as a submachine gun at the time, the CAR-15 was the forerunner of modern special forces weapons and the regular Army’s M4 carbine. In the mid-1960s, the U.S. Army and...

CAR-15 was a more compact version of the M16 rifle developed during the Vietnam War. The Pentagon provided U.S. Army Green Berets, and U.S. Navy SEALs commandos with a shorter, more compact rifle. The CAR-15 was well suited for the jungles of southeast Asia while still packing the potent 5.56-millimeter round.

2023年3月13日 · The CAR-15 is a joy on the range. Lightweight, compact, and maneuverable, the little rifle is easy to tote and fast in action. (Firearms News photo) I bought my stripped 11.5-inch CAR-15 barrel used at a gun show back in the 1980’s. It was already shot out when I found it.

The Colt Automatic Rifle-15 Military Weapons System or CAR-15 was a family of AR-15 and M16 rifle–based firearms marketed by Colt in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Due to their compact size, the short-barreled Colt Commando and XM177 versions of this family continued to …

Based on the origunal CAR-15, Colt quickly developed the CAR-15 Air Force Survival Rifle, intended, as a name implied, to serve to downed airplane and helicopter pilots. This version had tubular handguards and metallick tubular buttstock, and fo …