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	M16 rifle â“ FREE M16 rifle Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Find M16 rifle Research
		Bad news for the Bad guys: The Army plans to replace many of its M16 rifles and M203 grenade launchers with a single weapon that uses laser range finding and "smart" ammunition.
		Nine of the M16 rifles taken by intruders from camp identified
		This is the 16th robbery involving the M16 gang, which reportedly began operations in early 2000...
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	Vietnam War: M-16 M-14 and Other Rifle Groups: Department of Defense Reports, Field Manuals, and Training Film
		Although opposed by the Ordnance Corp, the Armalite AR-15 was adopted by the Secretary of Defense as the 5.56mm M16 rifle.
		The M16 was to have had the same effective range as the M14 rifle it replaced, but it was most effective at a range of 215 yards (200m) or less.
		This study was undertaken to determine the proper role of the small arm in the mechanized rifle squad and investigate a requirement for an assault submachine gun light enough and small enough to improve the capability of the mechanized infantry squad to better perform its mission with increased firepower.
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	Modern Firearms - AR-15 M16 M16A1 M16A2 M16A3 assault rifle
		This pitifully combined with the fact that the initial M16 rifles were promoted by the Colt as "low maintenance", so, for the sake of economy, no cleaning supplies were procured for new M16 rifles, and no weapon care training was conducted fro the troops.
		This rifle differed from the M16A1 by having the heavier barrel with faster 1:7 rifling, a different type rear sights (adjustable for both range and windage), round handguards instead of triangular ones, and by replacing the full-auto fire mode with the burst (limited to 3 rounds per trigger pull), to preserve the ammunition.
		M16 rifles are used by many foreign military groups, most notably the British SAS, who preferred the M16 over the infamous L85A1 rifle, and by many others.
	world.guns.ru /assault/as18-e.htm (3204 words)

	illumin : article : Dynamics of the M16 Assault Rifle
		Many principles of physics are involved in the operation of the M16, including the dissipation of heat, the mechanics of the trigger assembly, and the feeding of the magazine.
		Therefore, the M16, AR-15, and Bushmaster.223 are all classified as assault rifles because they are similar in design and have the same capabilities.
		The engineering behind the M16 is fascinating, simple to understand, and is based upon principles ranging from the physics of heat dispersion to the mechanics of loading and firing a single round.
	illumin.usc.edu /article.php?articleID=65 (604 words)

	M16 (rifle) - FirearmWiki
		It has been the primary infantry rifle of the United States military since 1967, is in use by 15 NATO countries, and has been the most produced firearm in its caliber.
		The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm caliber, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle, with a rotating bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation.
		Replacement of the M16 family has been proposed at various points, and its longevity is in part due to a series of delays and failures in projects meant to replace it.
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	cars - M16 (rifle)
		M16 is the US Military designation for the Armalite AR-15, an assault rifle which fires NATO standard 5.56 mm ammunition (STANAG 4172).
		For this reason the M16 and variants are well suited for urban and jungle warfare, unlike previous 7.62 mm infantry small arms, which cannot be fired successfully at close ranges as rapidly or with as much volume of fire.
		The first revision to the M16 was minor—the replacement of the original "pronged" flash suppressor with a "birdcage" model because of complaints that the pronged version snagged on brush in Vietnam.
	www.carluvers.com /cars/M16 (5393 words)

	M16
		The M16 type rifle is made of aluminum and plastics, except for the steel barrel and parts of the action.
		The gunpowder of early version M16 ammunition was clean-burning, and the gun did not require chrome plating in the receiver area.
		M16 is a Messier object in the constellation Serpens.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/m-/M-16_rifle.html (1502 words)

	M16 rifle at AllExperts
		M16 is the U.S. military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15 and further developed by Colt.
		The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm caliber, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle, with a rotating bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation.
		The barrel was composite, consisting of a stainless steel liner carrying the rifling, inside an aluminum alloy tube for stiffness and heat dissipation.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/m/m16_rifle.htm (8425 words)

	M16 A4 Service Rifles
		This means that now both the M16 A2, which has been used by service rifle shooters for many years, and the M16 A4, the so-called “flat-top” version with a removable carry handle, or commercial equivalents of those two service rifles, are now legal for use in CMP EIC (leg) or National Trophy Matches.
		To be recognized as a service rifle, a rifle must not only be a U. military rifle, but it must be a rifle that is commonly issued to large numbers of military personnel.
		The rifle must be equipped with a carry handle and rear sight that has the same configuration as the carry handle on the M16 A2 (height, type of sight, etc.).
	www.odcmp.com /Competitions/M16.htm (507 words)

	M16 (Rifle): Us Army
		The M16 was redesigned after a study found that in the fully automatic mode only the first three rounds hit the target.
		The AR-15 style rifles are made in the USA by at least dozen large companies, such as Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt, FN Manufacturing, Hesse, Les Baer, Olympic, Wilson Combat, and by number of smaller companies, many of which do assembly their rifles from components made by some other major manufacturers.
		M16 rifles are used by many foreign military groups, most notably the British SAS, who preferred the M16 over the infamous L85A1 (SA80) rifle, and by many others.
	www.lycos.com /info/m16-rifle--us-army.html (624 words)

	USA .:. M16 History
		The requirements for the new weapon were that it had to weight less than 6 pounds loaded, it had to be a.22 caliber, it had to be selective fire capable and it had to be able to penetrate a steel helmet out to 500 meters.
		The rifle the military was using up to that date, the old M14, was a heavy,.308 caliber, large, selective fire capable rifle.
		The operational debut of the M16 appeared to go quite well when the rifle was first issued to troops in the battle in the Ia Drang Valley of Viet Nam in early November, 1965.
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	M16 Automatic Rifle
		The main feature of this rifle was a small-bore cartridge type with an understabilized bullet due to the barrel rifling.
		Rifles trigger mechanism is very similar to one used on the M1 Garand.
		Its main advantage is an ability to mount various sights on these rails with an ability to lower a sighting line closer to the barrel and consequently increasing the fire accuracy.
	www.enemyforces.com /firearms/m16.htm (468 words)

	Stack and Take Arms (M16 series rifle) (ArmyStudyGuide.com)
		The rifle butt is placed on the marching surface so that the heel of the rifle butt is on line with the toes of his footgear.
		The man to the left of the stack man then moves the rifle to the right until it is centered on his body, and he grasps the rifle barrel with his right hand, wrist held shoulder high and elbow locked.
		Once the stack man has centered the rifle and grasped the barrel with the right hand, he bends forward at the waist and places the rifle in the stack so that it is secure (without damaging the front sight assembly).
	www.armystudyguide.com /content/army_board_study_guide_topics/drill_and_ceremony/stack-and-take-arms-m16-series-rifle.shtml (1362 words)

	Ghost Recon Arms - M16 Assault Rifle
		The M16A2 is a further development of the standard U.S. battle rifle since 1967, the M16A1.
		When M16 was designed by Eugene Stoner from the Armalite Company it was as the AR-15 around 1956.
		The barrel of the M16 was enhanced around 1967 due to an issue with casings jamming in the chamber, and the new version of M16 was named the M16a1.
	www.ghostrecon.net /html/arms_m16.htm (221 words)

	M16 Assault Rifle
		The result was the distinctive profile of one of the 20th century's iconic weapons - the M16 Assault Rifle.
		The most controversial innovation was not in the rifle however it was in the cartridges.
		The M16 seemed to be the weapon of the army's dreams and by 1965 it was ready to be fieldedin Vietnam.
	www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk /greatest-ever/m16.html (535 words)

	The M14 & M16 Rifle [Archive] - Military Photos
		The M14 was the standard Army infantry rifle, until replaced by the mass fielding of the M16 5.56mm rifle in 1966-1967.
		So the civilian desiring an M14-type rifle has had to buy or build a rifle that is, to a greater or lesser extent, a replica or reconstruction of the original, beginning with a semiautomatic-only (since 1986) receiver and finishing with some combination of GI and reproduction components.
		All of the rifles from Winchester and HandR exhibited excessive headspace.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/archive/index.php/t-2670.html (3020 words)

	Police and security review The XM-8 Battle Rifle
		The OICW was a combination of "kinetic energy" projector (a battle rifle that fired the Remington.223) and a semi-autonomous, air-bursting 20mm grenade launcher.
		While both rifles can chamber and fire both types of bullet, the M885 bullet weighs more, and is less accurate when fired from the M16A1.
		This is not to say that soldiers are going to enter battle toting a golf bag of rifle barrels and accessories, but rather, replacement parts can be replaced or exchanged at the unit level without worrying about system compatibility.
	www.reviewsecurityprod.com /rifle1.html (1327 words)

	M16: M16 Rifle
		Even with the light recoil of the M16, the point of aim is still thrown off sufficiently by each round that a fully-automatic rifle would be inaccurate and amount to a waste of ammunition.
		Lightweight, the M16 is designed for either burst fire or semiautomatic fire (single shot) through the use of a selector switch.
		The Army was pressing for a 100% increase in the ability for infantry to hit their targets, in the same way that SALVO had aimed to increase effectiveness by 100% through increased rate of fire.
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	M-16 RIFLE 5.56MM
		The AGILE report enthusiasticly supported the AR-15 as "...superior in virtually all respects to the M-1 Rifle, M-1 and M-2 Carbines, Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, and Browning Automatic Rifle." However, this statement was specifically related to equipping the Vietnamese who were small in stature compared to typical US soldiers.
		The M16 was to have had the same effective range as the M-14 rifle it replaced, but it was most effective at a range of 215 yards (200m) or less.
		The 5.56mm M-16 rifle was developed because of general dissatisfaction with the M-14 rifle.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_other_firearms_rifle_m16.php3 (870 words)

	Colt Weapon Systems
		Colt M16A4 Rifle is the fourth generation of the M16 weapon system.
		The M16A4 Rifle still represents the world standard by which all other weapons of this class are judged.
		The M16A4 Rifle barrel is designed to accept the M203 Grenade Launcher which can easily be assembled to the rifle offering the user both point and area firing capabilities.
	www.colt.com /mil/M16.asp (253 words)

	M-16 Rifle
		The rifle was designed to give the infantryman fire superiority over the enemy by providing rapid fire power.
		I decided to try cleaning the rifle on the run, even though I might trip again while I was doing it and lose one of the small pins in the mud.
		Some guys carried the rifle over their shoulder like a shovel, but not me. I wanted it where I could use it right now, if the need arose.
	www.i-kirk.info /tales/vnr08.html (1018 words)

	M16 rifle - Conservapedia
		The M16, formally the United States Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16, is an assault rifle developed by Eugene Stoner.
		The rifle is based on the ArmaLite AR-15 series of rifles.
		The M16 was originally designed for US soldiers as a replacement for the M14 rifle.
	www.conservapedia.com /M16_rifle (62 words)

	M16 & AR15 Accessory Eberlestock Gunslinger Backpacks
		The M16 was redesigned once again to maximize reliability for the new NATO cartridge (US M855), along with some improvements to the rifle, namely a heavier barrel, a new flash suppressor/compensator, and a new dual-aperture adjustable rear sight that represents a vast improvement over previous versions.
		The rifle was also restricted to three-round bursts instead of full-automatic fire in the interest of ammunition conservation.
		The rifle was officially type-classified as the M16A2 in 1982.
	www.houtsenterprises.com /ar15_gunslinger.html (767 words)

	M16 rifle information - Search.com
		M16 is the U.S. military designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15 and further developed by Colt.
		The M16 utilizes direct impingement gas operation; energy from high-pressure gas tapped from a port built into the front sight assembly actuates the moving parts in the weapon.
		Despite criticism, a new rifle was needed both to comply with NATO standardization of the SS109 (M855) and to replace aging Vietnam era weapons in the inventory.
	www.search.com /reference/M16_rifle?redir=1 (8278 words)

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