With the high velocity flat trajectory 5.56 mm cartridge one should aim about half way between the enemy’s chin and belt to ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army's Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) program aimed to replace the M16 rifle with a more advanced design but ultimately failed to find a suitable successor.

Summary and Key Points: The M16 rifle, designed by Eugene Stoner and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1960s, has remained a staple due to its reliability, modularity, and effectiveness.

The M4-series Carbine achieves over 80% commonality with the M16A2 Rifle and replaces all M3 .45 caliber submachine guns, and selected M9 pistols and M16 rifles. The Army is pursuing a two-phase ...

has come up with a smooth bore counterpart of the US assault rifle AR-15 (its military version is known as M16), the company said on Friday. "Earlier we created AR-15 type rifles for NATO’s 5 ...