The study found that the M16A1 was great, but could be improved ... It eventually began a long-term project to develop an advanced combat rifle that could potentially use a new, radical ammo ...

When actually fielded in the mid-1980s, the SAW was issued as a one-for-one replacement for the designated "automatic rifle" (M16A1) in the Fire Team. In this regard, the SAW filled the void ...

However, one niche area that has been emerging into the mainstream is the use of the most powerful air rifles to hunt big game like pigs, deer, and even elk. Just 20 years ago, the few custom and ...

Most people today gravitate to semi-automatic guns when picking out a new rifle, never thinking about a bolt-action rifle. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. To be fair, there are a ton ...

With more makes and models available from gunmakers than ever before, it can be hard to determine exactly which 6.5 Creedmoor rifle is the best. However, there’s a reason why people use ...

Happily, the company is no longer hiding its light under a bushel and is now marketing its actions and custom rifle builds directly to the shooting world. When Mack Brothers announced it was making ...

While the rifle was initially unpopular among US troops because of frequent jamming issues, production was expanded and in 1969, a modified version - the M16A1 - became the standard service weapon ...

Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than ...

But in 1863, President Lincoln test-fired a Spencer. His approval led to the purchase of 107,372 Spencer repeating carbines and rifles (of 144,500 made), and the Spencer became the principal ...

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 next developments for the Army’s newest rifle and machine gun may have more to do with software than bullets. The Army fielded its first batch of the Next Generation Squad Weapon ...