Semi-automatic AR-15's use an internally different lower receiver,īolt, bolt carrier, hammer and trigger group to prevent retro fitting M16 parts to convert a civilian AR-15 into a Popular with the troops for urban and house to house combat.Ĭolt uses the AR-15 name only for semi-automatic versions of Variation of the M16A2 with a very short 14.5" barrel, began replacing the The select fire (3-shot burst and semi-auto) M4 carbine, a Many other nations also adopted the M-16 select fire rifle for their military Military model was adopted as the M16, which went into service in 1963.
COLT AR 15 M4 CARBINE FULL
The selective fire (semi-auto and full auto) U.S. Air Force adopted a select-fire version of theĪR-15 as their service rifle and they were followed by the U.S. Successful that something like 10 million M16's have been produced by Colt and Colt Secured a contract with the government of Malaysia for military assault riflesĪnd aggressively pursued additional military contracts. Colt immediately put the AR-15 into production, In 1959, Colt purchased the AR-15 name and manufacturing rightsįrom ArmaLite Corporation, where the 5.56x46mm (.223 Rem.) caliber AR-15 wasĭeveloped as a scaled-down version of Chief Engineer Eugene Stoner's AR-10, a 7.65mm 223 carbine with telescoping stock collapsed. None of this, of course, occurs to those who have a sketchyĬMMG AR-15 M4 LE. Simply a matter of choosing an appropriate cartridge for the intendedĪpplication. 223 in suchĪpplications, but not at long range when fired from a 24" barrel. This is why the old Soviet 7.62x39mm handily outperforms the.
Much better to use a lower velocity cartridge firing a fatter, heavier bullet. For a rifle with a carbine length barrel, it would be 223 carbine with a 16" barrel isĮssentially castrated. Small diameter, lightweight bullet like the. The 200 yard energy dropsĬartridges makes no ballistic sense, particularly a cartridge firing a very From aġ6" barrel the velocity falls to only 2750 fps. 223 with a 24" barrel has a MV of 3100 fps. According to Winchester figures, a 60-62 grain spitzerīullet fired from a. 223 cartridge good, its high velocity and consequent flat trajectory, for a Sacrificing the very quality that makes the Varmint and small predator cartridge from its high velocity, which is dependent Rifle Cartridges page, derives its excellent performance as a long range
223 Remington (5.56mm NATO) cartridge, which has been covered in detail on the When a high intensity cartridge like the. Unfortunately, there is a steep price to pay in ballistic performance Ultra-short little carbines are relatively handy. With ~16" barrels (the legal minimum) are popular, because the These civilian Mini-14 and AR-15 carbines This article willĬompare these two, very popular, civilian black carbines, both with Mini-14 is about the size of the WW II vintage M1 Carbine. Scaled down rifle, also designed around the. M14 service rifle, the very rifle the M16 The Mini-14 is styled afterĪnd operates similarly to the U.S. Among the AR-15's major competitors in the civilianĪutoloading carbine market is the Ruger Mini-14. However, the AR-15 is not the only military style rifle Shooters and an entire cottage industry has grown up supplying parts and Service rifles, the AR-15 has become very popular with American civilian (I guess terrorists could beĬlassified as "varmints.") As has been true of all previous U.S. 223 Remington (5.56mm NATO) varmint cartridge. All three are based on the same basic AR action and shoot the military's select-fire M16 and M4Īssault rifles. The AR-15 is theĬivilian, semi-automatic version of the U.S. "black rifle" in North America today is the AR-15.
Probably the best known and most recognizable civilian Dave is our Guns and Shooting Online computer security person and most of his experience, although he has been shooting for a long time, has been with handguns. All except Dave are experienced rifle shooters and have participated in a great many rifle reviews. Jim Fleck, Technical Assistant Bob Fleck and Technology Services representative Dave Cole. They are Owner and Managing Editor Chuck Hawks, Gunsmithing Editor Rocky Hays, Chief Executive Technical Advisor 223 Carbinesįive Guns and Shooting Online staff members were enlisted for this comparison article. AR-15 (CMMG M4 LE) and Ruger Mini-14 Tactical Carbines comparedĬompared: AR-15 (CMMG M4 LE) and Ruger Mini-14 Tactical.