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  2. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.

  3. Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight - Wikipedia

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    The first ACOG model, known as the TA01, was released in 1987. [3] [4] An example was tested on the Stoner 93 in the early 1990s by the Royal Thai Armed Forces. [5]In 1995, United States Special Operations Command selected the 4×32 TA01 as the official scope for the M4 carbine and purchased 12,000 units from Trijicon. [6]

  4. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    AR-15 Sporter (SP1; Bundled with 3× scope) A1 Triangular S-1 A1 No No .223 REM 20 in. A1 1:12 Yes A1 R6003 AR-15 Sporter Carbine (SP1 Carbine; Bundled with 3× scope) 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1 A1 No No .223 REM 16 in. A1 1:12 Yes A1 R6004 AR-15 Sporter (SP1; Bundled with Colt Reflex Sighting System) A1 Triangular S-1 A1 No No .223 REM

  5. Bushmaster M4-type Carbine - Wikipedia

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    It is compatible with most standard AR-15 parts, can mount various attachments such as options on its picatinny rails and has the ability to accept all AR-15/M16 type STANAG magazines. The standard M4 Type Carbine features a permanently fixed "Izzy" flash suppressor attached to a 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel, which brings the barrel to a total ...

  6. ArmaLite AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Armalite AR-15 is the parent of a variety of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants. History After World War II, the United States military started looking for a single automatic rifle to replace the M1 Garand , M1/M2 Carbines , M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle , M3 "Grease Gun" and Thompson submachine gun .

  7. Norinco CQ - Wikipedia

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    The Type CQ is an unlicensed Chinese variant of the M16 rifle manufactured by Norinco. [3] According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56. [4]It can be distinguished from other AR-15 and M16 pattern rifles by its long, revolver-like pistol grip, somewhat rounded handguards, and the unique shape of its stock.

  8. Trijicon - Wikipedia

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    Trijicon specializes in self-luminous optics and night sights, mainly using the low-energy tritium illumination, light-gathering fiber optics and battery-powered LED. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Additionally, Trijicon is a contractor for the United States military and supplies the Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) and RX01 reflex sights .

  9. Knight's Armament Company - Wikipedia

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    KAC produces mounts for optics and grenade launchers, as well as backup iron sights. Knight's Armament produces a line of firearms including the semi-automatic SR-15 line of rifles, the fully automatic SR-16 carbine, the semi-automatic SR-25 sniper rifle, the SR-25 based Mark 11 Mod 0 Sniper Weapon System , and the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper ...