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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 20 in. A1 1:12 Yes A1 R6007 AR-15 Sporter (SP1 Coltguard electroless nickel) A1 Triangular S-1 A1 No No .223 REM
Between 1964 and 1965, Colt began to expand the AR-15 beyond the realm of an infantry/assault rifle with the development of light machine gun weaponry. The result was the Model 606 series. [5] Colt made two of the model 606, called A and B models. The A model “featured forward assist devices found on the Colt 603 rifles.”
The first version produced for commercial sale by Colt was the SP1 model AR-15 Sporter in .223 Remington, with a 20-inch (51 cm) barrel and issued with five-round magazines. [21] Initial sales of the Colt AR-15 were slow, primarily due to its fixed sights and carry handle that made scopes difficult to mount and awkward to use. [84]
Pages in category "Colt rifles" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants; M. M4 carbine; M16 rifle
The Colt Model 933 is a compact carbine based on the AR-15, M16 rifle and M4 Carbine produced by Colt starting in 1995. Due to its compact size, the short-barreled Colt 933 continues to be used by various US Special Forces and by some foreign forces, including Israeli Special Forces.
The Colt AR-15 is a product line of magazine-fed, gas-operated, autoloading rifle manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company ("Colt") in many configurations. [1] The rifle is a derivative of its predecessor, the lightweight ArmaLite AR-15 , an automatic rifle designed by Eugene Stoner and other engineers at ArmaLite in 1956.
Pages in category "AR-15 style rifles" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. ... Colt AR-15; Colt Canada C7 and C8; Comparison of the AK-47 ...
Colt manufactured their first batch of 300 Colt ArmaLite AR-15 rifles in December 1959. [41] Colt would go on to market the Colt ArmaLite AR-15 rifle to military services around the world. In July 1960, General Curtis LeMay, then Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, was impressed by a demonstration of the AR-15 and ordered 8500 ...