Tag: M16

By Christopher R. Bartocci For more than 40 years now, M16 series firearms have been the American military’s weapon of ...

By Christopher R. Bartocci Since the 1960s, the 5.56x45mm caliber battle rifle has taken over the battlefields of the NATO ...

By Robert Bruce“In Vietnam around the end of 1965, US forces first engaged disciplined, regular troops of the North Vietnamese ...

By Michael Shyne Lead Photo: The remains of a chopper mounted Mini-Gun.Imagine entering a military museum and being greeted by ...

By Charles CutshawThere have been many aftermarket accessories and “improvements” introduced for the ubiquitous AR-15/M16 rifle and its derivatives over ...

By Mark WhiteAs a battle rifle the M16 is an excellent weapon with one major flaw. Its gas system dumps ...

Progress isn’t always a step in the right direction; sometimes so-called “progress” can be a step backwards. The three-round burst ...