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COLT M16A1 CARBINE 5.56 FULL-AUTO MACHINE GUN
14.5 INCH CARBINE MACHINE GUN
14.5 Inch Factory Colt Upper, Pencil Barrel With Original Plastic Coated Aluminum Stock. Very Very Nice. 14.5 INCH CARBINE MACHINE GUN
14.5 INCH FACTORY COLT UPPER WITH ORIGINAL PLASTIC COATED ALUMINUM STOCK. VERY VERY NICE.
M16A1 rifle, assault rifle developed as the AR-15 by American engineer Eugene Stoner of ArmaLite Inc. in the late 1950s. The rifle received high marks for its light weight, its accuracy, and the volume of fire that it could provide.
The M16 is gas-operated and, in its original configuration, had both semiautomatic (i.e., autoloading) and fully automatic fire-control options. The M16A2, adopted by the U.S. military in the early 1980s, replaced fully automatic fire with a three-round-burst capability that was intended to increase accuracy and reduce ammunition consumption.
The use of aluminum and composite materials rather than wood made the various iterations of the M16 significantly lighter than the M14 or the AK-47. The M16A4—the standard infantry weapon of the U.S. Marine Corps since 2003—weighs less than 3.3 kg (just over 7 pounds) unloaded. It measures 100 cm (39 inches) long, has a 20-round or 30-round magazine, and fires 5.56-mm (.223-calibre) ammunition at a rate of 700–950 rounds per minute. Optional enhancements to the M16 family include the M203 grenade launcher, a bayonet, and an assortment of rail-mounted flashlights, scopes, and laser-targeting systems.
Although the M16 remained the weapon of choice for military forces around the world into the 21st century, by 2010 the U.S. Army had largely transitioned to the M4, a carbine based on the AR-15 platform, as its primary infantry weapon.
