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Here’s What You Need To Remember: The M16 series of weapons has been in continuous use by the U.S. Military for more than fifty years. A mature, reliable weapon design, there is still room for growth ...

In the 1980s, the U.S. Army found itself grappling with a startling problem: under the stress of combat, soldiers armed with ...

In the aftermath of the Korean War, the U.S. Army took stock of its small arms arsenal. The Army’s M1 carbine, M1 Garand rifle, Browning Automatic Rifle squad automatic weapon and machine guns were ...