AR-15

The AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine-fed, air-cooled, autoloading centerfire rifle designed by Eugene Stoner of the Armalite corporation who developed it as a smaller-caliber version of the AR-10.

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Armalite sold its rights to the AR-10 and AR-15 to Colt in 1959 after which the AR-15 was adopted by the United States military under the designation M16. Colt continued to use the AR-15 trademark for its semi-automatic variants. Today the AR-15 and its variations are manufactured by many companies and have captured the affection of sport shooters and police forces around the world due to their low cost, accuracy, and modularity. Please refer to the M16 for a more complete history of the development and evolution of the AR-15 and derivatives.

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Eugene Stoner: Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922–April 24, 1997) is the man most associated with the design of the AR-15, which was adopted by the military as the M16....

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