| The M16/AR15 has been the firearm of choice | | | | have cheaper AR15s offered in there line, but Colt |
| for the U.S. military for a long time. It is | | | | has still sold its quality line of AR15s. |
| lightweight, accurate and reliable. The military uses | | | | The AR15 is much like the First model T's Ford |
| the 5.56mm NATO round; the civilian version uses | | | | produced. It has uniform parts and can easily be |
| a .223 round. A lot of the civilian AR15s will shoot | | | | broken down and rebuilt. Many different types of |
| both rounds. The original manufacturer of the | | | | 'uppers' can be installed quickly and easily with just |
| AR15 for the military was Armalite which later | | | | 2 pins. They range from .22 uppers to .50 cal |
| sold all of the rights to the AR15 to Colt. | | | | uppers. Many of the favorite conversion are the |
| Colt Manufacturing is one of the highest quality | | | | 9mm and .45 caliber uppers. |
| AR15's on the market, easily affordable with | | | | Along with many different calibers you can get |
| Military Lending. They have been building the | | | | just about any length barrel you want. Some |
| assault rifle for a long time and perfected this gun. | | | | stats allow super short barrels. The most |
| They ran into some trouble with labor strikes and | | | | common size is 16' with a 1/9 twist rate, but |
| suffered from some quality issues in the 1980's. | | | | there are many 20' and 24' long range barrels for |
| They lost the U.S. military contract and had to | | | | varmint hunting. With the modular design, grips, |
| refocus its efforts. Since the restructuring Colt | | | | rails, sights, handles and stocks can be customized |
| came back on the market with the 1911 pistol | | | | for the owner. Depending on what you want to |
| and the AR15. | | | | do, from target plinking to coyote hunting, you |
| Heavy competition has sprung up in the AR15 | | | | can deck out the AR15 to your needs. For |
| market. There are many manufacturers such as | | | | reviews on or to purchase Colt AR15, |
| Bushmaster AR15, DPMS, Rock River Arms | | | | Bushmaster AR15, Rock River Arms AR15 rifles |
| AR15, Stag and Olympic. Bushmaster surpassed | | | | visit Chassell. |
| Colt for AR15 sales in the civilian market. They | | | | |