As far as intermediate-caliber assault rifles go, the M16/M4 is an excellent rifle. The design is small and rather lightweight. It’s cheap to produce and surprisingly accurate for a military rifle.

“Going to a whole new caliber [round] is really quite significant. The last time the Army did this was in the 1960s when it went from the 7.62 mm [M14 rifle] to the 5.56 mm [M16 ...

"The magazines are ammo specific, and would have to be changed to the specific caliber." The M16 rifle has two main components—an upper and lower receiver. According to Summers, for a Soviet ...

The M16’s predecessor in U.S. military service, the 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 caliber) M14, had become the standard-issue rifle back in 1959, except for the U.S. Air Force Air Police/Security Police ...

The police department in Wheaton (pop. 53,000) picked up 68 M16 and M14 rifles plus five pistols (.45 caliber). Evanston – a small community known to promote gun control ordinances – procured ...

The M16 rifle is one of the most iconic weapons ... influential studies by Army ordnance engineers suggested that a soldier using a small caliber, high-velocity rifle of about ...

Chan said police raiders seized an M16 rifle and various ammunitions for high-powered rifles from Pejeta's house. Seized from Nivera's house, meanwhile, were one . 45-caliber pistol; two magazine ...

38-caliber revolvers, a .45-caliber pistol, an M16 rifle, and five dismantled shotguns. The police also found three loaded M16 magazines, 32 bullets for .38-caliber revolvers, 17 shotgun rounds ...