Most weapons in this line are replicas of the Army’s M4 in semi-automatic ... “ArmaLite Rifle,” back when it was developed in the 1950s by a company for the military. Colt purchased the ...

the special operations variant of the Colt 5.56 x 45mm M4 Carbine, a versatile weapons system with a sliding buttstock and 14.5-in. barrel (the special operations A1 version is capable of fully ...

Produced by firearm maker Sig Sauer, the XM7 is intended to replace the M4 carbine in close combat formations, while the XM250 will replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW. Both new rifles ...

With a 900 RPM rate of fire, this rifle is an important upgrade on the conventional M4 Carbine. Furthermore ... is a product of various American gun companies, including Colt, ArmaLite, and Knight’s ...

Though the M16 is no longer the standard issue, it is still widely used in the military. The M4 carbine and subsequent variants have been the standard issue rifle in the U.S. Army since the early ...

The majority of guns on this list are semi-automatic handguns, typically chambered for 9mm ammunition. In much of the country, these firearms are standard issue sidearms for law enforcement of all ...

According to Janes Weapons: Infantry, the Colt IAR is an LMG based on the M16 Rifle/M4 Carbine family. It has been designed to provide sustained fully automatic fire. It was based on the company's ...

More than five years in the making, the Next Generation Squad Weapon will replace the M4 rifle that all ... course after learning Colt Industries makes a 5.56mm carbine rifle known as the M5 ...

When the Army ordered its now standard M4 carbine in 1993 from firearms maker Colt, it saw the rifle as a lighter, more agile alternative to the Vietnam era M16 with similar punch at short range.

The Army recently announced that the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM5 rifle and XM250 light machine gun will replace the M4/M16 rifle and the 249 light machine gun, with some Soldiers ...

Two weeks after the shooting, the Canadian government announced a ban on 1,500 types of firearms, including the two rifles used in the killings, the Ruger Mini and a Colt M4 carbine.

The Army has awarded a 10-year, $20.4 million contract to Sig Sauer to replace the service’s M4 rifle with a new weapons system that officials said reduces aiming errors and brings the Army a ...