The M16 assault rifle is chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATOintermediate rifle cartridge. It can also accept .223 Remington rounds.
There is no one answer- it depends on the rifle. They are generally less powerful than a full size battle rifle cartridge. The M16 rifle uses a 5.56mm bullet, the AK47 a 7.62mm bullet, etc.
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Impossible to answer without more details. What range? What bullet weight? What barrel length?
Have it examined by a good gunsmith. This rifle use a .22 caliber bullet, long rifle.
an M16 is an American rifle that was designed for use in Vietnam...
M16 A4 rifle. That's why they use it now instead of the M16 A2 rifle.
An M16 is chambered in 5.56 NATO round. Depending on cartridge type the speed can be between 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) and 940 m/s (3,100 ft/s). A civilian version of an M16 can be chambered in many different calibers and the speed will depend on cartridge, load and bullet type.
Noop. an M16 fires a 5.56mm (or .223 caliber) bullet. A .45 caliber shoots a bullet that is ~11.43mm.
Bullets alone have no velocity. The .223 CARTRIDGE, when fired from an M16 rifle, will drive its bullet at about 3,200 fps. However, velocity depends on the makeup of the cartridge (powder charge, bullet weight) , and which firearm it is fired from.
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Nobody. The M16 is not a sniper rifle, and it did not enter production until 1960.
1959