Five in the US (Colt, US Ordnance, Harrington & Richardson, GM Hydromatic, and FN Herstal - USA), one in Canada (Diemaco, now known as Colt Canada), one in the Philippines (Elisco), one in the Republic of Korea (Daewoo Heavy Industries), and one in Singapore (ST Kinetics, now known as Chartered Industries of Singapore), for a total of nine manufacturers. Not that these are only the licensed manufacturers - unlicensed copies are manufactured by several companies in the US (referring to actual full auto rifles here, not simply civilian semi auto clones), China, Iran, and the Sudan.
Yes. The Colt AR15 is the original semi-auto version of the military M16. The rifle is now made by many manufacturers besides Colt.
The M16 assault rifle is chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATOintermediate rifle cartridge. It can also accept .223 Remington rounds.
Nobody. The M16 is not a sniper rifle, and it did not enter production until 1960.
1959
The M16 assault rifle has an overall length of 39.5 inches (1,000mm) and a barrel length of 20 inches (508mm).
You can have an AR 15 in one of 59 different calibers at last count. The M16 has at least 132 variants.
The M16 sieries of rifles are individual combat weapons.
The weight of an M16 rifle without a magazine or sling is approximately 7.2 pounds.
The Black Rifle by Blake Stevens
uh well there completly different guns...the m16 is a assualt rifle and the l96 is a bolt action rifle. m16 is probly the better choice if your trying to survive on a battlefield.
@ 1960
If you mean the US Army, the M16 and the M4 variant of the M16.