M16 Compilation in Movies TV

The M16 rifle, officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5. 56 mm, M16, is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5. 56 mm automatic rifle with a 20round magazine. In 1964, the M16 entered US military service and the following year was deployed for jungle warfare operations during the Vietnam War. In 1969, the M16A1 replaced the M14 rifle to become the US military s standard service rifle. The M16A1 s improvements include a boltassist, chromeplated bore and a 30round magazine (previously 20 rounds). In 1983, the US Marine Corps adopted the M16A2 rifle and the US Army adopted it in 1986. The M16A2 fires the improved 5. 5645 mm NATO (M855, SS109) cartridge and has a newer adjustable rear sight, case deflector, heavy barrel, improved handguard, pistol grip and buttstock, as well as a semiauto and threeround burst fire selector. Adopted in July 1997, the M16A4 is the fourth generation of the M16 series