| Type | : Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | : United States |
| Designer | : Eugene Stoner and L. James Sullivan |
| Designed | : 1956 |
| Manufacturer | : Colt's Manufacturing Company Daewoo Precision Industries FN Herstal H&R Firearms General Motors Hydramatic Division Elisco U.S. Ordnance |
| Produced | : As the Armalite AR-15 from 1959 to 1964 As the Colt M16 rifle from 1964 to present |
| No. built | : c. 8 million |
| Weight | : 7.18 lb (3.26 kg) (unloaded) 8.79 lb (3.99 kg) (loaded) |
| Length | : 39.5 in (1,003 mm) |
| Barrel length | : 20 in (508 mm) |
| Cartridge | : 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Action | : Gas-operated, rotating bolt (direct impingement) |
| Rate of fire | : 12–15 rounds/min sustained 45–60 rounds/min semi-automatic 700–950 rounds/min cyclic |
| Muzzle velocity | : 3,150 ft/s (960 m/s) (M855A1 round) |
| Effective firing range | : Effective firing range 550 m (601 yd) (point target) |
| Maximum firing range | : 3,600 m (3,937 yd) |
| Feed system | : 20-round detachable box magazine: 0.211 lb (96 g) empty / 0.738 lb (335 g) full 30-round detachable box magazine: 0.257 lb (117 g) empty / 1.06 lb (480 g) full) Beta C-Mag 100-round double-lobed drum: 2.20 lb (1,000 g) empty / 4.81 lb (2,180 g) full) |
| Sights | : Iron sights or various optics |
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