| The history of AR-15 rifles is a strange | | | | |
| history of the rifle that almost never was. | | | | The A2 was born, still used for training in |
| During the proto types of Eugene Stoner, he | | | | military applications the A2 was it, the fit |
| was developing the AR-10 rifles, with the | | | | of forum and function. The civilian AR-15 |
| hope it would be the new US military firearm, | | | | rifles have never been the same since. Now |
| but it was never meant to be. During the | | | | AR-15 firearms are used for everything from |
| initial test of the AR-10 rifle, chambered in | | | | varmint hunting to tactical competitive |
| 308 the military loved it. Unfortunately for | | | | shooting. The AR-15 rifle is produced by more |
| the AR-10 the Japanese government did not | | | | then a dozen companies now; even personalized |
| allow further testing of this remarkable | | | | AR-15 lower receivers are now available, |
| firearm, on Japanese soil. Due to the anti | | | | produced to standard specifications. |
| aggression treaty signed after World War II, | | | | |
| Japan forbid the rights of military testing | | | | Now its in our hands, AR-15 rifles are now |
| in Japan for purposes of developing a rifle | | | | available from numerous brands like Alexander |
| for the Vietnam war. | | | | Arms, Bushmaster, Cobb Arms, Colt Arms, DPMS |
| | | | Arms, Olympic Arms, Smith & Wesson, Stag |
| Due to this fluke Colt Arms had already | | | | Arms, Wilson Combat, and many more. You can |
| developed and manufactured the M16 rifles, | | | | get an AR-15 rifle with extras such as the M4 |
| which were considered sub par at the time, | | | | feed cuts or flat top configurations, for |
| with the blow back operation, compared to the | | | | easy sight removal or assembly. After over |
| pistol operated design of the AR-10 rifle. | | | | fifty years of development these AR-15 rifles |
| Most military service personnel didn't much | | | | are well on their way to being the top |
| care for the smaller cartage on top of the | | | | selling firearms on the market, not too bad |
| "space age design". Using alloys and polymer | | | | for a fluke design, which the developed had |
| the M16 firearm was the first of its kind, | | | | almost given up on. |
| especially to be adopted by the US military. | | | | |
| | | | In conclusion the AR-15 rifles have gain |
| Initially Eugene Stoner had suggestions to | | | | popularity and credit over the years, with |
| make the M16 rifles fit more seamlessly into | | | | shooters willing to forgive mistakes of the |
| a military role, but those additions had fell | | | | past. Since development is an on going |
| on deaf ears. Unfortunately a lot of vets can | | | | process of these remarkable AR-15 firearms, |
| tell you horror stories about the first wave | | | | shooters have learned to accept a few years |
| of productions of Colt M16 rifles. After the | | | | of gray area, to get to the golden age of |
| Vietnam War the military began to take a new | | | | AR-15 firearms. Now produced AR-15 pistols as |
| look at the M16 rifle, and compared it to | | | | well as many other AR-15 style firearms there |
| civilian AR-15 rifles. During upgrade process | | | | is sure to be an AR-15 for whatever your |
| military developers looked to companies like | | | | needs be. Ranging from six hundred to well |
| Bushmaster, who is well known for the | | | | over two thousand these rifles are well built |
| Bushmaster AR-15 rifles, to help improve | | | | and developed for every kind of shooter. |
| reliability. | | | | |