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A Kurdish gunman holds a AK-47 rifle in front of a Shi'ite militiaman house during clashes Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Infantry Weapons Win Wars—Here Are the Five Most Deadly

by Kyle Mizokami

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PFC Michael J. Mendoza (Piedmont, CA.) fires is M-16 rifle into a suspected Viet Cong occupied area. 8 September 1967, Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam. U.S. Army/Sp5 Robert C. Lafoon.

Is the M16 Rifle a Big Reason America Lost the Vietnam War?

A student loads a magazine during the live-firing portion of a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance class on base Jan 21. The M-16A2 fires 5.56 mm semi-jacketed frangible rounds and each magazine holds up to 30 rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

Will the U.S. Army Really Switch To a Bigger Bullet? This Russian Expert Thinks Not

DARPA Scientists Had a Plan to Replace the M-16 Rifle. It Failed.

A visitor holds an AK-47 at the Egytian stand during the last day of Egypt Defense Expo, showcasing military systems and hardware, in Cairo, Egypt, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Is the AK-47 Really Self-Cleaning? We Bust Myths About the World's Favorite Gun

It's Time To Start Appreciating Ruger's Mini-14 Rifle

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Stories From M-16

Ruger's Mini-14: Most Underappreciated Rifle on the Planet?

by Kyle Mizokami March 21, 2019

The Mad Scientists at DARPA Tried to Replace the Army's M-16 Assault Rifle (And Failed)

by WarIsBoring March 14, 2019

Forget the M-16 or AK-47: This Russian Assault Rifle Is a Real Killer

by Mark Episkopos March 1, 2019

Meet the Ruger Mini-14 Rifle: The Most Underappreciated Gun on the Planet?

by Kyle Mizokami February 26, 2019

How the Army Tried to Replace the M-16 Rifle (and Failed)

by Joseph Trevithick February 19, 2019

The Uzi Is No More: Introducing Israel's Deadly Tavor Assault Rifle

by Michael Peck December 17, 2018

Forget the Uzi: Meet Israel's Deadly Tavor Assault Rifle

by Michael Peck November 21, 2018
By U.S. Army Europe Images from Heidelberg, Germany - 1st Lt. Keller Fires M16, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29781229

On A CIA Mission In Laos an Airman Held Off An Assault For Hours With Just A Radio And An M-16

by Task and Purpose Jared Keller November 10, 2018
By docmonstereyes from USA - IMG_9213, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41532522

Watch This Person Blast A Telephone Pole In Half With An AR-15

by Task and Purpose James Clark October 7, 2018
By docmonstereyes from USA - IMG_9566.jpg, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41532539

Why the AR-15 Isn't Going Anywhere

by Task and Purpose Christian Beekman October 6, 2018
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