The commanding officer of US Army Vietnam, General William Westmoreland, requested a technical assistance team visit units in the field equipped with the M16, a visit that lasted six weeks.

The M16’s predecessor in U.S. military service, the 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 caliber) M14, had become the standard-issue rifle ...

The M16 rifle is one of the most iconic weapons of the post-World War II era. American fighting men have carried the M16 in one form or another into combat for more than fifty years, from Vietnam ...

-Despite early controversies and setbacks in Vietnam, the M16 proved its worth. The rifle's design has evolved, leading to variants like the M4 and specialized models used by special operations ...

The Original M16 Manual Was a Vietnam War Comic Book Probably the most important chapter of the Army's 1967 manual "The M-16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventative Maintenance." (U.S. Army) ...

Some Vietnam vets give the M16 a big thumbs-up. Others give it an extended middle finger. It depends on personal perspective for the most part, and that always trumps factual data among folks who ...

A paratrooper memorial service in Lai Khe, Vietnam, in 1965 for seven members of the U.S. 101st Airborne Brigade who'd been killed in action included the soldiers' boots, helmets and M16 rifles ...

Firearms with a military pedigree have always been a fixture for gun owners, and the M16 is no different. Since it entered service over 50 years ago, the M16’s influence has remained constant.

AR-15 rifles are light, accurate, and quick. When they were used by the military, they were called M16 rifles. As of 2023, about 16 million adults in the US own at least one, according to polling ...

Much has been said and written about the M14 rifle and its use in Vietnam, much of it critical. One U.S. Army veteran disagrees, saying his experience with the rifle was preferable to the M16.

When the Army ordered its now standard M4 carbine in 1993 from firearms maker Colt, it saw the rifle as a lighter, more agile alternative to the Vietnam era M16. In 2023, it will begin fielding a ...