So says Kit Up! friend and veteran war correspondent C.J. Chivers in his latest post on the M4/M16 family of rifles. In a thorougly researched and well-constructed post on the New York Times' At ...

The M16 rifle, designed by Eugene Stoner and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1960s, has remained a staple due to its reliability, modularity, and effectiveness. -Despite early controversies and ...

The M16 family of weapons is officially considered out of date. First used by Air Force units in Vietnam, the M16 rifle was widely adopted by the Army and Marine Corps despite early issues with ...

The Army is issuing Soldiers a new small arms 5.56 ammunition magazine designed expressly for the M4/M4A1 carbine and M16 family of weapons. The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Joint Base ...

Such improvements could ensure the M16 family remains on the front lines for another twenty years or more, making it one of the longest-serving weapons in U.S. military history.

To better utilize optics, the M16 family’s fixed carry handle was replaced by a removable handle that, when taken off, revealed a “flat-top” receiver with a Mil-Standard 1913 Picatinny rail.

The DI-TRS is the most realistic Force on Force system ever designed. Each DI-TRS replicates the exact ergonomics of the M4/M16 family of battle rifles. Their natural point of aim and two-part ...

Some years ago I saw a knife that just intrigued me because of its overall appearance and "flavor". The CRKT M16-14 was something I hadn't seen before and I was eager to find ...