Technical Specifications

Type	Assault rifle
Country of origin	United States
Manufacturer	ArmaLite Colt's Manufacturing Company
Designed	1956
Produced	1959–1964
In service	1962–1963
Wars	Vietnam War · Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Weight	6.55 lb unloaded · 7.30 lb with 20-round magazine
Length	39 in
Barrel length	20 in
Cartridge	.223 Remington
Action	Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt, Stoner bolt and carrier piston
Muzzle velocity	3300 ft/s
Range	500 yd

Data from ArmaLite AR-15 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Unknown authorUnknown author.

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