Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Automatic Rifles

Al-Qadissiya Tabuk Designated Marksman
The Iraqi Tabuk, produced by Al-Qadissiya Establishments, is classified as a Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR). Unlike its Soviet-based contemporaries c...
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1989
2

Ares Shrike 5.56 Advanced Weapons System
Ares Defense of the United States produces the impressive Shrike 5.56 "Advanced Weapon System" (AWS). The Shrike 5.56 shares a high percentage of comm...
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2002
3

Armalite AR-18
With Eugene Stoner's AR-15 rifle design firmly entrenched as the M16 under production by Colt, his Armalite firm turned to the design and production o...
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1963
4

Beretta SC70/90
The Beretta-produced SC70/90 is the carbine version of the AR70/90 rifle. The SC70/90 features a folding tubular metal butt and is also featured in an...
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1985
5

Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
The M1918 BAR ("Browning Automatic Rifle") was born out of the World War One idea of a single soldier armed with the power of a machine gun. Pushing t...
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1940
6

Ceska Zbrojovka CZ2000
The CZ2000 assault rifle follows the distinct designs of the Soviet-made Kalashnikov brand of rifles but is a Czech weapon altogether. Initially a 5.4...
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1993
7

Colt M16A2
The M16A2 is a follow up design to the much-maligned M16 that debuted in the Vietnam War. The M16A2 version features minor but much-needed improvement...
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1983
8

Colt M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System)
The M16A4 is the fourth generation model of the successful M16 series of automatic assault rifles. The M16A4 system, and all the drawbacks contained t...
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9

Colt M4 / M4A Carbine
The M4/M4A Carbine is a 5.56 mm lightweight, gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed with a selective firing rate that can be sighted from the shoulder...
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1997
10

Colt M4A1 SOPMOD
SOPMOD stands for Special Operation Peculiar MODification and is used by various levels of US Special Forces. The SOPMOD upgrade is nothing more than ...
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1993
11

Daewoo K2
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1987
12

Diemaco C7
The C7 assault rifle stemmed from the Canadian decision to go with the NATO 5.56mm round as the standard ammunition round for the Canadian armed force...
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1984
13

DIO KH2002 / Khaybar
The KH2002 / Khaybar is an indigenously-produced assault rifle of Iranian origin. Based on the American M16A1 series of automatic rifles, the KH-2002 ...
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2004
14

Dragunov SVD
The Dragunov SVD sniper rifle is an automatic rifle based on the Kalashnikov rifle series. The weapon system was the standard sniper rifle issued to t...
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1963
15

Enfield L1A1
The L1A1 was the standard British Army assault rifle from the mid-1950's on through the late 1980's, ultimately being replaced by the bullpup-configur

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