01-16-2013, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer
Very few homeowners have assault rifles. Marines do not train on the AR15 anymore than the Army does. Which is not at all.
AR15 = semi automatic rifle, which falls under the definition of assault weapon in most cases
M16 = assault rifle, capable of full-auto or burst, depending on variant
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With the exception of the M16 being fully automatic, they are in fact the same exact weapon.
Which is which?
Even Wikipedia says that the AR15 is nothing more than a variant of the M16:
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Colt's first two models produced after the acquisition of the rifle from ArmaLite were the 601 and 602, and these rifles were in many ways clones of the original ArmaLite rifle (in fact, these rifles were often found stamped Colt ArmaLite AR-15, Property of the U.S. Government caliber .223, with no reference to them being M16s). The 601 and 602 are easily identified by their flat lower receivers without raised surfaces around the magazine well and occasionally green or brown furniture.
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