What is the rifle used most by the U.S. military today and who produces them?

13 Responses

1. AirborneSaint

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   The US Army is actually making the transition from the M-16 to the M-4 which is a variation of the M-16. Both rifles are produced by Colt Manufacturing and Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc.

2. MumboVonJumbo

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   Colt AR16

3. Joker

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   The M:16 A2 is the most used rifle used by the U.S. Military today.

   The Manufacturers are: Colt Manufacturing and Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc

4. antonf26

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   i believe it still is the m16a2, produced by Colt
   investing in war aren’t you?

5. sshazzam

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   They also use the Barret 50 caliber.

6. Siddharta

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   The best weapons you can find on earth are produced in Germany and Switzerland since Centuries….SIG-weapons were used in 1st and 2nd WW by all countries….

7. jdrumi

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   I belive that they are using mainly two (2) types of assault weapons. The M-16 short and long stock & barrel and the MP5, The mini 14 might also be a favorite for some reason they dont use it anymore,During WORLD WAR 11, it was the garrand top feed 7-8 rounds the thompson was also used with 50 round drum or 30rnd Mag

   Side Arm, not real sure, they keep change it from time to time. Back to assault weapon the 223 round/cartridge is the one that they maily use, Sniper ussually is 308. It also varies depending on the task. Special ops often carry more than the infantary soldier/Ammo (More Mags) for better and more complete info check out military website.

8. Trey45

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   Colt and FN makes them, also Bushmaster made them for a few years, Their sniper rifles are made by private contractor gunsmiths and also by military armourers and machinists gunsmiths. The M2 50 caliber and 30 caliber heavy machine guns are Browning. FN makes most of the new squad automatic weapons now, as well as the small arms rifles carried by most US troops. FN has a plant in South Carolina if memory serves that’s open to the public for tours.

9. Tater Salad

   March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   Armalite / Colt AR-15 / M16 assault rifle (USA)

   http://world.guns.ru/assault/as18-e.htm

10. yoda_man15

    March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    i think its either the M16 or AR15!!

11. cgalloway1973

    March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    M-16A2/M-16A4 select fire rifle; M-4 Carbine: Colt and subsidiaries (Bushmaster is but one)
    M24 Sniper Rifle and others in .308: Remmington, Winchester
    M-82 .50CAL anti-material/sniper rifle: Barret
    M-14 Select fire rifle: Springfield (rifle was re-introduced in OIF)
    M-249/M-240/M2 Machine-gun: FN. Most M2s are 40+ years old.
    M-9 Berretta Pistol (M92f in civilian model): Berretta
    M-1911 series Pistol: Various Manufacturers

    If you are investing, remember these companies are sued continuously by various groups trying to disarm everyone but themselves. If you are a member of one of these groups, then I have nothing more to say to you.

12. del3483

    March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    m-16a2/a4 and the m-4 are the two most common rifles, however the m4 is fast replacing the m-16, due to size and accessories available.

    http://www.army.mil/fact_files_site/m-4_carbine/

    http://www.army.mil/fact_files_site/m16/index.html

13. gregory_dittman

    March 13th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    To add more info, the M-19 advanced model is probably going to be scraped. It would shoot a 20 mm airburst shell (to blow up over their heads if they were in a fox hole for example) up to 1,000 yards using a laser finder for range. The gun would weigh too much (15 lbs) and the kick would probably knock the soldier over if not dislocate their shoulder. This after spending $76 million on two wooden mock ups.

    The answers given will probably be the same answers 20 years from now.

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