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The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| M16 rifle | Action | Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt, Stoner bolt and carrier piston | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Barrel length | 20 in (508 mm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Designed | 1959 | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Designer | Eugene Stoner (AR-10) L. James Sullivan (AR-15) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Effective firing range | 550 m (601 yd) (point target) 800 m (875 yd) (area target) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Feed system | STANAG magazine 20-round detachable box magazine 30-round detachable box magazine 40-round detachable box magazine 60-round detachable box magazine Beta C-Mag 100-round drum mag… | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | In service | 1964–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Length | 38.81 in (986 mm) (M16A1) 39.63 in (1,007 mm) (M16A2) 39.37 in (1,000 mm) (M16A4) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | FN Herstal[note 1] | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | General Motors (Hydramatic Division) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Harrington & Richardson | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Remington | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | U.S. Ordnance | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Chartered Industries of Singapore | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Diemaco | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Elisco Tool Manufacturing Company | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Manufacturer | Ministry of Defense Arsenal | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Mass | Unloaded: 6.37 lb (2.89 kg) (M16A1) 7.5 lb (3.40 kg) (M16A2 without magazine and sling) 7.5 lb (3.40 kg) (M16A4) 8.81 lb (4.00 kg) (M16A4 loaded with 30 rounds and sling) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Maximum firing range | 3,600 m (3,937 yd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Muzzle velocity | 3,150 ft/s (960 m/s) (M855A1 round) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | No. built | ~8 million ~28 million AR-15–style rifles | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Produced | November 1963–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Rate of fire | 700–800 rounds/min cyclic sustained (M16A1) 700–900 rounds/min cyclic sustained (M16A2, M16A3) 800 rounds/min cyclic sustained (M16A4) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Sights | Iron sights: Rear: aperture; L-type flip Front: wing-protected post Various aiming optics | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Type | Assault rifle | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Used by | See Users | 1.00 | infobox |
| M16 rifle | Variants | See List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants | 1.00 | infobox |
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