The Marine Corps’ long, sometimes twisted, relationship with the M16 rifle is slowly coming to an end. On Monday, the Marine Corps Times reported that the rifle is only a few signatures away ...

Military analysts point to a number of reasons for the switch. The M16 is considered a legacy weapon for the Marines, equipped with technology from the Cold War era.

Summary and Key Points: The M16 rifle, designed by Eugene Stoner and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1960s, has remained a staple due to its reliability, modularity, and effectiveness.

This week, the Marine Corps announced via internal memo that the M4 carbine will become the primary-issued rifle in infantry and security units, as well as replace the M16 rifle in supporting ...

But the Marine Corps and the Army's decision to use two separate types of 5.56mm ammo is not a simple oversight. The Army adopted the M855A1 in 2010 after years of struggling to find a lead-free ...

He told Marine Corps Times that, in his experience, the only practical difference in his experience is that the M16 can accurately shoot out to 600 yards 550 meters, while the M4 has an effective ...

The Marine Corps approval of the rugged PMAG Gen 3 polymer magazine for operational use with the M4, M16 and M27 rifles in late 2016 created a small equipment mismatch: The magazines were a poor ...

Ultimately, if the move to the M4 is approved by Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, the M16 would be used serve exclusively by with support personnel in communities like logistics or admin. Once ...

If the military wanted the M16, so be it. He wanted to know why the M16 was malfunctioning at an unacceptably high rate. One rifle-failure incident after another eroded public confidence.

Dallas County commissioners have authorized a sheriff's department request for M14s, M16s and an armored personnel carrier from a Department of Defense surplus program.