Archive for the 'Assault Rifle' Category


Tavor T.A.R. 21 – Weapon of the Future

Tavor T.A.R. 21 Standard Version
Tavor, the new Israeli assault rifle is lightweight, compact and ergonomically designed to become an “organic” part of the warfighter. It has already been chosen to arm the Israeli (IDF) and Indian elite troops, and is aggressively marketed worldwide, to become a weapon of choice for future infantry combat suits.
The name [...]

SA80 – the Most Accurate Assault Rifle

L85A1 rifle. Carrying handle and front sight instead of more common SUSAT sight
SA80 (Small Arms for 1980s) is the designation for a revolutionary family of assault weapons. On its introduction, the L85 Individual Weapon (IW) proved so accurate that the Army marksmanship tests had to be redesigned. The British Army uses the L85 Individual Weapon [...]

XM8 – Lightweight Assault Rifle System

The XM8 assault rifle is a proposed replacement for the current M16 rifle and M4 carbine, the standard infantry weapons in today’s US military. The XM8 action is based upon the Heckler & Koch G36, a tried and true infantry weapon with a reputation for toughness and reliability.
The XM29 OICW project, which combined both an [...]

AKMS and Kitten – War and Peace

An Abundance of Ammo Used in the AR/M16 Platform

There are a selection of AR / M16 ammo types. The 5.56×45 at top and bottom, the 7.62×51 (.308) second from top, 6.8 SPR and 9mm below that. From a few feet away they look pretty much the same, as you look more closely the differences are apparent in the magazines. Their stocks are all [...]