Canadian involvement with the Colt M16 series of rifles began as a result of that country’s Small Arms Replacement Program (SARP), which sought to supplant the FN-FAL-based C1A1 rifles chambered in ...

Key Point: Colt was not evolving along its competition and could not keep up selling subpar products. Belgium’s Fabrique Nationale (FN) and Colt have long been competitors on the American firearms ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The combination of the Army’s dissatisfaction with the M16A2’s default sighting arrangement and the benefits of a lower optic mount lead the Army and Colt to ...