Lance Cpl. Ford Small prepares to fire an M4 carbine fitted with a smart shooter optic during a live-fire training event with ...

Key Points - The M4 carbine, a compact derivative of the M16 rifle tracing its roots to the Vietnam-era CAR-15, became the ubiquitous weapon for US military personnel ...

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Service Battalion fires the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire weapons familiarization exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 5.

The US military has attempted to replace the M4/M16 series of weapons for almost five decades. From flechette-firing prototypes to rifles that used caseless ammunition firing in hyperbursts, no weapon ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --Colt's Manufacturing Co. has received a $57.7 million foreign military sales contract for up to 10,000 M4 and M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles. The rifles are for delivery to Jordan, ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is expanding its use of a new automatic rifle, issuing it to all Marine infantry and other Marines at the very tip of the spear. The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle will replace the ...

Talk about a rough patch. For the last five years, rumors of Colt’s death have been (slightly) exaggerated. From real estate defaults, to bankruptcy, to cancelling civilian sales of AR-style rifles, ...

The United States Marine Corps Rifle Creed represents the relationship between soldiers and their weapon. One part says, “My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.” Though it ...