M16
Standard infantry weapon
The M16 is the standard-issue assault rifle of the U.S. military since the Vietnam War, chambered in 5.56mm NATO.
Its civilian semiautomatic version is the AR-15.
The designation has become shorthand for American military rifles generally: He carried an M16 through two tours in Afghanistan.
Top classification rating
- A2Alphanumeric route marker
- A3International paper dimension
- A4International paper standard
- M4U.S. military rifle
AR-15 · Colt · civilian · military · export · modernized · upgraded · configuration
Short-barreled lightweight firearm
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- stockGoods kept for sale
- triggerWhat initiates action
- magazineBound periodical with articles
selector · bayonet · semi-automatic · gas-operated · handguard
Ground combat troops
- standard-issueUniformly distributed equipment
- armyOrganized land-based military
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- soldierArmed forces member
deployment · platoon · squad · battalion · NATO · arsenal · military-grade · camouflage
Weapon projectiles and charges
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
cleaning · safety · firing · loading · cycling · malfunction · clearing · lubrication
Degree of correctness
- aimingDirecting toward target
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
- trajectoryPath of moving object
ballistics · marksman · sharpshooting · scoped · rangefinder · target · grouping · windage
A1
Top classification rating
M4 · AR-15 · Colt · civilian · military · export · modernized · upgraded · configuration · model
carbine
Short-barreled lightweight firearm
magazine · selector · bayonet · semi-automatic · gas-operated · handguard
infantry
Ground combat troops
- standard-issueUniformly distributed equipment
- armyOrganized land-based military
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
soldier · deployment · platoon · squad · battalion · NATO · arsenal · military-grade · camouflage · tactical
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- recoilBackward force from discharge
jamming · cleaning · safety · firing · loading · cycling · malfunction · clearing · lubrication · maintenance
accuracy
Degree of correctness
trajectory · ballistics · marksman · sharpshooting · scoped · rangefinder · target · grouping · windage · elevation
- firearmsrifle, pistol, handgun, shotgun, revolver
- military gearuniform, rifle, boots, combat boots, ammunition
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- Infantry Weaponsrifle, pistol, grenade, bayonet, shotgun
- police weaponsservice pistol, service weapon, duty weapon, sidearm, handgun
M16pistol
Compact one-handed firearm
handgun · sidearm · derringer · pocket pistol · Glock
M16white flag
Signal of capitulation
olive branch · first aid kit · shield · body armor · helmet
- M16 riflesUS military standard-issue firearms