Skull Pilot
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It is the same.Bottom line the AR i5 is exactly the same as any other semiautomatic rifle but for the materials of the stock and a couple of accessoriesAR-15 was the prototype to the M-16. The AR-15 didn't have a forward assist assembly and the Army wouldn't buy it. A forward assist assembly was added, the Army bought it and the AR-15 was re-designated M-16 because Army weapons have an M preceding the number. I was issued one of the first M-16s in July 1965.Charles Whitman didn't have an AR-15. He used an M-1 carbine. People give the AR-15 too much credit.
So why did the US military pick the fully auto version of the AR to be their goto combat weapon? The AR and the M16 are identical other than the full auto capability. ARs weren't even built until the M16 patent ran out.
Bottom line, the AR15 is the same design as an M16 with the multiple fire disabled. The US military chose that design as it's goto combat weapon. If it's just like any other semiauto, why did the military pick that particular design over any other simiauto?
Then why did the military pick a slightly modified version of that design for the M16? It's not the same as any other simiauto.
The firing mechanism of an AR works exactly the same as any other semiautomatic rifle.
The only differences between an AR frame or clone and any other semiauto available to civilians are the materials used for the stock and the frame