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 ...

The US military still uses considerable numbers of Colt-produced M16s and M4 carbines today (US Army photo by Spc. Vanessa Hernandez) Legendary small arms manufacturer Colt has officially bowed away ...

Here’s What You Need to Rememner: FN has eaten Colt’s lunch over the last few decades in the American market. If the “new” Colt wants to thrive, they need to find a way to innovate and develop new ...

One day before a major deadline in its bankruptcy case, Colt’s Manufacturing Co. learned Tuesday that it was chosen to supply 8,624 advanced-model M16 rifles to the Navy without competitive bidding.

Key point: During the Vietnam War, the effectiveness of the M16 was a big source of debate. In Part One of this series, we discussed how the U.S. Army came to dump the M14 battle rifle for the M16 ...

The gun manufacturer said the market had an adequate supply of sporting rifles and it would focus on its military and law enforcement contracts instead. By David Yaffe-Bellany The gun maker Colt said ...

MASON CITY — Mason City police on Monday asked the public's help finding a semiautomatic rifle and 12-gauge shotgun stolen from the back seat of an unmarked police car. A Colt M16 A1 rifle, Remington ...