In 1959, ArmaLite sold its rights to the AR-10 and AR-15 to Colt's Manufacturing Company due to financial difficulties, and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity. 223 Remington cartridge, and given the designation ArmaLite AR-15. In 1957, the basic AR-10 design was rescaled and substantially modified by ArmaLite to accommodate the. However, the ArmaLite AR-10 would become the progenitor for a wide range of firearms. Over its production life, the original AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled. When first introduced in 1956, the AR-10 used an innovative combination of a straight-line barrel/stock design with phenolic composite, a new patent-filed gas-operated bolt and carrier system and forged alloy parts resulting in a small arm significantly easier to control in automatic fire and over 1 lb (0.45 kg) lighter than other infantry rifles of the day. The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle designed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s and manufactured by ArmaLite (then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation). 3.6× telescopic sight)Īdjustable aperture rear sight, fixed post front sight
Gas-operated, rotating bolt (Direct expansion of gas on surfaces of Bolt Carrier)ħ00 rounds/min (fully automatic), variable (semi-automatic)Ħ00 m (660 yd) (700 m (770 yd) with A.I.
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