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The Black Rifle: M16 Retrospective (Modern US Military Small Arms Series- Volume Three) [Hardcover]

R.Blake Stevens (Author), Edward C. Ezell (Author), R. Blake Stevens (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Collector Grade Publications,Canada; 2nd edition (December 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0889351155
ISBN-13: 978-0889351158
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very technical book that tells the story, March 16, 2003

Kyle Lassiter "Therapist and Life Coach" (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Black Rifle: M16 Retrospective (Modern US Military Small Arms Series- Volume Three) (Hardcover)

Mr. Steven's book tells the story of how this rifle was adopted and he goes into great detail. If you are uninterested in this level of detail perhaps this isn't the book for you. But for the enthusiast this is a four or five star book. It really depends on your level of interest.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Super book; what it is and what it's not, October 15, 2007

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This review is from: The Black Rifle: M16 Retrospective (Modern US Military Small Arms Series- Volume Three) (Hardcover)

Super, authoritative documentation of how we got the M16 -- the engineering, the salesmanship, the politics, and all the pitfalls along the way. Well written and very enjoyable to those who have a passion to everything there is to know about the M16. Carries up to the adoption of the M16A2 (1987).

Does not attempt to focus on nuanced distinctions between the M16 and various models AR15s you may find on the market. As the title says, it's about the devlopment of M16 as our battle rifle -- not the civilian AR15 version.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - but Amazon's price is outrageous, July 21, 2007

William Bradford (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This is definitely a book to have if you own an AR15-type rifle, but why is Amazon's listed price almost forty dollars more than the list price direct from the publisher?

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