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Complete AR-15/M16 Sourcebook: What Every Shooter Needs to Know Paperback – January 1, 2002

by Duncan Long (Author)

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This carefully researched revised and updated edition of The AR-15/M16 Sourcebook offers fresh insight into why the AR-15/M16 rifle remains a favorite of soldiers, law enforcement officials, civilian shooters and self-defense experts. In it, Duncan Long takes another look at the history of the "black-rifle" from the bureaucratic blunders and military infighting that ruined its reliability during the Vietnam War to the modifications that transformed it into the most reliable weapon in the world. He also examines the many military and custom spinoffs of the firearm, including an invaluable listing of its various models, supplemented by an impressive collection of photos and illustrations. In addition, he covers grenade launchers, SAW versions, and experimental weapons systems and even gives a detailed assessment of the OICW and other firearms now being tested as replacements for the U.S. military's M16 and M4 carbine. An entire section of the book is devoted to the very newest accessories for the AR-15, with a hard look at which ones will enhance its capabilities--and which could get the shooter killed. In addition to offering advice on improving an AR-15 rifle, picking the best ammunition for it, and ensuring its reliability, Long presents simple techniques for creating a one-of-a-kind exotic weapon built around this rifle through the selection of parts and accessories now on the market (and where to get them). Finally, the book provides complete instructions on how to field-strip, detail strip, troubleshoot, and assemble an AR-15. Whether you want a weapon you can rely on to get you out of a tight spot or wish to build a super accurate target version of the AR-15, this is the most complete and up-to-date resource available on what many consider to be the best rifle ever made.

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Duncan Long is an internationally recognized nonfiction and fiction writer of countless books and magazine articles on weapons and warfare. He is a best-selling Paladin author, with more than 20 firearms manuals in print.

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Paladin Press; Revised, Updated ed. edition (January 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0873646878
ISBN-13: 978-0873646871
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.8 x 11 inches
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Average Customer Review: 32 customer reviews
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Not Bad. Interesting. Somewhat Out of Date.

ByPeteron May 1, 2013

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Interesting. Gives you all the history about the development of the AR, which is pretty darn interesting. You'll find out why Armalite, the inventor of the AR-15, never made any serious money with the design and Colt did. At times, the history portion of this book is interesting enough to be a novel: Armalite invents cool gun, Armalite can't capitalize on it for one reason or another... SEEMingly due to no fault of their own.

The part about variations of the weapons system would be interesting to collectors, I suppose. I skipped it.

The brief sections about tear-down and cleaning are just that.

Overall, a reasonably good book for any new AR enthusiast.

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Thorough, exaustive detail but somewhat dated.

ByMichael Jameson February 3, 2016