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A Kurdish gunman holds a AK-47 rifle in front of a Shi'ite militiaman house during clashes Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Infantry Weapons Win Wars—Here Are the Five Most Deadly

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PFC Michael J. Mendoza (Piedmont, CA.) fires is M-16 rifle into a suspected Viet Cong occupied area. 8 September 1967, Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam. U.S. Army/Sp5 Robert C. Lafoon.

Is the M16 Rifle a Big Reason America Lost the Vietnam War?

A student loads a magazine during the live-firing portion of a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance class on base Jan 21. The M-16A2 fires 5.56 mm semi-jacketed frangible rounds and each magazine holds up to 30 rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

Will the U.S. Army Really Switch To a Bigger Bullet? This Russian Expert Thinks Not

DARPA Scientists Had a Plan to Replace the M-16 Rifle. It Failed.

A visitor holds an AK-47 at the Egytian stand during the last day of Egypt Defense Expo, showcasing military systems and hardware, in Cairo, Egypt, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Is the AK-47 Really Self-Cleaning? We Bust Myths About the World's Favorite Gun

It's Time To Start Appreciating Ruger's Mini-14 Rifle

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Army Pvt. Brian Spedding fires at a pop-up target during the Bandit Blitz team competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 1, 2011. Spedding is an artilleryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team

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The U.S. Army Is Testing a Bigger (And Deadlier) Bullet

Why Israel's Tavor is One of the World's Best Assault Rifles

The U.S. Army Has a Super 'Bullet' That Can Punch through Some of the Toughest Armor out There