Eugene Stoner, and the Armalite Corporation. See link below.
The M16 assault rifle is chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATOintermediate rifle cartridge. It can also accept .223 Remington rounds.
Created by the ArmaLite Company, the rifle is made from aluminum , plastics, and steel. Metal parts are cast and or forged/machined.
Nobody. The M16 is not a sniper rifle, and it did not enter production until 1960.
The M16 sieries of rifles are individual combat weapons.
The weight of an M16 rifle without a magazine or sling is approximately 7.2 pounds.
The Black Rifle by Blake Stevens
uh well there completly different guns...the m16 is a assualt rifle and the l96 is a bolt action rifle. m16 is probly the better choice if your trying to survive on a battlefield.
@ 1960
If you mean the US Army, the M16 and the M4 variant of the M16.
The M16 assault rifle's bolt and bolt carrier are made of steel.
M16 A4 rifle. That's why they use it now instead of the M16 A2 rifle.