AMERICA’S RIFLE THE AR-15
The AR-15 has truly become “America’s Rifle,” modern-day muskets that are integral to the fabric of life for American gun owners. Whether wielded by warfighters and law enforcement, or in the hands of civilians for home defense, hunting, competition or target shooting, ARs are literally everywhere. It’s reported that one of every four rifles made in the U.S. is an AR. And it’s a uniquely American story—with ingenuity and innovation, missteps, continuous improvements and refinements, and its eventual ascendance to firearms behemoth.
Today, one might think of Hollywood, California, with some amount of disdain when it comes to firearms. But back in the late 1950s, Armalite’s small workshop in that very town gave birth to the most adaptable and longest-lasting standard U.S. service rifle of all time. The AR-15 was based on Eugene Stoner’s 7.62mm AR-10 design, utilizing the latest in materials as well as manufacturing processes. Precise manufacturing tolerances combined with steel, aluminum and synthetic materials to create a weapon system that has become a model of modularity, versatility and effectiveness.
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