Canadian involvement with the Colt M16 series of rifles began as a result of that country’s Small Arms Replacement Program (SARP), which sought to supplant the FN-FAL-based C1A1 rifles chambered in ...

Nothing says “I’m the boss here” like a gold-plated firearm. Deposed Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein knew it; Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi knew it; even legendary fictional assassin and one-time ...

Key Point: Colt was not evolving along its competition and could not keep up selling subpar products. Belgium’s Fabrique Nationale (FN) and Colt have long been competitors on the American firearms ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Every gun needs maintenance, but the humid environment and false promises made the M-16 a maintenance nightmare. In Part One of this series, we discussed how the U.S.