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 ...
When the M16A2 was adopted in the 1980s, it could be seen as a rushed product. While the U.S. military needed a new rifle with the faster 1:7 twist to fire the new NATO standard SS109 round, the other ...