This rifle was one of the first of the modern smaller calibre rifles to be used in action.
Introduced during the Vietnam War it became an instantly recognisable weapon. M16 rifles are used by many military groups, most notably the SAS, who preferred the M16 over the standard British issue L85A1-SA80 rifle.
The semi-automatic version of this gun used on our shooting events in Prague is configured for the lower recoiling 9mm parabellum calibre ammunition favoured by some police SWAT teams and specialist military units for close quarters combat instead of the more traditional 5.56mm NATO calibre.
