List of ArmaLite rifles

An Armalite rifle (AR) is one of a series of rifles the ArmaLite company made or, more generally, a rifle based on one of its designs, such as the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle. Eugene Stoner, Jacques Michault, Melvin Johnson, Robert Fremont, and Jim Sullivan are some of the designers credited with their development.[1] In the United States, these rifles are generally known by their model numbers. The AR before the model number stands for "ArmaLite Rifle".[2][3]

Model number Model name Cartridges Manufacturers Notes Image
AR-5 Aircrew survival weapon .22 Hornet ArmaLite A bolt-action, take-down survival rifle.
AR-7 Explorer .22 Long Rifle ArmaLite, Charter Arms, Henry Repeating Arms A semi-automatic, take-down survival rifle.
AR-10 7.62×51mm NATO, .308 Winchester Fairchild ArmaLite, Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) A lightweight battle rifle.
ArmaLite AR-14 Unknown ArmaLite A lightweight hunting style rifle that never made it past the prototype phase and according to reports had issues of exploding when fired.
AR-15 .223 Remington, 5.56 NATO ArmaLite, Colt's Manufacturing Company A lightweight assault rifle. A smaller version of the AR-10 and adopted by the United States military as the M16 rifle. Later developed by Colt into a popular semi-automatic Colt AR-15.
AR-16 7.62×51mm NATO ArmaLite Prototype battle rifle.
ArmaLite AR-17 12 gauge Semiautomatic 12ga 2shot shotgun based on the earlier AR-9.
AR-18 5.56×45mm NATO ArmaLite, Howa Machinery Company, Sterling Armaments Company An inexpensive, easy to make, stamped steel rifle. Also known as "The Widowmaker" in Northern Ireland.
AR-180 5.56×45mm NATO Howa Machinery Company, Sterling Armaments Company Semi-automatic rifle version of the AR-18.
AR-100
AR-101
AR-102
AR-103
AR-104		 5.56×45mm NATO ArmaLite, Elitool AR-100 series[4] based on the AR-16 that used a self ejecting magazine device.[5] Used in development of Ultimax 100 LMG.
AR-30, AR-30A1, AR-31 .308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Lapua ArmaLite Bolt-action rifle based in part on the ArmaLite AR-50 rifle.
AR-50 .50 BMG ArmaLite Single-shot, .50 caliber bolt-action sniper and long-range target rifle.

References

  1. ^ "Armalite AR-10 Semi-Automatic Rifle". National Rifle Association of America. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "History". www.armalite.com. Armalite. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. ^ William Harris. "Top 5 Most Popular Guns - and Why". How Stuff Works. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Various. "AR-100 Series of Weapons". AR15.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Arms and Defence in Southeast Asia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 31 Dec. 1989 by Chandran Jeshurun, ISBN 9813035455