Complete AR-15/M16 Sourcebook: What Every Shooter Needs to Know | 
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| Author: Duncan Long
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 34710
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised & Updated
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0873646878
Dewey Decimal Number: 683.422
EAN: 9780873646871
ASIN: 0873646878
Publication Date: January 1, 2002
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Product Description
This carefully researched revised and updated edition of The AR-15/M16 Sourcebook offers fresh insight into why the AR-15/M16 rifle remains a favorite of soldiers, law enforcement officials, civilian shooters and self-defense experts. In it, Duncan Long takes another look at the history of the black-rifle from the bureaucratic blunders and military infighting that ruined its reliability during the Vietnam War to the modifications that transformed it into the most reliable weapon in the world. He also examines the many military and custom spinoffs of the firearm, including an invaluable listing of its various models, supplemented by an impressive collection of photos and illustrations. In addition, he covers grenade launchers, SAW versions, and experimental weapons systems and even gives a detailed assessment of the OICW and other firearms now being tested as replacements for the U.S. militarys M16 and M4 carbine. An entire section of the book is devoted to the very newest accessories for the AR-15, with a hard look at which ones will enhance its capabilitiesand which could get the shooter killed. In addition to offering advice on improving an AR-15 rifle, picking the best ammunition for it, and ensuring its reliability, Long presents simple techniques for creating a one-of-a-kind exotic weapon built around this rifle through the selection of parts and accessories now on the market (and where to get them). Finally, the book provides complete instructions on how to field-strip, detail strip, troubleshoot, and assemble an AR-15. Whether you want a weapon you can rely on to get you out of a tight spot or wish to build a super accurate target version of the AR-15, this is the most complete and up-to-date resource available on what many consider to be the best rifle ever made.
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Complete AR-15/M16 Sourcebook November 11, 2008
Very informative & well written for a new owner.....lots of good information....a good starter book.
 Good History, Skimpy on the Technical Aspects August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good book but a bad manual. It has a great history of M16s and a bit of bias about how great they are. I was disappointed at the lack of technical information in the book as I was looking for a bit more detail on the specifics of parts and internal upgrade options.
Purchased it for the maintenance section which is lacking December 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nice history and overview of the rifles development, but weak on assembly instruction, maintenance, cleaning etc. A nice historical reference book really.
 All there is to know January 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was new to the AR-15 pattern rifle. This book was informative and still a great read. Provides a full history of the design with info about competing rifles. It could use some updating to cover newer accessories.
Good Overview of the AR15 May 23, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed and found the information useful. If your new to the AR15, this is
a great way to get up to speed on the subject. The author knows his subject
and communicates it well. There's a lot more that could have been covered
but for that, one is well advised to visit www.ar15.com
You'll find answers there to questions you probably haven't even thought of.
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