THE BLACK RIFLE An M16 Retrospective by R Blake Stevens and Edward C Ezell A chilling study of small arms development and procurement in the post-Ordnance US small arms environment, wherein OSD 'whiz kids' arrogantly called the tune and shooting watermelons at a picnic passed for engineering development. Beginning with the Black Rifle's forebear the ArmaLite AR-10, through the small caliber/high velocity (SCHV) program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, the .22 Gustafson carbine, the .22/NATO T48 and the Springfield and Winchester .224 rifles, this is an in-depth examination of the many controversies surrounding the 5.56mm M16 'package' - where it came from: what it is; what it is not, and why. At the time of this writing, the 5.56mm NATO M16A2 rifle is heir to world wide acceptance after a quarter-century of US service, longer than any other US rifle in  this century except the 1903 bolt-action Springfield. Its history has been far from one of calm acceptance.  9 1/2” x 11”, 416 pages, 441 illustrations and photos, printed endpapers, & deluxe hardcover with dust jacket. $59.95

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