Russian made AR-15

[russianshooter3]

Some full made some assembled from parts
in present time - 10 company making AR-15 system rifle in Russia

[russianshooter3]

[eljefe]

Very Cordial state of detente,Indeed.
the yanks make Avtomat kalashnikova in 5.56 and the Russkis make a local copy of the M-16

[russianshooter3]

Very Cordial state of detente,Indeed.
the yanks make Avtomat kalashnikova in 5.56 and the Russkis make a local copy of the M-16

Yep! but basic copy M4, not M16

For info AK in 223 caliber developing russians in 1990 year! Name AK-100 series also name this series "Black AK"

[eljefe]

I used the M-16 as a generic term, because the M-16 has gone thru so many avatars, only a dedicated collector could keep track

[HairyTrigger]

Yep! but basic copy M4, not M16

For info AK in 223 caliber developing russians in 1990 year! Name AK-100 series also name this series "Black AK"

AR15 (as in Armalite 15) is the original rifle name and has become the name of that family of rifles. M16 was the military designation when it was properly adopted (let's ignore the Colt internal designations such as model 601 and 603 and the XM16 variations for the sake of brevity). The M16A4 is as the name implies the 4th version of the M16 and adopted in 1998 and is currently manufactured by FN and Colt.

Am I correct to assume Russians started making AKs in 223 for the export market (as compared to nations who were already making AKs locally but joined NATO)? I thought the 5.45×39 had better ballistic properties, all else equal, than the 5.556x45.

[russianshooter3]

Yep! but basic copy M4, not M16

For info AK in 223 caliber developing russians in 1990 year! Name AK-100 series also name this series "Black AK"

AR15 (as in Armalite 15) is the original rifle name and has become the name of that family of rifles. M16 was the military designation when it was properly adopted (let's ignore the Colt internal designations such as model 601 and 603 and the XM16 variations for the sake of brevity). The M16A4 is as the name implies the 4th version of the M16 and adopted in 1998 and is currently manufactured by FN and Colt.

Am I correct to assume Russians started making AKs in 223 for the export market (as compared to nations who were already making AKs locally but joined NATO)? I thought the 5.45×39 had better ballistic properties, all else equal, than the 5.556x45.

AK in 223 caliber its for import basic!

In many country making only 223 556 Nato cartridge and doing new caliber like 5,45 39 have no economic reason

And yes 5,45 better then 5,56 in ballistic,but its not ballistic question its more economic question