The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56x45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.
The CAR-15 program started in earnest in 1964 with samples of the SMG Model 607 being submitted to the U.S. Army for evaluation. Starting in May 1965, Colt attempted to market the M16 rifle and its variants developed under the CAR-15 program to commercial markets and markets outside the United States as a modular weapon system. By using various upper assemblies, buttstocks, and pistol grips, the weapon could be configured as an assault rifle, a carbine, a submachine gun, an open-bolt squad automatic weapon, a belt-fed light machine gun, or a survival rifle. There was a second belt-fed machine gun developed under the CAR-15 program called the CMG-1, CMG-2, and CMG-3 in 7.62 NATO that was not based on the existing AR-15/M16 design. However, the U.S. military only made significant purchases of the existing M16 rifle and the SMG model, later called the Commando versions, so Colt abandoned the CAR-15 family concept. The "CAR-15 Rifle" was already identified by most users as the M16 rifle, and "CAR-15" was similarly associated with the short-barreled Colt Submachine Gun and Commando models. Because of that, the term "CAR-15" has been used to describe any M16-based carbine, even if the particular weapon is not officially named this.
A collaborative partnership between Cyma CGS and Colt, licensed by Cybergun, the Colt M723 M16A2 utilises the CYMA CGS Gas System, a collaborative effort with T8 (SP Systems) in replicating and retrofitting the venerable Tokyo Marui MWS M4 / AR-15 series of gas airsoft rifles, reinforced with steel internals for better durability and an adjustable trigger box. Because of this, you could expect this rifle to perform well, and you have the backing of a plethora of aftermarket support. As this is the lightning version, it comes with a CNC-machined aluminum bolt carrier with a steel bolt stop insert for a more consistent and faster cyclic rate. The M16A2 M727 comes with a 30-round gas-powered STANAG magazine and is a 1:1 replica of the M16 platform.
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