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Old 10-06-2015, 08:56 PM  
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
Same exact thing. From Wikipedia:

After modifications (most notably the relocation of the charging handle from under the carrying handle to the rear of the receiver), the redesigned rifle was adopted by the United States military as the M16 rifle. In 1963, Colt started selling the semi-automatic version of the M16 rifle as the Colt AR-15 for civilian use and the term has been used to refer to semiautomatic-only versions of the rifle since then.

If it's the same, why do they call it something different?

If something is a different version... it's not the same.

Jesus... fuck... you guys make my fucking head hurt. It's like talking to a pigeon.
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