Meet the Men Behind the AK-47 and M16 Rifles
Meet the Men Behind the AK-47 and M16 Rifles The Soviet-designed AK-47 and the American-built AR-15/M16 are arguably the most iconic firearms in the modern world. Even people who don't actually "know guns" have at least heard of these. Both were developed and introduced in the Cold War, and millions were produced and used by the respective allies of the Soviet Union and the United States. Arguments on which rifle is better rage on to this day, in this publication and elsewhere. The Soviet-designed AK-47 and the American-built AR-15/M16 are arguably the most iconic firearms in the modern world...
Source: nationalinterest.org