Handbook on the Armalite AR-10 Infantry Rifle Cal 7.62 NATO

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

• Description and Tech Data
• OPERATION AND HANDLING
• DISASSEMBLY QAND ASSEMBLY FOR CLEANING AFTER FIRING
• Disassembly of the trigger mechanism
• Functioning of the weapon
• Gas Adjustment]Sight Adjustment
• Cleaning the Weapon (detailed)
• Accessories

The AR-10 is a 7.62 mm battle rifle developed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s at ArmaLite, then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. When first introduced in 1956, the AR-10 used an innovative straight-line barrel/stock design with phenolic composite and forged alloy parts resulting in a small arm significantly easier to control in automatic fire and over 1 lb (0.45 kg) lighter than other infantry rifles of the day. Over its production life, the original AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 9,900 rifles assembled.

In 1957, the basic AR-10 design was rescaled and substantially modified by ArmaLite to accommodate the .223 Remington cartridge, and given the designation AR-15. ArmaLite licensed the AR-10 and AR-15 designs to Colt Firearms. The AR-15 eventually became the M16 rifle.

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