Jeff Hutchins
The black rifle is all the rage these days.
Eugene Stoner originally designed it for the 7.62x51mm U.S. military cartridge as the AR-10. It evolved into the AR-15 chambered in the new 5.56x45mm U.S. Military cartridge and adopted by the U.S. Air Force. The Army jumped on board and then designated it the M-16. That evolved into the M-16A1, M-16A2 and the current M-16A3/4.
The new military darling is the M4, the lighter,…