The AR-15 Pistol: The Rise of America’s Rifle Variant
The AR-15 Pistol Overview The AR-15 pistol that we know today is the technological descendant of the Vietnam War-era Colt Commando short barreled carbine rifle that fired 5.56 caliber rounds. During the early 1980’s, however, Colt developed a new 9mm Parabellum cartridge to feed a 10.5 semi-automatic short barrel based upon the Commando’s original receiver…