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Introduction

The Core 15 Scout AR-15 is built upon the same principles as Eugene Stoner’s original design, we use the basic receivers as the CORE of our AR-15 style rifles and then expand upon that design by incorporating the many benefits of today’s accessories into our rifles. We hold each and every receiver to exact tolerances using state-of-the-art machining processes. By exceeding military standards, Core 15 ensures the best fit possible and can offer a more reliable, smoother functioning, and more accurate weapon that will provide you with the peace of mind that you deserve. Whether a weekend shooter heading to the range for an afternoon of fun, or a professional operator preparing for work, CORE15 Rifle Systems will provide you with the weapon to fit your individual needs.

The C15S Rifle was officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16, and is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56 mm assault rifle with a 20-round magazine. In 1964, the M16 entered US military service and the following year was deployed for jungle warfare operations during the Vietnam War. In 1969, the M16A1 replaced the M14 rifle to become the US military’s standard service rifle. The M16A1’s improvements include a bolt-assist, chrome-plated bore, and a 30-round magazine.

The US Marine Corps adopted the M16A2 rifle and the US Army adopted it in 1986. The M16A2 fires the improved 5.56×45 mm NATO (M855/SS109) cartridge and has a newer adjustable rear sight, case deflector, heavy barrel, improved handguard, pistol grip, and buttstock, as well as a semi-auto and three-round burst fire selector. Adopted in July 1997, the M16A4 is the fourth generation of the M16 series. It is equipped with a removable carrying handle and Picatinny rail for mounting optics and other ancillary devices.

The M16 has also been widely adopted by other armed forces around the world. The total worldwide production of M16s is approximately 8 million, making it the most-produced firearm of its 5.56 mm caliber. The US military has largely replaced the M16 in frontline combat units with a shorter and lighter version, the M4 carbine.

ArmaLite sold the patent and trademarks for both to Colt’s Manufacturing Company in 1959 after the military rejected the design in favor of the M14. After most of the patents for the Colt AR-15 expired in 1977, many firearm manufacturers began to produce copies of the rifle under various names. While the patents have expired, Colt has retained the trademark to the AR-15 name and is the sole manufacturer able to label their firearms as such.

From 1994 to 2004, the Federal Assault Weapons Ban restricted the sale of the Colt AR-15 and some derivatives in the United States, although it did not affect rifles with fewer listed features. After the phrase “modern sporting rifles”, to be used synonymously with the AR-15 style, was coined in 2009 by the US National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearms trade association, it was quickly adopted by much of the industry. Beginning in the 2010s, AR–15–style rifles became one of the “most beloved and most vilified rifles” in the United States, according to The New York Times; the rifles have gained infamy due in part to their use in high-profile mass shootings. Promoted as “America’s rifle” by the National Rifle Association of America, their popularity is partially attributable to active restrictions, or proposals to ban or restrict them. Thus, they are emblematic as being on the frontline of the debate over U.S. gun control.

The “AR” in AR-15 stands for “ArmaLite Rifle”, and “AR-15” is most commonly used to refer only to the civilian semi-automatic variants of the rifle which lack the fully automatic function. A common misconception is that “AR” is an abbreviation for “assault rifle” or “automatic rifle”, perhaps because of the weapon’s inclusion in the Federal Assault Weapons Ban in 1994, or because the ArmaLite AR-15 was originally designed to replace the M14 rifle in the Vietnam War.

The AR-15 is closely related to the military M16 and M4 Carbine rifles, which all share the same core design. Invented by infantry rifle designer Eugene Stoner in 1956 for use in the 7.62 NATO caliber ArmaLite AR-10 battle rifle, the design features a gas-operated, rotating bolt combined with an integral piston (instead of a conventional direct impingement, operating system), and was patented under U.S. Patent 2,951,424. A lighter-weight selective fire variant of the AR-10 was designed in 1958 for military use and designated the ArmaLite model 15, or AR-15. Due to financial problems and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity, ArmaLite sold the AR-15 and AR-10 designs and trademarks to Colt in 1959.

In 1964, Colt began selling its own version with an improved semi-automatic design known as the Colt AR-15. After Colt’s patents expired in 1977, an active marketplace emerged for other manufacturers to produce and sell their own semi-automatic AR 15–style rifles. Some versions of the AR-15 were classified as “assault weapons” and banned under the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act in 1994 in the United States. This act expired in 2004.

In 2009, the term “modern sporting rifle” was coined by the National Shooting Sports Foundation for its survey that year as a marketing term used by the firearms industry to describe modular semi-automatic rifles including AR-15s. Today, nearly every major firearm manufacturer produces its own generic AR–15–style rifle. As Colt continues to own and use the AR-15 trademark for its line of AR-15 variants, other manufacturers must use their own model numbers and names to market their AR–15–style rifles for commercial sale.

Under US law, when fitted with a barrel less than 16 inches (41 cm) and lacking any rear shoulder support, it is legally considered a pistol as opposed to being a short-barreled rifle and is described as an AR–15–style pistol.

The lower receiver alone is legally defined as a firearm under United States federal law. However, this definition may be questionable due to several court rulings (or government dismissals to avoid rulings) that the AR-15 lower receiver does not match the legal definition in 27 CFR § 479.11, though a 2021 case from the Eighth Circuit found otherwise.

While most earlier breech-loading rifles had a single receiver housing both the trigger and reloading mechanism, an innovative feature of the AR-15 was modular construction to simplify the substitution of parts and avoid the need for arsenal facilities for most repairs of malfunctioning military rifles. A distinctive two-part receiver is used by both military and sporting AR 15-style rifles.

As civilian ownership of AR–15–style rifles became sufficient to create a market for improvements, numerous manufacturers began producing aftermarket parts—including parts with features not found on basic AR-15 rifles, and individuals with basic mechanical aptitude can often substitute these pieces for original equipment without needing a gunsmith. Due to the vast assortment of aftermarket parts and accessories available, AR-15–style rifles have also been referred to as “the Swiss Army knife of rifles”, “Barbie Dolls for Guys”, or “LEGOs for adults”.These more or less interchangeable modules are a defining characteristic of AR–15–style rifles.