History of The M16A2

Widener's has a nice article up on the history and development of the M-16A2 rifle.

Widener's:  Colt M16A2: Battle Rifle Evolution

A neat look at the choices that went into the many mods of its predecessor to make it the replacement, including the  more precise sights and the three-round burst controversy.

I remember at Camp Perry using the A2 for a SAFS match, and having to dry click the trigger twice before loading a round to get a good trigger pull for the single round at a time series, as the other two trigger pulls in the series were less than great, especially when you really wanted to have a chance at hitting the X-ring.

It's a nice and informative article that gives some nice in-depth history on the evolution of the M-16 family.  

Interestingly enough, they used a vintage camera of a similar age, the Nikon F-3, to do the photos for the article. 

Nicely done.