List of ArmaLite

rifles

An Armalite rifle (AR) is one of a series of rifles the ArmaLite company made or, more generally,
a rifle based on one of its designs, such as the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle. Eugene Stoner, Jacques
Michault, Melvin Johnson, Robert Fremont, and Jim Sullivan are some of the designers credited
with their development.[1] In the United States, these rifles are generally known by their model
numbers. The AR before the model number stands for "ArmaLite Rifle".[2][3]
Model Model
Cartridges Manufacturers Notes Image
number name

Aircrew
A bolt-action, take-
AR-5 survival .22 Hornet ArmaLite
down survival rifle.
weapon

ArmaLite, Charter
A semi-automatic, take-
AR-7 Explorer .22 Long Rifle Arms, Henry
down survival rifle.
Repeating Arms

7.62×51mm Fairchild ArmaLite,

A lightweight battle
AR-10 NATO, .308 Artillerie
rifle.
Winchester Inrichtingen (AI)

A lightweight hunting
style rifle that never
made it past the
ArmaLite
Unknown ArmaLite prototype phase and
AR-14
according to reports
had issues of exploding
when fired.

A lightweight assault
rifle. A smaller version
of the AR-10 and
.223 ArmaLite, Colt's adopted by the United
AR-15 Remington, Manufacturing States military as the
5.56 NATO Company M16 rifle. Later
developed by Colt into a
popular semi-automatic
Colt AR-15.

7.62×51mm
AR-16 ArmaLite Prototype battle rifle.
NATO

Semiautomatic 12ga
ArmaLite
12 gauge 2shot shotgun based
AR-17
on the earlier AR-9.
 Model Model
Cartridges Manufacturers Notes Image
number name

ArmaLite, Howa An inexpensive, easy to

Machinery make, stamped steel
5.56×45mm
AR-18 Company, Sterling rifle. Also known as
NATO
Armaments "The Widowmaker" in
Company Northern Ireland.

Howa Machinery
5.56×45mm Company, Sterling Semi-automatic rifle
AR-180
NATO Armaments version of the AR-18.
Company

AR-100 series[4] based

AR-100
on the AR-16 that used
AR-101
5.56×45mm a self ejecting
AR-102 ArmaLite, Elitool
NATO magazine device.[5]
AR-103
Used in development of
AR-104
Ultimax 100 LMG.

.308
Winchester,
AR-30, AR- Bolt-action rifle based
.300
30A1, AR- ArmaLite in part on the ArmaLite
Winchester
31 AR-50 rifle.
Magnum, .338
Lapua

Single-shot, .50 caliber

AR-50 .50 BMG ArmaLite bolt-action sniper and
long-range target rifle.
References

1. "Armalite AR-10 Semi-Automatic Rifle" (http

s://web.archive.org/web/2014010719520
8/http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museu
m/the-galleries/ever-vigilant/case-67-mode
rn-conflicts-vietnam-desert-storm/armalite-
ar-10-semi-automatic-rifle.aspx) . National
Rifle Association of America. Archived from
the original (http://www.nramuseum.org/th
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67-modern-conflicts-vietnam-desert-storm/
armalite-ar-10-semi-automatic-rifle.aspx)
on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 23,
2014.
2. "History" (https://www.armalite.com/Armali
te/History) . www.armalite.com. Armalite.
 Retrieved 2018-03-05.
3. William Harris. "Top 5 Most Popular Guns -
and Why" (http://science.howstuffworks.co
m/5-most-popular-guns3.htm) . How Stuff
Works. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
4. Various. "AR-100 Series of Weapons" (http
s://www.ar15.com/forums/ar-15/ArmaLite_
AR_100_Weapons_System___/121-66020
9/) . AR15.com. Retrieved February 17,
2023.
5. Arms and Defence in Southeast Asia,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 31
Dec. 1989 by Chandran Jeshurun,
ISBN 9813035455