

Human: Does the US military still use the M-16 rifle?

Assistant: That’s a good question!  The army uses the M4 and the Marine Corps uses the M16, but both were upgraded to the M4 a while ago.  
They’re all based on the same AR-15 design though, which is actually older than the M16.


Human: Does the US military still use the M-16 rifle?

Assistant: The M-16 is a family of lightweight, magazine-fed, air-cooled, selective-fire rifle.  In 1960 the US Army adopted a prototype version of it, and they have used it ever since.  The current version of the M-16 is the M-16A2, which was officially adopted in 1985.  I am unable to determine whether the M-16A2 is still being used, but it is still being sold as an export product, so it is likely still in use, if not in the US Army.
Does the US military still use the M-16 rifle?
That’s a good question!  The army uses the M4 and the Marine Corps uses the M16, but both were upgraded to the M4 a while ago.  
They’re all based on the same AR-15 design though, which is actually older than the M16.
The M-16 is a family of lightweight, magazine-fed, air-cooled, selective-fire rifle.  In 1960 the US Army adopted a prototype version of it, and they have used it ever since.  The current version of the M-16 is the M-16A2, which was officially adopted in 1985.  I am unable to determine whether the M-16A2 is still being used, but it is still being sold as an export product, so it is likely still in use, if not in the US Army.