List of Armalite rifles - wikipedia List of Armalite rifles An Armalite rifle is one of a series of rifles made by the ArmaLite company, or more generally a rifle based on one of their designs, such as the M16 rifle. Eugene Stoner, Jacques Michault, Melvin Johnson, Robert Fremont and Jim Sullivan are some of the designers credited with their development. In the United States, these rifles are generally known by their model numbers. The AR before the model number stands for `` ArmaLite Rifle ''. 1973 Colt AR - 15 Sporter AR - 18 Model number Model name Cartridges Manufacturers Notes AR - 5 Aircrew survival weapon. 22 Hornet ArmaLite AR - 7 Explorer. 22 Long Rifle ArmaLite, Charter Arms, Henry Repeating Arms AR - 10 7.62 × 51mm NATO,. 308 Winchester Fairchild ArmaLite, Artillerie Inrichtingen ( AI ) AR - 15 Parasniper, Predator, Sporter. 223 Remington, 5.56 NATO ArmaLite, Colt, Bushmaster, Rock River Arms, Stag Arms, DPMS Panther Arms, Olympic Arms, and others semi-automatic, civilian - market version of the M16 ; also known as `` The Black Rifle '' or `` Bushmaster '' AR - 16 7.62 × 51mm NATO ArmaLite M16 5.56 × 45mm NATO Colt Defense, Daewoo Precision Industries, FN Herstal, H & R Firearms, General Motors Hydramatic Division, Elisco, U.S. Ordnance AR - 18 5.56 × 45mm NATO ArmaLite, Howa Machinery Company, Sterling Armaments Company known as `` The Widowmaker '' in Northern Ireland AR - 180 5.56 × 45mm NATO Howa Machinery Company, Sterling Armaments Company semi-automatic, civilian - market version of the AR - 18 ArmaLite also manufactures other firearms, such as the AR - 50 bolt - action rifle, and markets the Turkish made AR - 24 pistol in the U.S. In Popular culture the Armalite and ballot box strategy was proposed by a faction of the Irish Republican Army. This meant continuing the armed struggle while participating in elections. My little Armalite is an Irish Republican song associated with the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Armalite Rifle is a song by the Gang of Four from their first single and subsequent Yellow EP. References Jump up ^ `` Armalite AR - 10 Semi-Automatic Rifle ''. National Rifle Association. Retrieved January 23, 2014. Jump up ^ William Harris. `` Top 5 Most Popular Guns - and Why ''. How Stuff Works. Retrieved January 23, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Provisional IRA : War, ceasefire, endgame ? ''. BBC. Retrieved March 13, 2014. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Armalite_rifles&oldid=730255382 '' Categories : Rifles Assault rifles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 July 2016, at 20 : 31. About Wikipedia

Question: what does ar stand for in a rifle
Answer: ArmaLite Rifle