Edited sentence: " Word from the front is that the guns are performing marvelously., AR-type rifle.Additionally, individual soldiers are reportedly purchasing AR-10s "off the shelf.Although officially adopted only by the Marine Corps and Navy, the rifle is also available to those units budgeted for special weapons and is being purchased by them.As this is written, ArmaLite AR-10s are in the hands of Special Ops troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.If early indications are true, then the company's reputation will soon swell among shooters as returning troops speak glowingly of the AR-10 and spread the word of its success in our current conflicts.National Rifle Association of America December 2004.The current ArmaLite company has precious little to do with the original, yet it does the original company proud by offering excellent, unique arms to a shooting public-and military-that have finally discovered the virtues of a.When that happens, the AR-10's time will have finally arrived