{"id":21932,"date":"2023-02-19T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/19\/british-use-of-the-ar-15-m16\/"},"modified":"2023-02-19T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T14:00:34","slug":"british-use-of-the-ar-15-m16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/19\/british-use-of-the-ar-15-m16\/","title":{"rendered":"British Use of the AR-15\/M16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qLjcLhIyS94?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Last year I had the pleasure of giving a talk at the Cody Firearms Museum\u2019s Arsenals of History Symposium. I\u2019ve been working with my friend Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries on a research paper looking at British use of the AR-15 platform. My focus for the project has been the user experience, I\u2019ve spoken to over 25 veterans from across the British military who have experience using the AR-15\/M16 platform on operations. Chronologically their experiences span nearly 60 years and this somewhat informal presentation gives a brief overview of some of the operations where the rifles have been used from the Indonesian Confrontation right through to the present day. <\/p>\n<p>Once the project is completed I&#8217;ll put together a more in-depth video discussing the history of the UK&#8217;s use of AR-15\/M16-pattern rifles.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here &#8211; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/armourersbench.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/armourersbench.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated!  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I\u2019ve been working with my friend Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries on a research paper looking at British use of the AR-15 platform. 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