The Soviet-designed AK-47 and the American-built AR-15/M16 are arguably the most iconic firearms in the modern world. Even people who don't actually "know guns" have at least heard of these. Both were ...

Each was part of a new class of weapons – the “assault rifle” – and fired an intermediate cartridge that was smaller than the traditional rounds used in a main battle rifle, but larger than the pistol ...

This summer's biggest shoot-em-up is like the Batman vs. Superman of guerilla rifles. "AK-47 vs. M16, The Film" stitches together clips from Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, promotional videos ...

Which rifle would perform better in a swampy forest with high humidity and heat: a state-of-the-art M16 or the less glamorous Kalashnikov AK-47? The answer might ...