ArmaLite
Armalite is an American small arms engineering company founded in the early 1950s. The ideas caught the interest of Richard Boutelle at Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, and the company was formally incorporated as a division of Fairchild on 1 October 1954.
Their first design, the Parasniper from 1952, used foam-filled fiberglass furniture and a composite barrel using a steel liner inside an aluminum sleeve. This saw little use, but when they were asked to compete in a contest for an aircrew survival rifle their AR-5 and AR-7 designs from 1956 saw production use. This was followed by an invitation to compete for the new combat rifle for US forces, which led to the AR-10. The AR-10 lost the 1957 contest, but many of its ideas were re-used in the smaller and lighter AR-15, an experimental design that was detested by US Army brass.
Tired of repeated failures in the market, Fairchild licensed the AR-10 and AR-15 designs to Colt, and the AR-10 to a Dutch company. They sold their interest in Armalite in 1962. That year, Colt successfully sold the AR-15 to the US Air Force to arm base security troops. Commercial models were then sent to Special Forces in Vietnam, who reported great success with the weapon. This led to it being adopted as the Army's main combat rifle starting in 1964. It has remained the US's primary combat rifle in one form or another to this day, and was adopted by many NATO countries in the 1980s.
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Unfinished Business
by: ArmaliteCongratulations kid, this is the promised land and we're raised on broken bromises. So count your blessings, and do not stop counting. You'll be the next generation of super accountants. You're left to navigate this life with yellowed maps and faulty instruments. So count your blessing and do not stop counting. you're the next generation of superior/super/stupid/useless accountants.
The landmarks have long ago been razed or paved over. The landmarks have long ago been gone. I hate outside but I'll make the trip to say, "So long to the conciliatory dawn."
Congratulations kid, you've been invited to the best party ever thrown. The good times never end, unless of course you're not on the guest list or invited in. Party favors? Muzzles and blindfolds. Fuck yeah! Let's dig on it. So count your blessings, and do not stop counting. You're the next generation of superior accountants.
It's easy to see where the world went wrong, but some went right, and occasionally, I think it's worth it to fight.