Difference between revisions of "L. James Sullivan"
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| − | [[File:Jim Sullivan.jpg|thumb]]'''[[Leroy James Sullivan]]''', is an American firearms inventor. Going by '''Jim Sullivan''', he is noted as the designer of several 'scaled-down' versions of larger firearms. He is largely responsible for the [[M16 rifle|M16]], [[Stoner 63]], and [[Ruger Mini-14]] rifles (scaled from the [[AR-10]], Stoner 62, and [[M14 rifle]] respectively) as well as the [[Ultimax 100]] light machine gun and [[Ruger M77]] rifle. Sullivan has recently become very critical of the M16 and M4 rifles that he co-designed.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec07/rifles_09-24.html Defense Department Sticks With M-16s Despite Problems] ''Public Broadcasting Service'', 2007-09-24</ref> | + | [[File:Jim Sullivan.jpg|thumb]]'''[[Leroy James Sullivan]]''', is an American firearms inventor. Going by '''Jim Sullivan''', he is noted as the designer of several 'scaled-down' versions of larger firearms. He is largely responsible for the [[M16 rifle|M16]], [[Stoner 63]], and [[Ruger Mini-14]] rifles (scaled from the [[AR-10]], Stoner 62, and [[M14 rifle]] respectively) as well as the [[Ultimax 100]] light machine gun and [[Ruger M77]] rifle. Sullivan has recently become very critical of the M16 and M4 rifles that he co-designed.<noinclude><ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec07/rifles_09-24.html Defense Department Sticks With M-16s Despite Problems] ''Public Broadcasting Service'', 2007-09-24</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:58, 28 July 2015
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- ↑ Defense Department Sticks With M-16s Despite Problems Public Broadcasting Service, 2007-09-24
