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,
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.
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References
- ↑ Defense Department Sticks With M-16s Despite Problems Public Broadcasting Service, 2007-09-24
