Flashback: ‘Superb hunting partner’ (1964)

The AR-15 rifle turns 65 this year. Designed in 1956 by the ArmaLite division of Fairchild Aircraft and based on Eugene “Gene” Stoner’s AR-10, it was produced in select-fire (full-auto) trim by Colt from 1959 until 1964.

Flashback: Guns Magazine (1958 & 1959)

Before you read any further, know this: What follows is a glimpse into mid-century history, not advice. Personally I don’t shy away from candid characterizations of the threats Americans faced and perceived in the late 1950s, but...