Changes

|rate=12–15 rounds/min sustained<br />45–60 rounds/min semi-automatic<br />700–950 rounds/min cyclic

|rate=12–15 rounds/min sustained<br />45–60 rounds/min semi-automatic<br />700–950 rounds/min cyclic

|velocity={{convert|3110|ft/s|m/s|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.colt.com/mil/M16_2.asp |title=M15 5.56mm Rifle. Specifications |access-date=2014-05-26 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725160425/http://www.colt.com/mil/M16_2.asp |url-status=bot: unknown }}. colt.com</ref>

|velocity={{convert|3110|ft/s|m/s|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.colt.com/mil/M16_2.asp |title=M15 5.56mm Rifle. Specifications |access-date=2014-05-26 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725160425/http://www.colt.com/mil/M16_2.asp |url-status=bot: unknown }}. colt.com</ref>

|range={{convert|550|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} (point target)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peosoldier.army.mil/portfolio/#202 |title=M16A2/A4 rifle |publisher=peosoldier.army.mil |accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref><br />{{convert|800|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} (area target)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/m16a2/m16a2-study-guide.shtml |title=M16/A2 - 5.56 mm Semiautomatic Rifle |publisher=ArmyStudyGuide.com |accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

|range={{convert|550|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} (point target)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peosoldier.army.mil/portfolio/#202 |title=M16A2/A4 rifle |publisher=peosoldier.army.mil |accessdate=29 July 2015 |archive-date=24 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724043400/http://www.peosoldier.army.mil/portfolio/#202 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />{{convert|800|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} (area target)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/m16a2/m16a2-study-guide.shtml |title=M16/A2 - 5.56 mm Semiautomatic Rifle |publisher=ArmyStudyGuide.com |accessdate=13 July 2014 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706211034/http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/m16a2/m16a2-study-guide.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

|max_range={{convert|3600|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}

|max_range={{convert|3600|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}

|feed=20-round detachable box magazine:<br />{{convert|0.211|lb|g|abbr=on}} empty / {{convert|0.738|lb|g|abbr=on}} full<br />30-round detachable box magazine:<br />{{convert|0.257|lb|g|abbr=on}} empty / {{convert|1.06|lb|g|abbr=on}} full)<br />Beta C-Mag 100-round double-lobed drum:<br />{{convert|2.20|lb|g|abbr=on}} empty / {{convert|4.81|lb|g|abbr=on}} full)

|feed=20-round detachable box magazine:<br />{{convert|0.211|lb|g|abbr=on}} empty / {{convert|0.738|lb|g|abbr=on}} full<br />30-round detachable box magazine:<br />{{convert|0.257|lb|g|abbr=on}} empty / {{convert|1.06|lb|g|abbr=on}} full)<br />Beta C-Mag 100-round double-lobed drum:<br />{{convert|2.20|lb|g|abbr=on}} empty / {{convert|4.81|lb|g|abbr=on}} full)