Editing Colt AR-15 (section)

{{Short description|Autoloading rifle}}
{{about|the firearm produced by Colt|other firearms colloquially referred to as "AR-15"|AR-15 style rifle|the rifle of a similar name|ArmaLite AR-15|other uses|AR-15 (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox weapon
| name = Colt AR-15
| image = Colt AR-15 Sporter Lightweight rifle - set (8378298853).jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Complete AR-15A2 rifle set with manual, 5.56 mm ammunition and magazines
| type = [[Semi-automatic rifle]] <br /> [[Automatic rifle]]
| designer = [[Eugene Stoner]], [[L. James Sullivan|Jim Sullivan]], Bob Fremont
| action = [[Gas-operated]], [[Closed bolt|closed]] [[rotating bolt]], [[Direct impingement#Stoner bolt and carrier piston system|Stoner bolt and carrier piston]]
| is_ranged = yes
| origin = United States
| manufacturer = [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]
| design_date = 
| cartridge = *[[.223 Remington]]
*[[5.56×45mm NATO]]|
| rate = 
| velocity = 
| range = ~{{convert|550|m|yd|sp=us}}
| weight = 
| part_length = * {{convert|20|in}} (standard)
* {{convert|16|in}} (carbine)
* {{convert|24|in}} (target)
| feed = Issued with 5-, 10-, 20- & 30-round [[STANAG magazine]]s
| sights = *Fixed adjustable front and rear [[iron sights]]
*Detachable carrying handle with adjustable rear iron sight assembly
*Picatinny rails, which allows the use of various scopes and sighting devices
| variants = see [[List of Colt AR-15 & M16 rifle variants]]
| number = 2 million +
}}

The '''Colt AR-15''' is a product line of [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]-fed, [[gas-operated]], [[Autoloading rifle|semi auto rifle]] manufactured by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] ("Colt") in many configurations.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us - Armalite Rifles|date=April 23, 2024 |url=https://armalite.com/about-us/ |access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref> The rifle is a derivative of its predecessor, the lightweight [[ArmaLite AR-15]], an [[automatic rifle]] designed by [[Eugene Stoner]] and other engineers at [[ArmaLite]] in 1956.

Colt currently owns the ''AR-15'' trademark and uses it for its [[List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants#Numbered Colt models|line of semi-automatic AR-15 rifles]].