Definitions
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- noun Any of several
assault rifles originally made in the USA from the late 1950s.
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Examples
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For our purposes, the Armalite is a superior weapon to the Army's new SA80.
Bravo-Two-Zero McNab, Andy 1993
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If you didn't know it was about the Troubles, there are very few specific clues: the mention of the Armalite is the actual reference. "
Invisible Sun, 7'' 1981
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Shot a buddy's Armalite AR50 (single-shot bolt gun) ... amazing lack of recoil.
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On a side note, Armalite and DPMS are chambering AR's in .338 federal.
Best Elk Rifle? 2009
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Shot a buddy's Armalite AR50 (single-shot bolt gun) ... amazing lack of recoil.
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Big-name rifle makers like Remington and Ruger have jumped into the game of making AR rifles (named after the Armalite company that first developed them in the 1950s) ....
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Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers including Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Les Baer.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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On a side note, Armalite and DPMS are chambering AR's in .338 federal.
Best Elk Rifle? 2009
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Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers including Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Les Baer.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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The 1989 idea of reforming the act was to give it Armalite status.
The Met is foolish to hound the Guardian | Observer editorial 2011
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