![]() In addition to the 607 Colt manufactured the Model 608, which was a special survival rifle prototype made specifically for the US Air Force, but never adopted. CAR-15 has since been used, incorrectly, to describe A1 configured or pre-M4 type carbines. These weapons were not given an official designation, but the long Colt name prompted troops to simply refer to it as “CAR-15.” While CAR-15, or Colt Automatic Rifle-15, was to be used for an entire family of Colt patterned AR-15 type weapons including 2 rifles, 2 Heavy Barreled rifles or HBARs, a 16 in (406 mm) carbine, and the ultra-short 10 in (254 mm) gun, it quickly fell by the wayside. ![]() ![]() With a 10 in (254 mm) barrel, muzzle blast soon became a major issue, and while the initial variants were equipped with the same flash hiders as A1 rifles, special “moderators” were quickly created. 223 Remington CAR-15 Model 607 Commando Model Submachine Gun (although it is not a sub-machine gun, as a true SMG would be chambered for pistol rather than rifle ammunition) looked much like a miniturized M16A1 rifle, and featured a retracting buttstock modeled after the full rifle stock. In 1967 Colt created and sold an ultra-short carbine variant to the US Army.
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