https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/66b7fb65-93b0-4d21-9fa5-26452322410d Everybody knows the AR-15. Most people know the AR-10. Almost nobody can name the rifles that came first. This is Episode 1 of 3 on the forgotten ArmaLite project numbers: AR-1 through AR-7. These were drawing numbers from a tiny design shop attached to an aircraft company, not a product catalog, which is why some numbers became real guns and others vanished from the record. Sam covers the AR-1 Parasniper and its aircraft-style composite barrel, the moment Eugene Stoner walks in and the AR-3 gets built, the AR-5 / MA-1 aircrew survival rifle the Air Force adopted and then bought exactly twelve of, the gaps at AR-2, AR-4, and AR-6, and the AR-7 Explorer, the floating .22 LR survival rifle that is still in production more than 60 years later. AR does not stand for assault rifle. It stands for ArmaLite, and this is the story of all their rifles. Follow us https://social.at3tactical.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 AR Means ArmaLite 1:20 The Parasniper 2:20 Missing Link - AR-2 3:00 Stoner's Arrival and The AR-3 4:41 Another Gap - AR-4 5:17 .22 Hornet and the AR-5 7:51 ArmaLite's First True Succes - AR-7 🤝 Transparency We strive to provide the growing AR-15 shooting community with helpful, fact-driven information about the AR-15 & AR-15 style firearms and accessories to do our part in bolstering a more well-informed community and safer when handling, building, or shooting their personal firearm. Let's face it, we all have to start somewhere when it comes to becoming a firearms expert. Our goal is to help you get there one small step at a time. The purpose and content of this video is to provide general information regarding the products and their applications on any/all related firearms that strictly comply with all federal, Minnesota state, and local laws. The viewer expressly agrees that AT3 Tactical LLC; its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any damages or losses related to the products and information provided in this video and hereby agrees to hold the foregoing harmless from any such losses or damages. AT3 Tactical LLC is a Federal Firearms Licensee. AT3 Tactical | Build The Ultimate AR Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:30:56 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://greyhive.com https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/5746210d-885d-44b2-9be0-92bf1e4d34df.webp https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/66b7fb65-93b0-4d21-9fa5-26452322410d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://greyhive.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.