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Origin[edit]

The original Armscor (Squires Bingham Model 20) was a conventional .22 hunting rifle made in the Philippines. In the United States market, it competed against the established Ruger 10/22 and Marlin Model 70. To improve its appeal, the Model 20 action and barrel were stocked and styled to mimick the appearance of the military M16 and AK-47 rifles and marketed as the Armscor M1600 and as the Armscor AK22 respectively. Like the original Squires Bingham Model 20, the accuracy and reliability are reasonable for hunting or informal target practice. The Armscor M1600 and AK22 are not replicas of the M16 or AK-47, share no parts in common, and have enough differences to make their value for military training questionable. The resemblance is purely cosmetic.

Honestly an article on the original Squires Bingham Model 20 should be started and Armscor M1600 and Armcor AK22 merged into the article as subsections. -- Naaman Brown (talk) 16:03, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]