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  2. Springfield Armory, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Armory, Inc. Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat. The company is unrelated to the like-named former manufacturer of ...

  3. Geneseo, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 17-28846. Wikimedia Commons. Geneseo, Illinois. Website. www .cityofgeneseo .com. Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,539. [ 2] Geneseo is 20 miles east of the Quad Cities, at the intersection of Interstate 80, U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 82.

  4. Springfield Armory - Wikipedia

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    December 19, 1960. The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968. It was the first federal armory and one of the first factories ...

  5. Springfield Armory M1A - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Armory M1A. National Match front blade, match-grade hooded aperture with one-half minute adj. for windage and elevation. The Springfield Armory M1A is a semi-automatic rifle made by Springfield Armory, Inc., beginning in 1971, based on the M14 rifle, for the civilian and law enforcement markets in the United States. "M1A" is a ...

  6. M1 Garand - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, years after the closure of the U.S. Springfield Armory, a commercial firm – Springfield Armory, Inc. – began production of the M1 Rifle using a cast, heat-treated receiver with serial numbers in the 7,000,000+ range, along with commercially produced barrels (marked Geneseo, IL) and G.I. military surplus parts. [72]

  7. ArmaLite - Wikipedia

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    ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company, formed in the early 1950s, in Hollywood, California.Many of its products, as conceived by chief designer Eugene Stoner, relied on unique foam-filled fiberglass butt/stock furniture, and a composite barrel using a steel liner inside an aluminum sleeve, including the iconic AR-15/M16 family.

  8. List of power stations in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Wind (12.4%) Solar (1.1%) Biomass (0.2%) Petroleum & Other Gases (0.2%) Hydroelectric (0.1%) Other (0.1%) Illinois electricity production by type. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Illinois, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Illinois had a total summer capacity of 44,163 MW and a net generation of ...

  9. Talk:Springfield Armory, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Armory, Inc. is a firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois, founded in 1794 ? or 1974 ? -- hmaag 12:19 ...