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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7805207" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>There’s...a lot wrong here. Firstly, Americans HATED the m16A1 when it came out in Vietnam. It was garbage. Not only because it rusted like hell (troops weren’t issued cleaning kits because it was touted as maintenance free and it wasn’t by a mile), but powder in the early rounds was awful and caused misfires all the time. There are many an interview of spec ops soldiers saying how they ditched the M16 for the AK as soon as possible.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, the reasons the M16A2 came out wasn’t because troops tended to let loose. The A1 was in service for decades before the A2 came out, and it was a collection of improvements. Better handguards, thicker barrel, adjustable sights, etc. the reason they went to burst is because anything after 3 rounds is so inaccurate it won’t hit. It was a natural enhancement. </p><p></p><p>Also, both 5.56 and 7.62 are NATO standard. So that’s not a reason. You can carry more rounds, but not lots of it compared to 7.62</p><p></p><p>—me, a veteran who used an A1 in basic, was issued an A2 for years, and have fired hundreds of thousands of rounds in dozens of weapons of both 5.56 and 7.62 caliber. (And others, like .50 cal, 9mm, .38, .40 cal, 40mm grenade, and others, but that’s a different topic)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7805207, member: 15700"] There’s...a lot wrong here. Firstly, Americans HATED the m16A1 when it came out in Vietnam. It was garbage. Not only because it rusted like hell (troops weren’t issued cleaning kits because it was touted as maintenance free and it wasn’t by a mile), but powder in the early rounds was awful and caused misfires all the time. There are many an interview of spec ops soldiers saying how they ditched the M16 for the AK as soon as possible. Secondly, the reasons the M16A2 came out wasn’t because troops tended to let loose. The A1 was in service for decades before the A2 came out, and it was a collection of improvements. Better handguards, thicker barrel, adjustable sights, etc. the reason they went to burst is because anything after 3 rounds is so inaccurate it won’t hit. It was a natural enhancement. Also, both 5.56 and 7.62 are NATO standard. So that’s not a reason. You can carry more rounds, but not lots of it compared to 7.62 —me, a veteran who used an A1 in basic, was issued an A2 for years, and have fired hundreds of thousands of rounds in dozens of weapons of both 5.56 and 7.62 caliber. (And others, like .50 cal, 9mm, .38, .40 cal, 40mm grenade, and others, but that’s a different topic) [/QUOTE]
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