not a professional soldier, but the m16a-2/ar15 is a kick ass weapon!!! ilove it. uber accurate,even compared to someof the newer, more expensive bullshit rifles avail from various other countries and manufacturers. this is the last of the "cowboy rifles" imo.
this is still defining the us militaryand the us fighting soldier across the globe-like it has for almost 50 years!!
other countries as well as newer,re-vamped versions ofthis rifle are rampant, butthey are all still built from E Stoners original receiver design.
where m.Kalashnikov got simplicity and reliability right, E.Stoner got accuracy and longevity right.
thisweapon has earned its stripes many times over.
backon the subject, i was at a wedding in CT this past weekend and goton the subject with an army weapons training specialist, he mentioned to me that he served 4 years in and never saw the local ,militia having their ak rifles replaced with western armaments.
he specifically trained the iraqis to use their weapons, etc.
this may just be his limited scope of knowledge...i didnt know the fella, but he had the knowledge . MOS and info that made me beleive that he was legit?
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