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Originally Posted by k9870
the lack of a forward assist aint that bad, many trainsers move away from them and even state they have limited to no use. If a rounds not going in rack another in.
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That's today, though, and the M16 today is a completely different animal.
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The m16's original problems were mostly peoples stupidity.
"its self cleaning, no need for cleaning kits."
yeah, right.
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This was mistaken info based on the AR-10, which had a good reputation for ruggedness and reliability. It's an understandable error considering the mistaken assumption that the AR-15 was just a "downsized" AR-10. Direct-impingement was also used to good effect in a couple of WWII weapons, IIRC.