I found a "contact us" link at the bottom of the page and sent them the following email.
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Hello,
I'm contacting you in response to a possible mistake in the fact file page for the M16 rifle.
It states that "the M-16A3 is identical to the M-16A2 but has a removable carrying handle that is mounted on a Picatinny Rail (for better mounting of optics) and is without burst control".
Now, I'm not in the Army, but I'm a fan of the AR-15/M16 family and just about everything I've read and seen about the A3 model has told me that it has the same fixed carry handle as the A2, not the removable one of the M4/M4A1 and M16A4.
I don't have any official photographs or documentation to prove my claim, but I humbly request that you seek confirmation from the Army in an effort to clear up any confusion and correct any possible mistakes in this excellent article.
Thank you.
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I'll let you guys know how they respond (that is, *if* they respond...).