M-16

The M-16 is a "gas operated, air cooled, light weight, hand held, shoulder fired rifle capable of firing a 5.56 mm ball, tracer, dummy, blank, or plastic trainer round. It is able to fire on semi-automatic (full auto depending on version), or three round burst mode. It has a muzzle velocity of 3100 fps capable of firing rounds up to 3600 m and is effective on point targets to 550 m and on area targets up to 800 m."

In short, it is the general issue weapon of choice for all branches of the United States military as well as many of the third world countries that we have so boldly entrenched ourselves into over the past 5 decades that we now call "allies". It is accurate only in the hands of someone who knows how to use it... as with ALL firearms. It is not necesarily heavy but is quite awkward and slowly becoming outdated. The M-4 should have become the general purpose weapon of choice 5 years ago.

Little known fact - the M-16 was not designed to inflict casualties, it was designed to inflict injuries... slightly scary how cruel that is if you think about it long enough... which i have.

The M-16: It is my best friend and my worst enemy... and the only one i can rely on other than myself to get me out of this hell hole.

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