Quote: (09-03-2013 09:57 AM)Checkmat Wrote:
Fuck the M-16. Malfunctions and high-maintenance costs led to the deaths of many US servicemen in Vietnam. Armalite offered the far superior AR-15 to the military but was shot down due to the American tradition of buying strictly from the Springfield Armory.
A Vietcong corpse was uncovered buried with his AK-47 in Vietnam years after war's end,. The rifle was caked in mud and dirt but they fired off the remaining rounds in the magazine right away with no jams. Sneeze on/near your M-16 and 50/50 chance it'll jam.
Source: http://www.amazon.com/AK-47-Weapon-that-...0470168803
What you say regarding reliability issues is mostly true, at least back in the day, but Colt produced the M-16 not the Springfield Armory. I have never heard that.