Here in Australia the standard issue rifle was the L1A1 SLR, however in most full time units, there tended to be 3-4 M16A1s per section (One with the section commander, one with an M203 in the hands of No1 rifleman and one or two with the Scout group). Considering that a section was nine men and one of those carried an M60, that means up to 50% of all rifles (more when you take into account Plt and Coy HQs carrying the lighter weapon) were not standard issue.
Same could be true in the UK I would think, but I understand the bulk of Australia's M16s came through our involvement in Vietnam (yes, some of the rifles really are that old).
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