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Originally Posted by swaghauler
I'm curious as to how you reconcile having M16A1's and M16A2's together. How does your supply system handle having large volumes of two different ammo types in the same caliber; or do you just use M193 Ball and give the M16A2's reduced range/accuracy? The M16A1 CANNOT use the SS109/M855 Ball round at all. The round's case neck is like 1/1000 of an inch too long. The very edge of the case "fire forms" into the leade (the part of the barrel where the bullet nose seats to the rifling) of the barrel throat, and causes MAJOR reliability issues in the M16A1 (like drive the expended M855 case out of the breech with a dowel rod issues). This is the reason the M16A1 was completely removed from Army service in 1992.
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Um....... I was still issued and using an M16A1 in 1993 at White Sands Missile Range.
Also..... someone (cough cough S3) ordered M193 ball for an M4 range in 2005. I had to explain to some SFCs why not a single person was going to get expert and overall scores were going to drop for the company if we just "Shoot it anyway".
Fucking study guide promotion system.