OT - Complicated Ammunition Magazines

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In the M16 series at least, most misfires are failures to feed, followed by failure to extract. I always kept my extractor clean (it's not normally a part of the breakdown procedure), and came up with quite a stock of good, little-used magazines (make friends with the armorer and you'd surprised at what you can get).

When I got to the 82nd after Desert Storm, I had a new-to-me M16 that I didn't have the chance to go over well before use. Hence my experience during the suicide attempt. Supposedly refurbished, but not that well in case.