Re: U.S. Army May Drop M-16 As Standard Rifle - JFK's Vietnam War.

Its about time. There are so many better assault rifles. The M-16 was only
medicore. The article talks about
the Kalishinkov but there is better. For example the German G-36,
Lee-Enfield L85, the Styr AUG,
the FN-FAL, even the FAMAS were better rifles.

I like the British FN2000 its very similar to the OICW but much smaller. BTW
the OICW was never expected
to fully replace the M-16 or M4 but to replace the M249 and other LMG. Its
designed for Infantry support not as a infantry rifle.



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> > > BAGHDAD, Iraq - After nearly 40 years of battlefield service around
the
> > > globe, the M-16 may be on its way out as the standard Army assault
rifle
> > > because of flaws highlighted during the invasion and occupation of
Iraq . .
> > > .
> > >
> > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?D2BB26D96
> >
> > It's your typical over-engineered american product.
>
> Thank LBJ & Robert McNamara for rushing it into production during
> JFK's Vietnam War.
>
>
> Does everything
> > but work right. Like our idiotic cars with warning lights for the
> > windshield washer fluid jug.  The AK47 is much better. Incidentally,
> > the guy who designed the AK  a million or so years ago is still alive.
> >  Read an interview with him the other day.