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

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 21:46:22 +0100, "Nightwing"
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>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.

The L85, AKA SA80 is possibly the worst weapon fielded by an Army in
the last 50 years. The Brits would have been much nbetter off using
the M16.

>
>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.
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