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

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Teek) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Sean Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > John A. Stovall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > 
> > > On 28 Nov 2003 07:02:44 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arnold
> > > Wolfcastle) wrote:
> > > 
> > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Laura Bush - America's kid-killer) wrote in message 
> > > >news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > >> "Karl Hungus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > >> > 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.  
> > 
> > It's actually a simpler mechanism than the AK.
> > An elegant, minimalist design in my opinion.
> > 
> > > >Thank LBJ & Robert McNamara for rushing it into production during
> > > >JFK's Vietnam War.
> > > 
> > > Apparently you've never read Ed Ezell's definitive history of the
> > > M-16, _The Black Rifle_ or you wouldn't write such nonsense.
> > > 
> > > http://www.ar15.com/content/books/BlackRifle/
> > > 
> > > Dr. Ezell know far more about the subject than you do.
> > 
> > I've fired both, and definitely prefer the M-16. The AK has bad
> > ergonomics, lousy sights, and in 7.62x39, a low-velocity cartridge
> > that lacks reach. With the M16, I have much greater confidence of
> > hitting what I aim at.
> > 
> > Smaller people might find that the AK fits them better, but i think
> > that given a choice, the average person would prefer the M16.
> > 
> > -SEan
> 
> The AK does fit me better, and it is more reliable in more rugged
> conditions.  I still prefer the M16.  It's a great weapon if kept up.
> 
> Teek

Yeah. But does the M16 work in dust storms, or other dusty areas? I
think not. That must be what the problem is. The conditions in Iraq
simply do not permit the usage of M16s.