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

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:27:24 -0500, "Sid9" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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>"Sam Kersh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On 3 Dec 2003 01:52:32 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Starblade
>> Darksquall) wrote:
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>> >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.
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>> Wrong.  the 16 works just fine in the hands of those knowledgeable
>> enough to know that you wipe off all CLP after lubing a part.  They
>> also know you keep the dust cover closed and a condum on the barrel...
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>> And you clean it daily in good weather and more often in bad.
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>> Sam A. Kersh
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>> "For the great war, the epic war, that war that
>> saved the nation and humanity itself to be just
>> ancient history to today's youngsters is a tragedy -
>> but trying to rewrite it to prove ourselves guilty
>> is a crime."
>>
>>              David Nevin
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>Very nice on a target range.
>Life threatening in battle conditions

And Pray tell when did you ever fire one in battle conditions?

If you did it appears your life wasn't very threatened since you are
still around to post nonsense.



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