[BwanaNdege]

“The ONLY thing about an M16 which is even a tiny bit difficult to manufacture is the barrel.”

IIRC, mine in Vietnam was manufactured by Frigidaire.

[BwanaNdege]

Clarification.

My ENTIRE M-16 was made by Frigidaire! (or at least, their name was molded into the lower receiver.)

[Chainmail]

Its simplicity is also the source of its greatest weaknesses: the recessed chamber/narrow ejection port makes its occasional jams almost impossible to clear from the outside, requiring disassembly at the worst times..

It's a dandy little weapon for close in fighting in relatively clean environments...but the more-complex-to machine M-14s and FALs work more dependably in all environments, defeat all known body armor/light armor/cover and are effective at longer ranges.

Depends on how much you value your own life, I guess..

[norwaypinesavage]

"Mine in Vietnam was manufactured by Frigidaire"

Frigidaire Division of General Motors, you mean. That's the one that was located in "The Arsenal of Democracy" before it was destroyed by liberalism.

[109ACS]

I wasn’t being critical when I stated that 80 rounds before failure has been the record so far. I’m sure the kinks will be worked out over time.

When we reach the point that entire firearms can be cranked out by any Joe in his garage, the whole gun control issue will be a moot point.

[FreedomPoster]

>>>>“The ONLY thing about an M16 which is even a tiny bit difficult to manufacture is the barrel.”

>>IIRC, mine in Vietnam was manufactured by Frigidaire.

Various armories were making pretty darn good rifled barrels well before the advent of AC motors. The Colt armory in Hartford, Liege in Belgium, Steyr in Austria, Tula in Russia (well before the USSR), etc.

This stuff isn’t rocket surgery, people.