I think I was issued a couple of those M-16s you trashed and they’re probably still running, 23 years after I used them ;)
The AR family has evolved and is an incredibly useful tool.
Much easier than trying to get a Mini-14 tapped.
*L* You might have got one of them...But one is at the bottom of the Bassac River...
I had so much trouble with the old M-16 that I have a prejudice against them...probably wrong to feel that way...
My old Mini-14 will serve me, I think, until I pick up a more modern weapon from an enemy that doesn’t need it anymore...*G*