To: Favor Center
The first M16 suffered from jams due to some genius deciding that the chamber didn't really need to be chrome plated like Stoner had specified.That and using ball power with too much calcium carbonate as a stabilizer caused a lot of problems.
32 posted on
11/03/2009 5:47:02 AM PST by
Farmer Dean
(Don't blame me,I voted for the American)
To: Farmer Dean
“The first M16 suffered from jams due to some genius deciding that the chamber didn’t really need to be chrome plated like Stoner had specified.That and using ball power with too much calcium carbonate as a stabilizer caused a lot of problems.”
Pretty much (chamber and barrel were to be chrome lined). The ball powder was already in stock, so they wanted to “save money”..... Then, they told soldiers the rifle didn’t need cleaning and didn’t even provide cleaning kits.
33 posted on
11/03/2009 5:52:23 AM PST by
Favor Center
(Targets up! Hold hard and favor center!)
To: Farmer Dean
One of McNamara’s “Whiz Kids”, I assume!
38 posted on
11/03/2009 6:00:57 AM PST by
catman67
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