The early model M16s suffered from several problems, the most serious being that the Army substituted inferior steel in the firing chamber for the high chrome alloy required by the designer. Coupled with a dirty gunpowder and a lack of cleaning kits and proper instruction, the result was that early M16s in Vietnam were prone to fouling and jamming.
The early model M16s suffered from several problems, the most serious being that the Army substituted inferior steel in the firing chamber for the high chrome alloy required by the designer. Coupled with a dirty gunpowder and a lack of cleaning kits and proper instruction, the result was that early M16s in Vietnam were prone to fouling and jamming.
Yep. Thanks in a large part due to that ejaculate licking mcnamara.