[lelio]

"My weapon did jam and I did not shoot, not a round, nothing.

What kind of gun? Did sand gum it up?

[Last Dakotan]

What kind of gun?

One where the safety never comes off.

[mrustow]

Apparently it was sand, but those maintenance battalions were not instructed properly on the maintenance of their weapons.

[ChefKeith]

Standard issuse M-16.

The tolerances are too close to work when in a sandy enviroment, even worse with the wrong lube because that just attracts MORE sand.

Other threads have discussed this in detail down to the correct type of lube (which from what I read was not supplied like it should have been)

An AK-47 will work in those conditions because of loose tolerances.

[Poohbah]

What kind of gun? Did sand gum it up?

M16A2. Eugene Stoner's Mattel rifle needs constant maintenance and upkeep, particularly in sandy environments.

[RISU]

The question is if the gun jammed, how come she said she did not shoot "not one round". Takes one round shot to jam up a gun, doesn't it?

[ought-six]

"What kind of gun? Did sand gum it up?"

Most likely an M-16. That's what I shot when I was in the Air Force during Vietnam. It's a wonderful weapon, but does have a tendency to jam, even if it is properly maintained and regularly cleaned. For reliability I would prefer a 1903 Springfield bolt-action rifle in .30-06 caliber.