[Comus]

I hear all you keyboard commandos bad mouthing the M16, but the real deal folks who use them, not REMFs, but combat troops, love them, especially for urban warfare.

[mdittmar]

Never served,thanks.

[investigateworld]

'keyboard commandos bad mouthing the M16'

Kind of sets the tone for an intelligent conversation?

My point is that Third World countries just don't take care of their stuff.

Personally I love to blast my SIL's AR-15, but I have the luxury to sit down and give it a good cleaning before it goes into a locked closet and I bring out the barley pop.

[JoeGar]

combat troops, love them, especially for urban warfare

I thought our troops wanted a bigger caliber bullet with more shock so it could penetrate those mud blocks over there.

[mad_as_he$$]

I shoot literally thousands of rounds through AR-15/M-16 variants a year. The Russian COPPER FMJ is my round of choice for target shooting; it is reliable and very clean. There was some Russians steel jacketed stuff that was very hot and caused excessive barrel wear - stopped using that.

[Centurion2000]

I hear all you keyboard commandos bad mouthing the M16, but the real deal folks who use them, not REMFs, but combat troops, love them, especially for urban warfare.

I thought my M-16 was a pice of crap in the first Gulf War. Now, the M-2 ... THAT is a nice piece of hardware.

[ryan71]

Right.

I think the biggest issue here is marksmanship.

Sure, an AK-47 is nearly unjammable and the M-16 requires intense maintenance but one huge difference in our military and the terrorists is the ability to hit the target.

Clearly, the Iraqi’s think the M-16 gives them an advantage.

Philosophically, I was shocked to see this decision by the Iraqis but maybe it indicates they’re bonding well with our guys, embracing our tactics and training, and are moving in a positive direction?