During the US congressional hearings on the effectiveness and reliability of the M16 rifle in Vietnam, INTERARMCO/Interarms owner, weapons broker and dealer Sam Cummings was called to testify as an expert on the capabilities of the M16 and the Vietnamese and Korean fielded M1 and M2 carbines, since the congressmen were suspicious about the forthrightness of some of the testimony they'd received from Army Ordnance senior officers.
Commenting on the Carbine's WWII development as a replacement for the pistol for rear-area and support troops and that accordingly, its performance was more akin to that of a .32 or .38 pistol rather than a serious Infantryman's rifle and that in comparison, it was a *dog,* the Representatives were mildly shocked when their own stenographer jumped up and said *He's right! He's right! During the Battle of the Bulge, I popped a Kraut with eight hits from with my carbine, and the bastard got back up and nailed me....*
It seems the congressional investigators hadn't needed to have gone to such great lengths to find a real expert. They had one working for them all along....
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