[PugetSoundSoldier]

Another thread with good responses.

[gwilhelm56]

My M16 failed NEW right out of the crate and never got a round thru it... got in trouble when I told Sargeant to get me a 12 gauge.

[gwilhelm56]

My M16 failed NEW right out of the crate and never got a round thru it... got in trouble when I told Sargeant to get me a 12 gauge.

this was during the CARTER REGIME.. I didn’t last long..

[fso301]

I’ve heard that in desert conditions oil lube is a dust/dirt magnet and a dry lube is the only lubricant that should be used.

[GladesGuru]

To see what a .223 rifle can be, Google the Daewoo DR-200.
1. Minute of angle accuracy.
2. AK-47 gas action.
3. M-4 upper/lower design.

For a “mouse gun” caliber, it is arguably the best available. Unlike our “Matty Mattell” guns, the DR-200 works and keeps on working.

[gandalftb]

Many times, the barrel of a malfunctioning gas-impingement AR is dying. If you take a borescope and look towards the top of the barrel near the gas block, you will find that the gas tube constricts the amount of gas that flows through for reliable timing. The pressure that backs up begins to erode a channel that forms just before the gas port. As the channel grows longer and deeper, the AR's timing changes sometimes resulting in a double feed. Excessive gas flow carries with it carbon aerosol that carries back and excessively fouls the receiver, resulting in poor ejection and jamming.

The other primary cause of jams is an over-wound magazine latch spring that prevents magazines from being fully latched in. Especially on three shot burst, the mag works slightly loose and the later rounds may misfeed.

Most armorers think that the tighter the latch, the better. That's generally true except when you are in a firefight and swapping mags in a hurry, a softer latch will more likely allow the mag to bottom out and stay tight.

Bottom line is that worn and dirty weapons may work fine on the range but not in battle.

[Jack Hammer]

On a purely personal basis, I always liked the simplicity and reliability of the AK design. KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid.

[19zulu]

I am not willing to accept AP as an authority on combat or on weapons. This was what we used to call a “target rich environment”. My first thought was they ran out of ammo.